Game of Thrones

TV.Cynic · August 16, 2022, 11:41am

STARS HELP LAUNCH THE YEAR’S BIGGEST TV SHOW

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

AT THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE TONIGHT

AUSTRALIAN CAST MEMBER RYAN CORR LEADS STAR-STUDDED RED CARPET

WHAT: To celebrate the launch of the biggest TV show of the year, House of the Dragon, Ryan Corr, who plays Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong, was joined by a mix of celebrities and personalities, current and former sports stars along with members of industry at the Australian Premiere tonight (Tuesday 16 August) in Sydney.

House of the Dragon is the highly anticipated prequel to global phenomenon Game of Thrones, set 200 years prior and tells the story of House Targaryen.

Guests were transported to a Westeros inspired world as BINGE transformed the HOYTS Entertainment Quarter into ‘The Dragon Quarter,’ a Targaryen-ruled Westeros before being among the first in the world to watch the opening episode ahead of its global premiere on Monday 22 August.

WHO:

House of the Dragon cast member: Ryan Corr

Actors and personalities: Rodger Corser (Doctor Doctor), Tim Campbell (Gogglebox), Anthony Callea (Gogglebox, Australian Singer), William Lodder (Love Me), Mitzi Ruhlmann (Love Me), Ngali Shaw (The Twelve), Jenni Baird (The Twelve), Hamish Michael (The Twelve), Matt Nable (The Twelve / Mr Inbetween), Bernard Curry (Wentworth), Helen Thomson (Colin From Accounts), Genevieve Hegney (Colin From Accounts).

Sports stars and personalities: NRL players James Tedesco, Damien Cook, Josh Addo-Carr, Kalyn Ponga; AFL player Tom Papley; AM Australian Netball legend and sports commentator, Catherine Cox; NRLW players Jessica Sergis and Jada Taylor.

Fox League commentators Matty Johns and Steve Roach; Fox Sports hosts Jess Yates, Hannah Hollis, Lara Pitt, Megan Barnard.

JohnsonTV · August 16, 2022, 12:36pm

More photos from the Australian premiere of The House of Dragon tonight.

TV.Cynic · August 19, 2022, 2:14am

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: IRON THRONE

SET TO TOUR AUSTRALIA

To celebrate the arrival of the year’s biggest show – House of the Dragon - BINGE is bringing the new-look Iron Throne to Australia, inviting fans to come down and get their picture taken on the famous Throne

BINGE , home to the world’s best shows, delivers Australian fans the new-look Iron Throne ahead of the premiere of the highly anticipated series, House of the Dragon.

The prequel to Game of Thrones, will be available to stream on BINGE at the same time as the U.S. on Monday 22 August.

The Iron Throne, which will appear in the upcoming new series, is the seat of the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and is forged from the blades of Aegon Targaryen’s defeated foes, melted together by a dragon’s fiery breath after he conquered Westeros.

The Throne - which is 3.7m width x 2.8m height x 3.3m depth - weighs 226 kg and covered with 1000 swords, will be touring Australia, arriving first at the Sydney Town Hall today, a location steeped in history.

BINGE is giving Australian fans the chance to sit on the show’s iconic Iron Throne and claim their rightful place.

Listings dates:

Location: Sydney Town Hall, 483 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

Date: Today (Friday 19 August)

Time: 9am - 5pm

Fans of the show around Australia will also have a chance to see the Throne throughout August and September.

Confirmed locations include:

31 August and 1 September (9am - 4pm) - The University of Sydney In front of The Great Hall
10 and 11 September (9am - 5pm on Saturday and 10am - 5pm on Sunday) - Westfield Southland Victoria, Level 1 near Brioche by Philip

JohnsonTV · August 19, 2022, 2:56am

TV.Cynic · August 19, 2022, 4:27am

THE DRAGONS ARE HERE…

DRAGONS DESCEND UPON MELBOURNE CIRCLING A GIANT DRAGON EGG ON THE EVE OF HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

Animal expert and wildlife relocator, Matt Wright, has discovered a giant dragon egg along the Great Ocean Road and has transported it to Federation Square for fans to see to believe
Dragons have arrived - sightings have been confirmed across Melbourne, as dragons keep a close eye on the precious egg

In the lead up to House of the Dragon landing on BINGE, dragons have descended on Melbourne, Victoria, with sightings reported across the state.

In the early hours of yesterday morning, Anglesea residents were left in wonder after sighting a mysterious giant dragon egg washed up on the Great Ocean Road beach.

After years of working with scientists and wildlife, Aussie animal expert and wildlife relocator, Matt Wright, was called in to head to Anglesea Beach to inspect the giant 4-metre by 2-metre egg - confirming that dragons have, in-fact, landed on Australian soil.

With the help of a forklift and twelve tonne tilt tray truck, Wright has transported the dragon egg to Melbourne where it is being housed at Federation Square for Melbourians to come and see for themself. The arrival of the giant egg has seen a flight of dragons, looming over Victoria’s capital city as it keeps a watchful eye over the precious egg.

Those who are game enough - can see the egg at Federation Square at 10:00 AM today, until 7pm. It will again be open to the public tomorrow 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Saturday 20 August).

When visiting the egg, you might see the eye of a dragon keeping a vigilant watch over the egg youngling, along with silhouettes of a flight of dragons over buildings across the city. Keep an ear out for the calls and sounds of dragons too.

Fans of House of The Dragon fans are encouraged to come, witness, listen and experience the dragons, before they’re gone forever. But only at your own risk.

Alison Hurbert-Burns, BINGE Executive Director and House of The Dragon mega fan, said: “It’s been three long years since the Game of Thrones finale went to air and fans have been eagerly awaiting the prequel set 200 years prior. Now the wait is over with the year’s biggest show - House of the Dragon - only days away from launch, streaming on BINGE from Monday 22 august at 11am AEST - same time as the U.S.”

“The arrival of the giant dragon egg on Anglesea Beach is a timely reminder for Aussie fans that the dragon takeover has begun! We invite all Melbourians to come and witness the egg for themself before jumping onto BINGE this coming Monday to watch the first episode of House of The Dragon”.

Matt Wright, animal expert and wildlife relocator, said: “I had to double take when I first saw the egg, and I didn’t know if my eyes were playing tricks on me. After looking closely at it, I realized what it actually was and had it transported to Melbourne for House of the Dragon fans to see to believe.”

Fans who come down to Federation Square will also be able to access the House of the Dragon: DracARys app - the newly released House of the Dragon augmented reality app, where fans can hatch their very own personalised virtual dragon egg, and raise their very own pet dragon at home, having its own colours, looks and personality. The DracARys app is available to download in the Apple and Google Play app stores.

JohnsonTV · August 20, 2022, 12:05am

DDN · August 21, 2022, 4:21pm

Major crossover promotion using WBD properties for House of the Dragon

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JohnsonTV · August 22, 2022, 12:04am

When I drove to work this morning, I saw a House of the Dragon ad on a LED screen outside The Glen shopping centre, counting down the minutes to the 11am AEST premiere.

JohnsonTV · August 24, 2022, 9:33am

TV.Cynic · August 26, 2022, 10:09pm

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON

The House of the Dragon series has been renewed for a second season it was announced today.

The year’s most anticipated TV show premiered on Monday 22 August with the first episode pulling in the biggest audience for any show at premiere across BINGE and FOXTEL.

Based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novel “Fire & Blood,” House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and tells the story of House Targaryen.

The star-studded ensemble cast includes Paddy Considine (The Third Day), Matt Smith (The Crown), Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One), Emma D’Arcy (Truth Seekers), Steve Toussaint (Doctor Who), Eve Best (Nurse Jackie), Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina), Fabien Frankel (The Serpent) and Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill).

The series also features Australians Milly Alcock (Upright) as Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Ryan Corr (The Water Diviner) as Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong.

Additional cast includes Bethany Antonia (Get Even), Phoebe Campbell (Midsomer Murders), Emily Carey (Casualty), Harry Collett (Dunkirk), Tom Glynn-Carney (Dunkirk), Jefferson Hall (Game of Thrones), David Horovitch (Miss Marple), Wil Johnson (Waking the Dead), John Macmillan (Back), Graham McTavish (Outlander), Ewan Mitchell (The Last Kingdom), Theo Nate (Time), Matthew Needham (Sanditon), Bill Paterson (Miss Potter), Phia Saban (The Last Kingdom), Gavin Spokes (The Ipcress File) and Savannah Steyn (Crawl).

House of the Dragon is Co-Created/Executive Produced by George R.R. Martin. Co-Creator/Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer, Ryan Condal; Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer/Director, Miguel Sapochnik; Executive Producer/Writer, Sara Hess; Executive Producers, Jocelyn Diaz, Vince Gerardis, Ron Schmidt; Directors Clare Kilner, Geeta V. Patel; Director/Co-Executive Producer, Greg Yaitanes. The series is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel “Fire & Blood.”

TV.Cynic · August 29, 2022, 2:57am

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON BREAKS VIEWING RECORDS ACROSS FOXTEL AND BINGE

OVER 1.2 MILLION AUSTRALIANS WATCH EPISODE ONE

House of the Dragon has set a new viewing record with 1.235 million viewers watching the first episode on FOXTEL and BINGE since premiering last Monday (22 August).

Monday’s first episode also became the biggest premiere for any show in history across FOXTEL and BINGE and continued to grow across the week as people caught up on demand.

BINGE Executive Director, Alison Hurbert-Burns said: “With so much anticipation around the series, we knew House of the Dragon was going to be popular but we have been blown away by the response to the opening episode.

“The show has launched to strong critical acclaim from reviewers here and around the world and we are so thrilled that the series has reignited Game of Thrones fans, and brought in a new audience as viewers tune in to see what all the hype is about.

“We can’t wait to bring the remaining episodes to fans each Monday as the story of House Targaryen unfolds, and we are incredibly excited the series has been renewed for a second season.”

Based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novel “Fire & Blood,” House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.

The star-studded ensemble cast includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel and Rhys Ifans.

The series also features Australian stars Milly Alcock as Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong.

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House of the Dragon Season 2 begins production and Foxtel are excited. HBO released an image to commemorate .

TV.Cynic · April 12, 2023, 12:48am

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

BEGINS PRODUCTION ON SEASON TWO

Production has commenced on the second season of the award-winning drama series House of the Dragon. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.

Showrunner, Co-creator and executive producer Ryan Condal said: “House of the Dragon has returned. We are thrilled to be shooting again with members of our original family as well as new talents on both sides of the camera. All your favorite characters will soon be conspiring at the council tables, marching with their armies, and riding their dragons into battle. We can’t wait to share what we have in store.”

The star-studded returning cast includes Matt Smith (The Crown), Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One), Emma D’Arcy (Truth Seekers), Steve Toussaint (Doctor Who), Eve Best (Nurse Jackie), Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina), Fabien Frankel (The Serpent), Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill), Ewan Mitchell (The Last Kingdom), and Tom Glynn-Carney (Dunkirk).

Additional returning cast includes Harry Collett (Dunkirk), Bethany Antonia (Get Even), Phoebe Campbell (Midsomer Murders), Phia Saban (The Last Kingdom), Jefferson Hall (Game of Thrones), and Matthew Needham (Sanditon),

Viewers can stream every episode of season one of House of the Dragon now on BINGE.

Season one also features Australian stars Milly Alcock (Upright) as Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Ryan Corr (The Water Diviner) as Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong.

House of the Dragon is Co-Created and Executive Produced by George R.R. Martin. Co-Creator/Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer, Ryan Condal; Executive Producers Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Loni Peristere and Vince Gerardis. It is based on George R.R Martin’s “Fire & Blood.”

House of the Dragon is also available to watch on FOXTEL

JohnsonTV · April 12, 2023, 10:37pm

Second prequel of Game of Thrones confirmed

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