Matt Smith & Fabien Frankel Interview: House Of The Dragon
House of the Dragon is already setting the world on fire before its August 21 premiere, with fans of HBO's Game of Thrones clamoring to see how the first spinoff will handle the epic story. Based on the events described in George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood, the new series takes audiences to the height of House Targaryen's reign and chronicles how a dispute over the Iron Throne leads to chaos and bloodshed.
Showrunners Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik (who directs several episodes of House of the Dragon season 1) have amassed a hugely talented cast to portray the key members of the royal family and their allies. Matt Smith (Doctor Who, The Crown) plays Prince Daemon Targaryen, the presumptive heir to King Viserys whose relationship with his brother is strained by his wanton ways. Fabien Frankel (The Serpent) plays Ser Criston Cole, a Dornish knight whose skill with the sword makes up for his common birth.
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During a recent round table interview, Screen Rant and other media outlets had to opportunity to speak to Smith and Frankel about how they prepared for House of the Dragon season 1 both mentally and physically, where Prince Daemon and Ser Criston's loyalties lie, and which aspects of filming were most uncomfortable for them.
Fabien, your character's shifting allegiances was one of the bigger turns in the book. Is that something that you're hoping is seeded through the season?
Fabien Frankel: I can only speak to the first episode, [but] I think that shifting allegiances is a theme that runs rife in Game of Thrones and in the books—and in certainly in our show, it's the same. It's something I've thought about, definitely.
In that first
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