House of the Dragon character posters: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, and more, stun in new images

The countdown for the release of HBO’s House of the Dragon is officially on as we are only a couple of months away (at the time of this writing). To hype up fans even more, HBO recently release character posters for the main players this season — check them out!

Over the past weeks, there have been rumors circulating that a sequel series, following Jon Snow, may be in the works. Or, at least, the early stages of talks. But whether or not this happens, the Game of Thrones universe is about to grow with release of House of the Dragon later this summer.

House of the Dragon will focus on the Targaryen dynasty, taking place long before Game of Thrones. The series will air on the HBO network, as well as become available to stream on HBO Max on the same day. Where will you be watching?

Ahead of the Aug. 21 release, check out these House of the Dragon character posters! The cast looks amazing, we can’t wait to meet them all! Who are you the most excited to learn more about?

House of the Dragon character posters

Olivia Cooke looks gorgeous as Alicent Hightower! We can’t wait to see how Cooke brings this character to life.

Steve Toussaint is Corlys Velaryon.

Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria.

Rhys Ifans plays Otto Hightower.

Matt Smith is haunting as Daemon Targaryen.

Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole,

Here we have Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Velaryon.

Last, but certainly not least, here is Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.

Don’t forget, the dragons arrive with House of Dragon on Sunday, Aug. 21, on HBO and HBO Max, at 9 p.m. ET. Will you be watching the new episodes each week on HBO or stream them later on HBO Max?