HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022): Milly Alcock & Emily Carey cast in GAME OF THRONES Prequel TV Series [HBO]

Milly Alcock and Emily Carey cast in House of the Dragon

Milly Alcock and Emily Carey have been cast in House of the Dragon (2022), HBO‘s Game of Thrones prequel TV series.

Milly Alcock has been cast as a young version of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the king’s first-born child, is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything — but she was not born a man.

Emily Carey has been cast as a young version of Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.

Cast and crew

House of the Dragon also stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Clare Kilner, Geeta V. Patel, Greg Yaitanes, and Sonoya Mizuno.

Clare Kilner, Geeta V. Patel, Miguel Sapochnik, and Greg Yaitanes have been hired as directors.

Plot Synopsis

House of the Dragon‘s plot synopsis: “Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series will chronicle the rise and the downfall of the Targaryens, who is the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. It will take place 300 years before.”

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