House of the Dragon Trivia | 55 facts about the Game of Thrones prequel

“House of the Dragon” is a prequel to “Game of Thrones” taking place 200 years before the events of the original series.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the series.

1. House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series
2. It is a prequel to the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
3. Both series are based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin
4. The prequel series was created by Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO
5. It is based on portions of Fire & Blood
6. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik are showrunners for House of the Dragon
7. It is set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones
8. 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen
9. The series chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen
10. The events leading up to and covering the Targaryen war of succession, known as the “Dance of the Dragons”.
11. House of the Dragon received a straight-to-series order in October 2019
12. Casting began in July 2020
13. Principal photography started in April 2021 in the United Kingdom
14. The series premiered on August 21, 2022
15. Its first season will consist of ten episodes
16. In November 2018, George R. R. Martin, creator of A Song of Ice and Fire, stated that a “potential spin-off series would be solidly based on material in Fire & Blood”
17. By September 2019, a Game of Thrones prequel series from Martin and Ryan Condal that “tracks the beginning of the end for House Targaryen” was close to receiving a pilot order from HBO
18. The following month, House of the Dragon, which is based on Martin’s book Fire & Blood, was given a straight-to-series order
19. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who won an Emmy Award for directing the episode “Battle of the Bastards”, were selected to serve as showrunners
20. Sapochnik was also hired to direct the series premiere as well as additional episodes
21. The series takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen, ultimately leading to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons
22. The project is a reworking of the rejected spin-off concept from Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman, on which HBO officially passed
23. In January 2020, Casey Bloys, HBO’s President of Programming, stated that writing process had begun and guessed that the series would premiere in 2022
24. In October 2020, Paddy Considine was cast as Viserys I Targaryen
25. By December, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy were cast as Alicent Hightower, Daemon Targaryen and Rhaenyra Targaryen, respectively while Danny Sapani entered negotiations to join in an unspecified role
26. In February 2021, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno were added to the main cast
27. By April, Fabien Frankel joined the cast as Ser Criston Cole
28. In May, Graham McTavish was spotted on set in full wardrobe
29. Emily Carey and Milly Alcock were added to the cast in July 2021
30. Principal photography on the ten-episode first season of the series began in April 2021
31. The series was filmed primarily in the United Kingdom
32. During the last week of April 2021, filming took place in Cornwall
33. According to Production List, additionally, parts of the first season were filmed in Spain and California
34. House of the Dragon was the first production to be shot at Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios’ new virtual production stage
35. On July 18, 2021, production paused for two days because of a positive COVID-19 case
36. The Spanish publication Hoy reported that House of the Dragon would be filmed in the Province of Cáceres in western Spain between October 11–21, 2021
37. From October 26–31, the series was being filmed in Portugal at the Castle of Monsanto
38. In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had wrapped production
39. Game of Thrones linguist David J. Peterson returned to continue his work on the constructed language High Valyrian
40. According to Variety, each episode of House of the Dragon cost under US$20 million
41. Its parent series, Game of Thrones, cost around $100 million per season, beginning with nearly $6 million per episode in season 1 and going up to $15 million each episode at its eighth and final season
42. The parent series made $285 million in profits per episode over its eight seasons
43. House of the Dragon premiered on August 21, 2022
44. In New Zealand, the series will be distributed by Sky’s SoHo TV channel and Neon streaming service
45. In India, Disney+ Hotstar distribute the show
46. In the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the series will air on Sky Atlantic
47. In Canada, the series will be available on Bell Media’s Crave streaming service and its HBO linear channel
48. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 85%
49. With an average rating of 8/10
50. Based on 356 reviews
51. On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series has received a score of 69 out of 100
52. Based on 39 critic reviews
53. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
54. The premiere of House of the Dragon is trending on Twitter
55. HBO Max users noted problems with the service and the platformed crashed causing trouble to some 5.000 users