House of the Dragon - Season 1

Production

• November 2018
  • A Song of Fire and Ice creator, George R. R. Martin, announces that there exists the possibility of a Game of Thrones spinoff series that will be based on Fire and Blood. (Source: The Guardian)
• October 2019
  • The show is given a straight-to-series order by HBO, with Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Saponchik – the directors of the iconic “Battle of the Bastards” Game of Thrones episode – serving as the series’ showrunners. The Battle of the Bastards earned the pair an Emmy for directing. Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
• January 2020
  • Casey Bloys, HBO’s President of Programming, reveals that the writing process for the show is well underway and that it will premiere in 2022. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• July 2020
  • Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, and Olivia Cooke are cast as Viserys Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• February 2021
  • Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno are added to the cast. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• April 2021
  • The series begins principal photography in the United Kingdom. Most of the show will be shot there, with additional locations to be filmed in California and Spain.(Source: Esquire)
• October 5, 2021
  • A teaser trailer for the series is released on HBO Max’s YouTube channel. (Source: Polygon)
• May 5, 2021
  • The first set of character posters for House of the Dragon Season 1 are released. It gives fans an early look at how the Targaryens will be portrayed throughout the series.(Source: Collider)
• June 22, 2022
  • The first poster for House of the Dragon Season 1 is released, showing the young Targaryen Princess played by Milly Alcock. (Source: Deadline)
• July 20, 2022
  • HBO releases the first official trailer for House of the Dragon Season 1 depicting a succession quarrel for who will sit on the Iron Throne. (Source: Youtube)
• July 23, 2022
  • Series creator George R.R. Martin reveals in an interview that the storyline for this season was based on an historical time period in English history known as the Anarchy. (Source: IGN)
• August 5, 2022
  • Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower are revealed in a preview image for the show. (Source: ScreenRant)
• August 14, 2022
  • House of the Dragon is confirmed to include up to 17 dragons, many of the fire-breathing monsters related to the House Targaryen.(Source: ScreenRant)
• August 21, 2022
  • House of the Dragon Season 1 was released on HBO Max. (Source: HBO Max)