House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power: all the big questions answered about the HBO and Amazon fantasy series
- Two fantasy series are about to begin on HBO and Amazon, spin-offs from Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings respectively
- Are there any actual dragons in House of the Dragon? Does The Rings of Power share any characters with Lord of the Rings? Find out here
You’re about to see a lot of swords and sorcery on your TV screens.
August and September bring the premieres of two highly anticipated fantasy epics that have been years in the making and are fighting for eyeballs and water-cooler conversation: HBO’s Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon, and Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel The Rings of Power.
These series represent an astronomical amount of money and time spent, in the hope of creating another pop-culture sensation like the original Thrones, which aired its final episode in 2019.
Don’t know your Númenor from your Essos, or your Velaryons from your Harfoots? Don’t worry, we will answer the biggest questions you have about TV’s summer of fantasy.
Why are House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power coming out at the same time?
It’s all a matter of good old-fashioned business rivalry. Amazon has been working on adapting The Rings of Power for five years, and finally announced this year that the series would premiere on September 2.