More new faces in ‘House of the Dragon’: All the actors who will star in the ‘spin-off’ of ‘Game of Thrones’

New faces join the cast of House of the Dragon, the prequel series to Game of Thrones that, again under the wing of HBO, could be the next phenomenon of the phenomena. With permission from The Lord of the Rings series. The announcement of the signing of four other actors who join the list of those already confirmed previously joins the other great news of the week for those loyal fans who have placed so many expectations in this new story set in the universe of George RR Martin: The start of filming is around the corner.

Casey Bloys, head of content for HBO and HBO Max, specifically in April. According to the director, the ‘showrunners’ Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan J. Condal “have been working for a long time on the scripts and drafts for each of the 10 episodes that will make up the first season of House of the Dragon are already in different stages of development. “.

Thus, the latest news places the Game of Thrones ‘spin-off’ further from being a dream and closer than ever to being a reality. As confirmed by Deadline, added to the ranks led by Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy, among others, Berlin Station actors Rhys Ifans and Steve Touissant, Eve Best ( Nurse Jackie ), and Sonoya Mizuno ( Devs ).

Rhys Ifans will play Otto Hightower, Hand of the King and close adviser to King Viserys Targaryen, who is played by Visitor actor Paddy Considine. Also the father of another of the series’ key characters, Alicent Hightower ( Olivia Cooke ), Otto is incredibly faithful to his king and distrusts his brother, Daemon (Matt Smith).

Steve Touissant will be Lord Corlys Velaryon, also known as the Serpent of the Sea. A legendary sailor from Westeros of Valyrian lineage and who has created a house with pockets even fuller than those of the Lannisters and who owns the largest navy in existence.

Eve Best will be Rhaenys Velaryon, Lord Corlys’ wife. An excellent dragon rider, she is known as “the Queen who never was” because the chosen one was Viserys, solely because of her condition as a man.

Sonoya Mizuno will be Maria, a slave sold so many times throughout her life that she has lost count, but who will be Daemon’s great ally against all odds.

The four signings are added to those already confirmed, which you can find out in more detail in the gallery of images that you will find on these lines.