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House of the Dragon

A House Of The Dragon was filmed primarily at Leavesden Studios in England, where the Harry Potter films were created. Some episodes were also shot in Spain and Portugal. Emmy Award-winning composer Ramin Djawadi composes the soundtrack for House Of The Dragon. Djawadi's experience creating music for Game of Thrones is well known, having been awarded an Emmy for his work on the series.

Reports indicate that each episode of House of the Dragon cost approximately $20 million, which means season 1 was $200 million. Contrasting with the first season of Game of Thrones, which cost around US$ 6 million per episode, and the last one, which spent US$ 15 million, we can see that House of the Dragon was much more expensive. In addition, there are other series even more expensive. For example, Stranger Things costs $30 million per episode and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power had a budget of $465 million for its first season.

George RR Martin demanded that the adaptation of House of the Dragon address Rhaenyra and Alicent's youth. The idea of skipping this phase had been suggested by Cary Wray, but Martin was keen to stick with the original approach. The series, thus, will begin with the two already adults. The series originally titled "The Dance of Dragons", proposed by Cary Wray, will focus on war as its main focus.

Actress Milly Alcock was 21 when she portrayed 15-year-old Rhaenyra Targaryen on the series. However, in the books, this same character was only 9 years old in the same part of the plot. Milly Alcock, interpreter of the young princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, revealed that the scenes in which dragons appear are recorded using machines that resemble mechanical bulls, which are about 1.8 meters high from the ground. In addition, the actress said that four men are responsible for handling the blowers, while the actors just need to dodge.

The Game of Thrones throne is unmistakable. It was designed to be larger and asymmetrical than depicted in George RR Martin's novels, to better fit the description. This made him an instant icon, recognized by millions of fans.

Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen) revealed that High Valerian - the language spoken in the series - is a mixture of Latin and Arabic. He said that when he read those scenes, he thought, "Oh my God, this is going to be hard." But he ended up falling in love with them, as he believed that the language brought out a more natural side of his character.

House of the Dragon will feature a total of around seventeen dragons, unlike Game of Thrones which only featured three of Daenarys' dragons. The TV series House of the Dragon takes place 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, which means it takes place 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.

Casa do Dragão is inspired by Anarchy, a civil war that took place in England in the early 12th century. This war served as the basis for the plot of the series, which takes place in a context of struggle between rival factions. Game of Thrones, in turn, was inspired by the War of the Roses, which took place in the 15th century in England.

The Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon is not created by the screenwriters David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. They were invited to be producers of the series, but they refused to dedicate themselves to new projects. The plot of the plot is being developed by George R.R. Martin, creator of Game of Thrones, and director Miguel Sapochnik.

Although there are only six kingdoms at the time, the story takes place between 112 and 132, when Dorne was still independent. It wasn't until the year 187 that the Targaryens would claim Dorne, making it the seventh kingdom to be part of what is known as the Seven Kingdoms. Variety reported that 29 million users watched the first five episodes of the series across all platforms, resulting in an average viewership.