House of the Dragon  is Releasing on August 21st at HBO and HBO Max

We finally have a release date for house of the dragon which is a prequel to the game of thrones

House of the Dragon: Releasing Date

The company announced the date Wednesday with a picture of what appears to be a hatching dragon egg

House of the Dragon: Based on

House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s 2019 book Fire and Blood and is focused on, as the name suggests, House Targaryen.

House of the Dragon: Latest Announcement

Besides the poster, House of Dragon also released new stills of the Targaryens that will be seen on the show.

House of the Dragon: Latest Announcement

Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Matt Smith revealed that the show is set a few hundred years before the Game of Thrones timeline.

House of the Dragon: Latest Announcement

House of Dragon was announced in October 2019, a few months after Game of Thrones came to an end.

House of the Dragon: Latest Announcement

House of the Dragon’s August 21st release date means it will be pitted against Amazon’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Prime Video series

House of the Dragon: Latest Announcement

The series stars Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, Jaehaerys Targaryen, and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen