Filming is officially under way on another Game of Thrones spin-off, as House of the Dragon season two helped the streaming service Max to its biggest day ever. According to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), some 7.
8 million people tuned in to watch the first episode of House of the Dragon's second run on Sunday (June 16), across both HBO and Max; that figure was down from the 10 million who watched the first season's premiere, but it still helped Max to its biggest global streaming day ever, according to Variety . Admittedly, the comparison is not exact, given that Max didn't exist when HOTD S1 arrived, but it's still an impressive figure all the same. Now WBD has confirmed that production of another Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , has officially started, and revealed five more cast members set to join the show's ensemble.
The five in question are Finn Bennett ( True Detective: Night Country ) as Aerion Targaryen, Bertie Carvel ( The Crown ) as Baelor Targaryen, Tanzyn Crawford ( Tiny Beautiful Things ) as Tanselle, Daniel Ings ( The Gentlmen ) as Ser Lyonel Baratheon and finally Sam Spruell ( Fargo ) as Maekar Targaryen. It was also announced that Owen Harris, the director of Black Mirror 's best episode San Junipero (he was also behind Be Right Back), would be joined by Sarah Adina Smith ( Lessons in Chemistry ) for three of the six episodes. The show, which is adapted from George RR Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novels, is not due to be released un.
