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Emma D'Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen stands in a maroon gown with two dragons behind her in a rocky landscape, from House of the Dragon season 2, episode 7. Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen, holding a crown, sits beside Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen in a dimly lit scene from House of the Dragon season 2, episode 7. Publicity still from season 3, episode 1 of House of the Dragon featuring Olivia Cooke as Queen Alicent Hightower and Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen. House of the Dragon, Based on the book Fire & Blood, is a television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal. It is a prequel to Game of Thrones and the second television series in A Song of Ice and Fire franchise.
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Emma D'Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen stands in a maroon gown with two dragons behind her in a rocky landscape, from House of the Dragon season 2, episode 7.
Dragon queen Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones.

House of the Dragon

American television series
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House of the Dragon, prequel television series to the popular HBO show Game of Thrones (2011ā€“19). House of the Dragon adapts parts of Fire & Blood (2018), a faux history book written by George R.R. Martin that chronicles the reign of the Targaryen dynasty in the centuries leading up to the events of his A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Set in the fictional lands of Westeros, House of the Dragon depicts a savage...

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