Here's When Every New House Of The Dragon Episode Drops

Emily Burack
Photo credit: Ollie Upton/HBO
Photo credit: Ollie Upton/HBO


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  • From 2011 to 2019, Game of Thrones was appointment viewing for fans on Sunday nights.

  • Now, House of the Dragon is hoping to recapture that magic—and erase any hard feelings about how Game of Thrones ended.

  • The spin-off series is a prequel to the events of Thrones, taking place two centuries earlier.

From 2011 to 2019, Game of Thrones was appointment viewing for fans on Sunday nights. For eight seasons, millions tuned into to watch Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Ceresi Lannister, and more larger-than-life characters. It was an expansive fantasy world based on George R.R. Martin's books, and it dominated the pop culture discourse.

Now, House of the Dragon is hoping to recapture that magic—and erase any hard feelings about how Game of Thrones ended. The spin-off series is a prequel to the events of Thrones, taking place two centuries earlier, during the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. The heart of the show will follow the friendship (and falling out) between Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (first Milly Alcock, then Emma D'Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey as a younger Alicent, then Olivia Cooke), the daughter of the hand of the king.

The politics, however, will be all about who succeeds King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) on the Iron Throne.

Mid-way through the season, the show jumps ten years—transitioning from the younger versions of the characters to the older ones. "This is how you tell this story correctly," one of the showrunners, Ryan Condal, explained. "We’re telling a story of a generational war. We set everything up so by the time that first sword stroke falls, you understand all the players."

Here's the schedule of the ten-episode first season of House of the Dragon on HBO:

  • Episode 1, "The Heirs of the Dragon": Sunday, August 21

  • Episode 2, "The Rogue Prince": Sunday, August 28

  • Episode 3: Sunday, September 4

  • Episode 4: Sunday, September 11

  • Episode 5: Sunday, September 18

  • Episode 6: Sunday, September 25

  • Episode 7: Sunday, October 2

  • Episode 8: Sunday, October 9

  • Episode 9: Sunday, October 16

  • Episode 10 (season finale): Sunday, October 23

All episodes will air on HBO and HBO Max at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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