‘House of the Dragon’ trailer: ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel is the story of the Targaryen clan
The Disney+ Hotstar series, based on George RR Martin’s ‘Fire and Blood’, stars Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans. Out on August 22.

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