'House of the Dragon' Premiere Recap: The Cast on Battle for the Iron Throne (Exclusive)
etonline.com, the prequel, premiered with the first episode on Sunday, bringing to life George R.R. Martin’s. The all-new series, which takes place 200 years before the original, details the battle of succession as House Targaryen attempts to maintain its place on the Iron Throne.
Members of the ensemble cast, including Emily Carey, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Matt Smith, Milly Alcock, Paddy Considine and Steve Toussaint, recap the in-fighting in episode one and tease where things go from here, as season 1 gets deep into the political maneuvering that follows. “It kicks off with the Old King trying to find his named heir, and the woman with the right temperament to rule the kingdom is shafted for the younger male heir,” says Olivia Cooke, who portrays an older version of Alicent Hightower. “That’s how it kicks off and that sets us up for the next.” [: Spoilers for episode 1, “Heirs of the Dragon,” written by Ryan Condal and directed by Miguel Sapochnik.] Essentially telling the same story twice, the first hour of the series sets up the precarious line of succession and what happens when there is no male heir to inherit the Iron Throne.
Starting with the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, the Great Council is left in a lurch when they realize there’s no direct male heir to assume the throne and maintain Targaryen’s reign over King’s Landing.
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