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EXCLUSIVE: There is another change in the executive producer ranks of HBO’s House of the Dragon. Jocelyn Diaz will not be returning to the Game Of Thrones sequel as it is headed into its second season. Sources said she had a one-year deal with an option for a second, which is not being picked up. The exit comes on the…

House of the Dragon fans who grew fond of Milly Alcock’s young Princess Rhaenyra and Emily Carey’s young Alicent Hightower didn’t seem to suffer from too much whiplash Sunday after seeing them replaced by older actresses Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke. If anything, the 10-year time jump gave viewers the villain they…

HBO Max, which just became part of Nielsen’s weekly U.S. streaming rankings a few weeks ago, had a coming-out party on the chart for August 22 to 28 thanks to House of the Dragon. The Game of Thrones prequel racked up 741 million minutes of viewing from its two episodes — the second of which was cut off after just its…

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Toussaint, best known for his role as Lord Corlys Velaryon on HBO's House of the Dragon, has signed with Paradigm. Before playing The Sea Snake on the Game of Thrones prequel, the British actor also appeared in Small Axe, Steve McQueen's award-winning series for BBC/Amazon, and It’s a Sin, a…

Miriam Lucia is one of the industry's busiest intimacy coordinators. Recent credits include HBO shows House Of The Dragon, The White Lotus season 2 and The Nevers, and movies Catherine Called Birdy and Gareth Evans’ Havoc. She is currently working on Emerald Fennel's new feature for Amazon, Saltburn, starring Rosamund…

Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon didn’t breathe enough fire to scorch the rest of the streaming field in its initial hours, but new Nielsen figures suggest it got off to a torrid start on HBO Max. Nielsen’s weekly rankings for streaming titles didn’t feature Dragon in the top 10 after its premiere on August…

The trials and tribulations of being a female heir to the Iron Throne continue to enthrall viewers of HBO’s House of the Dragon. Though the Labor Day holiday delayed folks from watching the third episode on Sunday, the episode has already exceeded 16 million viewers based on a combination of Nielsen and first party…

Whoopi Goldberg is slamming trolls criticizing The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon over their casting choices. Some fans on social media have called out the series on Prime Video and HBO for becoming “woke” and showing people of color in the fantasy worlds originally created by J. R. R…

Having last month become HBO’s biggest European launch, Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is also smashing UK records, becoming Sky’s biggest U.S. drama launch and biggest Sky Atlantic series premiere in its 11-year-history. The first episode of the prequel has been watched by just more than 4M people…

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here with your weekly runthrough of the biggest news as prequels launch and Venice gets underway. Do read on. Rings Vs Thrones Goes Global One prequel to rule them all: Two of the biggest tentpoles of all time are about to lock horns and this is going to be fun. It’s hard to tell…

House of the Dragon is making a change within its showrunning ranks. Deadline has confirmed that Miguel Sapochnik is stepping down after serving as co-showrunner for Season 1 of the Game of Thrones spinoff. Sapochnik has spent three years on the project and the move will now see House of the Dragon co-creator Ryan…

Jeff Bezos made a surprise appearance at The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power global premiere last night, joking about his notes to showrunners and son’s “Don’t f*ck it up” advice as the battle of the tentpole prequels between Amazon Prime Video and HBO’s House of the Dragon hots up. Demonstrating Lord of the Ring…