Rowan’s notes
The first entry of the rebuilt catalogue, and it had to be this one. I had been keeping my list of dragon trailers in a notebook for years, and this trailer is what finally pushed me to write about them properly instead of in a group chat.
Set about two centuries before Game of Thrones, the show follows House Targaryen at the height of its power, when dragons were common enough to have names, personalities and a pecking order. The trailer gives you Viserys on the throne, Rhaenyra as his heir, and Daemon as the uncle you would never leave alone with anything valuable.
There’s more court drama than dragon fire here, but the dragons that do appear are some of the best-designed creatures on television.
Stills from the trailer
What to watch for
- The silver Targaryen hair — a quiet flex from the costume department.
- The variety of dragon designs: no two look alike.
- The throne room, bigger and sharper than you remember it.
