Over Ten ‘House of the Dragon’ Characters Are About To Be Replaced By Older Actors

Caution: This article contains ‘House of the Dragon’ spoilers; turn away now to avoid having the episode ruined for you if you haven’t seen it yet.

Just when the public was getting accustomed to seeing the characters from House of the Dragon on their TVs, a large number of the roles for those characters are being recast with older actors.

As a result of the success of the first season of the Game of Thrones spin-off series on HBO, viewers are becoming increasingly persuaded to commit themselves to watching the expansive realm of Westeros for a number of additional years, even after the calamity that was the last 2 seasons of Game of Thrones.

Due to the fact that the show takes place over the course of several years and a significant portion of the history of the fantasy world created by George R. R. Martin, the same actors won’t be able to play the same characters forever, and with a significant time jump on the horizon, some of your favorites will soon be played by new actors.

Because House of the Dragon is going to make a time leap of almost a decade, it will be necessary for the costume and makeup department to age some of the younger characters beyond what is normally possible.

Due to the expansive nature of the timelines in House of the Dragon, we are aware that more than ten of the characters that we have interacted with (even if they are still very little children) will be played by different actors as they grow older.

Fans have developed a strong attachment to characters like as Rhaenyra Targaryen, who is portrayed by Milly Alcock at the moment. However, they will soon have to bid farewell to Rhaenyra Targaryen for ever since Emma D’Arcy will shortly be taking over the part.

Emily Carey’s Alicent Hightower, who played Rhaenyra’s closest friend and later became her mother-in-law when she married King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), will also leave the show with her, and Olivia Cooke will take up the role of the Queen.

As the members of the royal family grew older, so do their offspring. As a result, Aegon, Helaena, Aemond, Baela, and Rhaena Targaryen have all been recast in order to accurately portray the passage of time.

Young Aegon will first be portrayed by Ty Tennant, but eventually Tom Glynn-Carey will take over the part. Tom Glynn-Carey will play the adult version of Aegon.

As the character Helaena matures, Evie Allen and then Phia Saban will play the role as the character ages, while Leo Ashton and then Ewan Mitchell will play the role of new kid on the block Aemond Targaryen.

Laenor and Laena, who belong to the Velaryons, are likewise getting older, while Jacaerys and Lucerys, the future children who belong to Rhaenyra, are being played by fresh actors.

At the very least, you are reassured by the fact that none of these people is on the verge of meeting the same brutal and untimely end as so many other significant figures in George R. R. Martin’s tales.

The temporal jumps are going to be a difficult concept for spectators to get their heads around since there will be a significant number of cast changes and new characters introduced, most of whom the audience will be unfamiliar with.

On the other hand, considering how supportive supporters have been up to this point, it shouldn’t be too much of a stretch to expect viewers to stay up.