“House of the Dragon” breaks audience records on HBO and HBO Max

The premiere of “House of the Dragon” attracted a record audience for HBO in the United States.

The Game of Thrones prologue, which takes place some 200 years before the previous series, attracted nearly 10 million viewers across all US platforms, HBO said in a statement.

As a result, “House of the Dragon” earned the channel’s highest ratings in a single night since the end of “Game of Thrones,” which attracted 19.3 million live viewers to its farewell in May 2019. Since then , the best one night tally had been the season two finale of “Euphoria” in February of this year, which had 6.6 million cross-platform viewers.

But that wasn’t the only surprising performance of the production. The issues of “House of the Dragon” represent the largest series debut in HBO history. No other series has gathered so many viewers to see its first episode.

Sunday evening (21/8) also the best performance of a simultaneous launch on HBO Max in the United States, Latin America and in the combo called EMEA – Europe, Middle East and Africa. But, as usual, the streaming numbers were not released.

“It was wonderful to see millions of Game of Thrones fans return to Westeros with us last night,” said Casey Bloys, chief content officer of HBO and HBO Max, in a statement.

“‘House of the Dragon’ features an incredibly talented cast and crew who put heart and soul into the production and we are thrilled with the positive response from viewers. We can’t wait to share with the audience what else George. [RR Martin]Ryan [Condal] and Miguel [Sapochnik] have this season in store for them. “

“House of the Dragon” was co-created by screenwriter Ryan J. Condal (creator of the sci-fi series “Colony”) and is based on a previously published book of the saga, “Fire & Blood”. The attraction centers on the Targaryen family, the clan of Daenerys, and takes place 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones”.

The plot centers on the succession crisis of King Viserys (Paddy Considine, from “Peaky Blinders”), after choosing his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy, from “Truth Seekers,” in the adult version), as heir to the Iron Throne. Although she is ready to reign from a young age, her rise is not accepted by those who prefer one man to power: the king’s brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen, played by Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”).

The list of notable conspiracy characters still highlights Rhys Ifans (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) as Hand of the Hand (the second most powerful official position in the Seven Kingdoms), Olivia Cooke (“Bates Motel”) as her daughter Alicent Hightower and Steve Toussaint (“It’s a pity”) as Lord Corlys Velaryon, the sea serpent.

The first season of “A Casa do Dragão” has a total of 10 episodes, airing on Sundays on the paid channel HBO and on the streaming service HBO Max.

Source: Terra

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