Filming of the next Game of Thrones spin-off is officially under way, as House of the Dragon season 2 helps Max to its biggest day ever

There’ll be even more of Westeros to explore before long

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Filming is officially under way on anotherGame of Thronesspin-off, asHouse of the Dragonseason twohelped the streaming service Max to its biggest day ever.

According to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), some 7.8 million people tuned in to watch the first episode ofHouse of the Dragon’ssecond run on Sunday (June 16), across both HBO and Max; that figure was down from the 10 million who watched the first season’s premiere, but it still helped Max to its biggest global streaming day ever,according to Variety. Admittedly, the comparison is not exact, given that Max didn’t exist when HOTD S1 arrived, but it’s still an impressive figure all the same.

Now WBD has confirmed that production of anotherGame of Thronesspin-off,A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,has officially started, and revealed five more cast members set to join the show’s ensemble. The five in question are Finn Bennett (True Detective: Night Country) as Aerion Targaryen, Bertie Carvel (The Crown) as Baelor Targaryen, Tanzyn Crawford (Tiny Beautiful Things) as Tanselle, Daniel Ings (The Gentlmen) as Ser Lyonel Baratheon and finally Sam Spruell (Fargo) as Maekar Targaryen.

Set a century before #GameOfThrones, the new @HBO Original drama series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is now in production. Coming soon to @StreamOnMax. pic.twitter.com/CS7tX7iND2June 18, 2024

It was also announced thatOwen Harris, the director ofBlack Mirror’s best episode’San Junipero' (he was also behind ‘Be Right Back’), would be joined by Sarah Adina Smith (Lessons in Chemistry) in the director’s chair for three of the six episodes.

The show, which is adapted from George RR Martin’sTales of Dunk and Eggnovels, is not due to be released until late 2025 but given the popularity of the Game of Thrones prequel, it’s likely to be one of thebest Max shows.

More Westeros adventures are coming

RR Martin once said in an interview withThe Guardianthat when he started writingGame of Thrones,heoriginally thought it might be a short story. How wrong he was. Since the original show wrapped in 2019, it has spawned its own fledgling TV ecosystem, witheight spin-off shows said to be in development at HBOlast year.

At least one of those is now seemingly dead, with Kit Harington revealing that a mootedseries about Jon Snow was “off the table"in an interview in April. However, that could still leave as many as seven projects to look forward to. And that doesn’t even includeseason three ofHouse of the Dragon,which has already been confirmed, so there’s plenty of Westeros action in the pipeline.

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Amelia became the Senior Editor for Home Entertainment at TechRadar in the UK in April 2023. With a background of more than eight years in tech and finance publishing, she’s now leading our coverage to bring you a fresh perspective on everything to do with TV and audio. When she’s not tinkering with the latest gadgets and gizmos in the ever-evolving world of home entertainment, you’ll find her watching movies, taking pictures and travelling.

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