VIDEO. “House of the Dragon”: discover the first trailer of the new series of the Game of Thrones saga

A dark atmosphere, ancient times, a throne, swords and the rumbles of dragons … The first trailer for “House of the Dragons” takes all the elements that made the success of “Game of Thrones”, the cult series that ended after eight seasons in 2019. No wonder that the fans of the saga find a familiarity there since this production corresponds to a “prequel”, that is to say that it tells what happened before the events recounted in the first one. series. Exactly 200 years before the Stark, Lannister, and Targaryens argued over Westeros.

Announced for 2022 on the American cable channel HBO, this medieval fantasy series is actually an adaptation of “Feu et Sang” (“Fire and Blood” in English), the latest two-volume novel. by Georges RR Martin, the man behind the “Game of Thrones” saga, whose books have sold nearly 100 million copies in the whole world. This new series will depict the arrival of the Targaryen clan in Westeros, on the backs of dragons. We will discover how the platinum blond ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen conquered their kingdom. There will be, unsurprisingly, a question of wars, duels and magic.

The cast reunites among others Matt Smith (the first Prince Philipp of “The Crown”) or Rhys Ifans (“Notting Hill”) or Olivia Cooke (“Ready Player One”).