Paddy Considine

Production begins on season two of House of the Dragon

Fantasy prequel to Game of Thrones, starring Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy, being filmed at UK studio

Jane Clinton

11, Apr, 2023 @10:07 PM

House of the Dragon finale review – this meticulous series saved its best episode for last

This knotty, character-based Game of Thrones prequel took a while to get there, but it’s set up an explosive second season. Hopefully it stops featuring gratuitously insensitive childbirth

Stuart Heritage

24, Oct, 2022 @9:10 PM

House of the Dragon recap: episode five – a Red Wedding to rival Game of Thrones

The King and Rhaenyra go on a marital mission to Driftmark … and at the ensuing wedding, the rats get a fine bloody feast indeed

Tom Huddleston

19, Sep, 2022 @9:10 PM

Thirty-year age gap left House of the Dragon star ‘scared’ ahead of sex scenes

Nineteen-year-old Emily Carey feared shooting with 49-year-old Paddy Considine in Game of Thrones prequel but said he was ‘joy’

Alexi Duggins

14, Sep, 2022 @11:30 AM

House of the Dragon recap: episode four – sex and laughs return to Westeros at last

Rhaenyra endures hilarious proposals from older men and young lads, but finds her solace elsewhere. What a surprising, even miraculous piece of television

Tom Huddleston

12, Sep, 2022 @9:10 PM

Bums away! Has House of the Dragon given up on sex?

Game of Thrones was borderline pornographic in its usage of nudity, but – except for Matt Smith’s backside – its prequel has been far more chaste. Has Westeros had its #MeToo moment?

Tom Huddleston

07, Sep, 2022 @11:12 AM

House of the Dragon recap: episode three – want to wreak havoc? Send Matt Smith!

This corker of an episode gives us the first proper action sequence of the series – and what carnage it is, too. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra goes the whole hog

Tom Huddleston

05, Sep, 2022 @9:10 PM

House of the Dragon recap: episode two – the crabs are coming!

The Crabfeeder’s tiny army proves even more horrifying than Game of Thrones’ undead, while the dragon-riding princess Rhaenyra emerges as our hero

Tom Huddleston

29, Aug, 2022 @9:05 PM

The week in TV: House of the Dragon; The Accused: National Treasures on Trial; Welcome to Wrexham and more

Game of Thrones’ full-blooded prequel exceeds the lows of the original but can’t quite hit its heights

Barbara Ellen

28, Aug, 2022 @8:30 AM

House of the Dragon review – this Game of Thrones prequel is gorgeous, opulent television

George RR Martin’s world struts its way back on to our screens with utter confidence and brio. As captivating as it is gruesome, it’s like a greatest hits playlist of Westeros at its meatiest

Rebecca Nicholson

22, Aug, 2022 @9:15 PM

House of the Dragon first look review – this epic Game of Thrones prequel is a roaring success

The long-awaited follow-up to the fantasy drama is here – and it’s every bit as great as its predecessor in its heyday. It’s fun, fantastic-looking and seems set to get us hooked all over again

Lucy Mangan

19, Aug, 2022 @7:00 AM