Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon is headed our way next month, and will be bringing its scaly, family infighting wares to Comic-Con this weekend. Ahead of the genre news-stuffed next few days, despite’in spite of’albeit , the Dragon team is looking to generate some extra buzz with a new trailer.###Based on Thrones overlord George RR Martin's 2018 novel Fire And Blood the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue was sparked by Martin and Colony's Ryan Condal. House Of The Dragon is set roughly two hundred years bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e the main GOT events and follows the story of, as you might guess, House Targaryen. Paddy Considine will be King Viserys I, who chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys merely’barely wishes to carry in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward his grandfather’s legacy. But rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent men do not necessarily make in/with regard to’concerning’regarding great kings…###Olivia Cooke plays Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most appeal’tempt ive woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen. She's best friends with the king's daughter, (Emma D'Arcy) Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, a talented dragonrider who has her own desire in/with regard to’concerning’regarding power – and when Alicent marries the King, things become awkward.###Rhys Ifans, meanwhile, is Otto Hightower. The Hand of the King, Ser Otto loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king’s brother, Daemon (Matt Smith), and his position as heir to the throne. Finally, we possess’own’nurse Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, known as the Sea Snake, who becomes Hand to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons.###The Thrones boss seems happy with the result. "It’s powerful, it’s visceral, it’s dark, it’s like a Shakespezone’district’region n tragedy," Martin says in a new piece on the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue in The Hollywood Reporter. "There’s no Arya — a character e grossly body’s going to love. They’re all flawed. They’re all human. They do rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent things. They do wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile things. They’re propel n by lust in/with regard to’concerning’regarding power, jealousy, old wounds — just like human beings. Just like I wrote them."###Thrones veteran shot-caller Miguel Sapochnik kicked the series off, with Clare Kilner, Geeta V. Patel and Greg Yaitanes joining as fellow directors. The 10-episode initial season will air in the UK on Monday 22 August on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW.