House of the Dragon, HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, premieres sometime this year, although we don’t know exactly when yet. The team has been shooting for many months now, and word is that they’ll be wrapping soon, if they haven’t already.
That means we’ll be returning to Westeros before too long, and to whet our appetites, the Brazilian Twitter account @housethedragons has been posting some tremendous images from behind the scenes.
We’re not actually going to post any of those images here — do you want us to get sued? — but we can link to them, because they’re definitely worth a look.
Inside the Red Keep and Dragonstone
House of the Dragon is set some 200 years before Game of Thrones, and tells the story of a brutal civil war fought between rival factions of the Targaryen family. But even though it’s a prequel, lots of iconic locations from the original show are still around, including the Red Keep on King’s Landing.
The House of the Dragon trailer has already shown us how the Red Keep looked a bit different back then (the Iron Throne in particular is a whole new beast). @HouseofDragons shows us yet more shots, including what look like dragon sconces on the walls.
They also have an image from inside Dragonstone, which both Stannis and later Daenerys Targaryen made their bases of operation on Game of Thrones. It’s been a Targaryen stronghold for generations and will definitely show up on House of the Dragon.
But it’s not all old locations. We’ll also be visiting Driftmark, the seat of House Velaryon. Expect a lot of beach scenes in this show.
Technological dragonfire
Game of Thrones had three dragons. House of the Dragon has…a lot more. The show is set during a time in Westeros before the dragons died out; in fact, they’re at their height here, so expect a whole lot of the fire-breathing beasties.
The team is laying the groundwork. One of the most intriguing images from @housethedragons seems to be of an…I dunno what to call it…an electronic dragonfire simulator. It’s a long rectangular lighting rig hung above the set that glows with orange lights that ripple from one end to the other. I can see this being a guide for folk on set to know where the “actual” dragonfire will be once the special effects team gets done with the episode. It’s pretty cool.
Again, we don’t know when House of the Dragon is coming out, but I’d expect some news at the official Game of Thrones convention HBO is holding in February.
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