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<li><span style="color:#000000">The series is the prequel to the acclaimed </span><em>Game of Thrones</em><span style="color:#000000">.</span></li>
<li><em>House of the Dragon</em><span style="color:#000000"> follows the Targaryen dynasty, 200 years before the events of </span><em>Game of Thrones</em><span style="color:#000000">.</span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000">10 million viewers watched the first episode when it premiered on 21 August 2022. </span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000">Episodes come to Showmax 24 hours after they air in the US.</span></li>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Showmax has announced that </span><em>House of the Dragon</em><span style="color:#000000"> is now available on the streaming service in Ghana. When the series premiered in the US on Sunday, it broke HBO's viewing records, with almost 10 million fans watching the first episode of the epic fantasy.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">The Guardian wrote: "</span><em>House of the Dragon </em><span style="color:#000000">is designed to reward diehard fantasy fans in full measure without alienating the masses that will propel it to the top of the ratings," while IGN declared "It's good to be back in backstabbing Westeros."</span></div>
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<div><em>House of the Dragon</em><span style="color:#000000"> is the prequel series to HBO's </span><em>Game of Thrones. </em><span style="color:#000000">It is based on author George RR Martin's book </span><em>Fire & Blood</em><span style="color:#000000"> and chronicles the history of House Targaryen.</span></div>
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<div><em>Game of Thrones</em><span style="color:#000000"> remains one of the most binge-watched series of all time on Showmax, and </span><em>House of the Dragon</em><span style="color:#000000"> takes place 200 years before the cataclysmic events, a time when the Targaryen family reigned supreme with fearsome dragons as their enforcers.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Paddy Considine (</span><em>Peaky Blinders</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>The Outsider</em><span style="color:#000000">) plays King Viserys I, while Sian Brooke (</span><em>Sherlock</em><span style="color:#000000">) plays Queen Aemma. Matt Smith (</span><em>The Crown</em><span style="color:#000000">) is Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother to the king, a fierce warrior and dragonrider, while relative newcomer Emma D'Arcy (</span><em>Truth Seekers</em><span style="color:#000000">) plays Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, who is in awe of Prince Daemon and all that he does.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Fans can also expect to meet members of the House of Velaryon, who dominate the seas. Lord Corlys Velaryon (also known as the Sea Snake) is played by the enigmatic Steve Toussaint (</span><em>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</em><span style="color:#000000">). Rounding up the royal dynasties is House Hightower, with Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans starring.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">The first episode of </span><em>House of the Dragon</em><span style="color:#000000"> is now available on Showmax. New episodes arrive on the platform weekly.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Watch </span><em>House of the Dragon </em><span style="color:#000000">on Showmax: </span><a href="https://t.nylas.com/t1/291/dxdgvd9uzlsor93nd1beb3d1g/1/2fff2d85ef7c6630636386b20ab516cfa37ff05368b259be9956e1f3723378eb" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc" target="_blank">https://www.showmax.com/eng/tvseries/hfapvja2-house-of-the-dragon</a></div>
