San Diego Comic-Con 2022 may be over, but the House of the Dragon hype is just getting started. After releasing two cuts of the trailer and hosting one of SDCC’s biggest panels this weekend, HBO released a new 5-minute behind-the-scenes video on Monday. It includes new glimpses of Westeros with commentary from the cast and creators.

House of the Dragon is striving to capture the excitement of Game of Thrones while forging its own path as well. It centers around House Targaryen, so naturally, there are a lot of familiar set pieces including King’s Landing, the Red Keep, and Dragonstone. However, because it takes place about 200 years in the past, everything has a slight twist and plenty of new elements to be excited about. The new featurette is a perfect tour of the sets, the characters and the costumes.

Paddy Considine stars as King Viserys Targaryen, who’s been selected to follow in the footsteps of the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen. While the character’s focus is on bearing the responsibility of continuing and furthering the legacy set in motion by his grandfather, he will soon learn there’s (much) more to being a leader than good intentions.

Also starring in the 10-episode series are Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans, Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, and more.

The House of the Dragon prequel series, co-created by Martin and Ryan Condal (who’s also serving as co-showrunner alongside Miguel Sapochnik), premieres on Aug. 21 via HBO and HBO Max.

source popculture.com