House of the Dragon: First look photos of Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower are here and they'll get you excited for the Game of Thrones spinoff

The first look character photos of '

House of the Dragon

', the prequel to the epic fantasy series 'Game of Thrones', are here and they are all things impressive.

The makers dropped the official first photos of the cast featuring Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra

Targaryen

and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon aka The Sea Snake, Olivia Cooke as

Alicent Hightower

and Rhys Ifans as

Otto Hightower

.




The spinoff is based on 'Fire & Blood', a companion book to George R.R. Martin‘s 'Song of Fire and Ice' saga.

The pilot of the new prequel is set 300 years before the events of the flagship series and tells the story of House Targaryen, rich in the dragonlord ancestors of

Daenerys

, played by Emilia Clarke.

'House of the Dragon' was one of the four remaining spinoffs in the works at the network. The others are on hold, which could be indefinite — or temporary.

While the series has gone into production, it is currently eyeing a 2022 release.