Game of Thrones ended after eight seasons, and for many fans, HBO dropped the ball on how things wrapped up for the heroes and villains of Westeros. The series was still a ratings hit, of course, so the cable network moving forward with a spinoff series, titled House of the Dragon, is no great surprise.
Very little is known about the show beyond the fact that it will delve into the history of House Targaryen and take place 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones. Now, though, new casting rumours indicate that the series is hunting for two female leads.
The first is Rhaenyra Targaryen (who will need to be in her late 20s), while the second is Alicent Hightower (who will be slightly older). Both of these characters have been mentioned by author George R.R. Martin in his series of A Song of Ice and Fire novels, and they shed a little more light on what we can expect from these two key characters in the spinoff series.
One of the most beautiful women in Westeros, Rhaenyra attempts to usurp the Iron Throne from her brother Aegon II in the war known as the Dance of Dragons. Alicent, meanwhile, is Rhaenyra's step-mother and has a bitter rivalry with her.
Martin co-created the series with Ryan Condal, and it's believed that the ten-episode House of the Dragon will begin airing in 2022 (a date which could be pushed back due to COVID-19).
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