Today, HBO Max revealed an official teaser trailer for its Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. In the video, fans get their first look at what they can expect from the series, which looks to include plenty of fire and blood.
You can check out the trailer for yourself and an official description of the premise from George R. R. Martin’s website right down below.
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.
What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why did it become so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What is the origin of Daenerys’s three dragon eggs? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel…
House of the Dragon will premiere on HBO Max on Aug. 21, 2022. For more information, be sure to check back to Twinfinite for updates. While you wait, you can also look through all of the features, news, and quizzes we have for the Game of Thrones series in the related articles section at the bottom of the page.