House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The series will tell the story of House Targaryen’s rise and fall in Westeros. Due to the time period, Dinklage and any other Game of Thrones actors will not appear in the show. House Of The Dragon stars Paddy Considine, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, and Matt Smith.
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Recently, the Emmy-winning Dinklage sat down with comedian Marc Maron on his podcast WTF, where he discussed the controversial final season of Game of Thrones and his thoughts on the new spinoff. On the topic of House of the Dragon, Dinklage said, “I think it is going to be a really good show. The director and producer of it worked on our show, and I think it’s going to be really fucking good. But they took a risk on our show, HBO did. They took a huge risk on our show. It was a slow start, but why don’t they do that again?" Dinklage added that House of the Dragon isn’t a risk, it is a proven concept that HBO knows can work.
On the podcast, Maron also cited the HBO series Succession as an example of the network taking a risk that paid off, with Dinkalge agreeing, saying that he loved the show. Succession has in many ways been the surprise hit for HBO since Game of Thrones came to an end in 2019. Despite the series having a completely different setting and tone, Succession seems to offer TV audiences similar themes such as power, family legacy, and of course terrible people doing terrible things.
Succession does seem to prove that sometimes the risk is worth the reward, as it’s easily one of the most popular shows on TV, earning numerous awards and nominations and widespread critical acclaim. However, it’s hard to compete with Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros., and seeing as it costs so much to make some of these movies and TV shows, many studios and networks aren’t willing to risk the idea that they might not make a fast return on their investment.
Dinklage’s comments ring true in the current media landscape of big-budget franchises. Many studios and networks seem more willing to adapt projects from an established franchise rather than something new and original. Nowadays, we often see studios and networks give priority to stories from properties like Marvel and Star Wars due to the fact that they are already part of an established and popular franchise. When Game of Thrones first premiered on HBO, it was a big risk for the network, as no one had ever adapted author George R.R Martin’s novels.
House of the Dragon is set to premiere on HBO sometime in 2022.
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Source: WTF with Marc Maron
