Olivia Cooke looked dapper in an emerald green suit as filming of House of the Dragon season 2 began on Saturday.
Based on George RR Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series tells the story of House Targaryen, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
The 29-year-old actress, who plays Alicent Hightower in the Game Of Thrones prequel, wore a green dress with gold detailing.
Olivia wore a matching veil while her auburn locks were styled in a neat bun.
She wore a bronze makeup palette that accentuated her natural features with a touch of pink lipstick.
Character: Olivia Cooke looked dapper in an emerald green suit as filming of Season 2 of House of the Dragon began on Saturday
Storyline: Based on George RR Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series tells the story of House Targaryen, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones
Olivia sat alongside her co-star in a golden carriage drawn by horses with knights following.
In between, the actors are wrapped in large gray blankets to keep warm while chatting with the crew members.
It comes after a new image from the set shows the throne, with members of the production team visible in the background.
Ryan Condal, showrunner and executive producer of the series, gave a preview of what fans can expect from the second season.
He said, “The House of Dragons has returned.” We’re excited to be shooting again with members of our original family and new talent on both sides of the camera.
“All your favorite characters will soon be conspiring at the council tables, marching their armies and riding their dragons into battle.” “We can’t wait to share what we have in store.”
Season 2 cast includes Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno and Rhys Ifans.
Other returning stars include Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall and Matthew Needham.
The first season received critical acclaim, with particular praise for the series’ visual effects and character development.
HBO executives hope the next episode will repeat the success of the first season, as the first episode was viewed by over 10 million people on day one.
This comes after Claire Foy, former co-star of ‘The Crown’ star Matt Smith, admitted she’s having a hard time watching him in the fantasy series.
Matt portrays the divisive and disagreeable Prince Daemon Targaryen on the series.
Stunning: The 29-year-old actress, who plays Alicent Hightower in the Game Of Thrones prequel, wore a green dress with gold detailing
Costume: Olivia wore a matching veil while her auburn locks were styled in a neat bun
Gorgeous: She wore a bronze makeup palette that accentuated her natural features, with a touch of pink lipstick
Filming: Olivia sat alongside her co-star in a golden carriage drawn by horses and pursued by knights
Popular: The first season received critical acclaim, with particular praise for the series’ visual effects and character development
Exciting: The HBO bosses hope that the next episode will build on the success of the first season, as the first episode was viewed by over 10 million people on the first day
Eagerly awaited: Each episode of the first season of “House of the Dragon” now reaches an average of 29 million viewers in the USA
New: Filming for the new series started earlier this year
Claire said, “I’ve seen everything.” [it]. “It took a tremendous amount of commitment that waned towards the end.”
The actress held nothing back as she added on “Happy Sad Confused” with Josh Horowitz, “I’ve been a very dedicated friend.” [of his character] but I disagreed with him in many scenes.
“Then I had to tell.” [Smith] that I found it repulsive to watch them.’
Matt’s character engages in an incestuous relationship, with a young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) forming a romantic relationship with her uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen (Smith), before the older Rhaenyra (Emma) eventually marries him.
Before getting married, Rhaenyra and her uncle engage in another incestuous activity in the fourth episode of the HBO show.
He takes his young niece to the Westeros capital of King’s Landing, where she visits a brothel and the two share a kiss.
“House of the Dragon” premiered on August 21 and attracted 9.986 million viewers, the largest number of any premiere series in HBO history.
Each episode of the first season of “House of the Dragon” now reaches an average of 29 million viewers in the United States
With each episode, the average audience rating on the debut night more than triples, with viewer numbers catching up a lot.
Season 1 of House of the Dragon is also converging on Season 7 of Game of Thrones, which averaged 32.8 million viewers across all platforms in the US
House of the Dragon – set 172 years before the events of Game of Thrones – has also become a juggernaut on social media.
Talkwalker’s overall engagement ranking ranked the show #1 for “the most social series in all of TV and streaming.”
Amazing: House of the Dragon also surpassed Game of Thrones season 8 as the most-watched title of all time in Latin America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan on an HBO streaming service
Cozy: In between, the actors are wrapped in large gray blankets to keep warm while chatting with crew members
Back in action: Production on Season 2 of House of the Dragon has begun and fans will get a first look at the set Tuesday
The series was the #1 trending topic on Twitter for 10 hours Sunday night in the US, while global metrics are up more than 30% since its premiere.
The show also resulted in “increased viewership” for the flagship series Game of Thrones, which saw “month-on-month increases” this summer ahead of the debut of House of the Dragon.
The rise culminated in “the highest-ever weekly viewership on HBO Max following the premiere of House of the Dragon.”
House of the Dragon also surpassed Game of Thrones season 8 as the most-watched title of all time in Latin America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan on an HBO streaming service.
Show: Based on George RR Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen (pictured Matt Smith).