Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon has announced its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, and Matt Smith will star in the series.
Greg Yaitanes, Clare Kilner, and Geeta V. Patel will be directors on House of the Dragon. Yaitanes will also serve as a co-executive producer. The series is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood and its takes place 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The show will explore the story of House Targaryen.
Cooke will play the role of Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower and the Hand of the King. D’Arcy is set to play Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the king’s first-born child and a dragonrider. Smith will play Prince Daemon Targaryen, younger brother to King Viserys and the heir to the throne.
