Everything you need to know about ‘House of the Dragon’
nypost.comGame of Thrones” spinoff series, “House of the Dragon,” premieres Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max. Set around 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” it follows the Targaryen family (Daenerys and Jon Snow’s ancestors) through a civil war.
The prequel also sheds some light on why Dany and Jon end up as the last Targaryens left standing, and why Dany’s trio of dragons were the final three in a world that used to be full of them.
Here’s everything you need to know about “House of the Dragon.” This show is based on George R.R. Martin’s book “Fire & Blood,” which chronicles the (fictional) history of the Targaryens.
This gives the show more leeway to fill in some character motivations that are bare bones on the page. It also means that since these events are in the “past” of this world, if you want to find out how these characters will each eventually die (or in some cases, vanish to be presumed dead) we won’t spoil their fates — but that information is out there if you choose to seek it out.
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