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Since HBO has dropped the first two episodes of its ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series ‘House of the Dragon’, it has made the GoT fans go gaga.

The Rings of Power attracted 25 million global viewers the day it premiered. The series debuted on HBO Max and Amazon Prime this month. Sadly viewers need will have to wait a little longer to watch the fantasy series at home on TV channels.

Plot

It is based on parts of the novel ‘Fire & Blood’ and set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

The series portrays the beginning of the end of House Targaryen as they get embroiled in a bitter civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.

Considering the show is all about House Targaryen, the series has an abundance of dragon riders from the famed Valyrian family.

Leading cast

The key figures are King Viserys I (Considine); his scheming brother Daemon (Matt Smith) and the king’s daughter, Rhaenyra (Alcock and D’Arcy), who is a little too close with her Uncle Daemon, and who is trying to be the first woman on the Iron Throne long before her descendent, Daenerys.

Outside of their immediate family, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) is the Hand of the King — he’s the king’s closest advisor and hates Daemon. His daughter — Alicent (played by Emily Carey young, and Olivia Cooke after a time jump), who begins as Rhaenyra’s friend — will be a crucial character in the developing civil war. And Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) is also a powerful ally to some of these characters.

Renewed for season 2?