‘House of the Dragon’ trailer released, premiere date set for HBO
dropped Wednesday, accompanied by its premiere date, which will be August 21.“War is afoot,” a voice says at the beginning of the trailer. “The dream… it was clearer than a memory and I heard the sound of thundering hooves, splintering shields and ringing swords,” Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd) continued. “And I place my heir upon the Iron Throne, and all dragons roared as one.”The 10-episode drama is based on author George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” which set is 200 years before the story of House Targaryen.“I have seen rough cuts of a few of them, and I’m loving them,” he said of the episodes in a February blog post.