‘House of the Dragon’ Casts Younger Versions of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower

Milly Alcock and Emily Carey are playing the counterparts to stars Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff characters

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HBO’s “House of the Dragon” has cast the younger versions of two very important characters in the “Game of Thrones” prequel series: Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower.

Set 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” “House of the Dragon” tells the story of House Targaryen, the ancestors of Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen. The series, which is based on “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” is set to debut in 2022.

Milly Alcock (above left) is set to play the part of Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryenthe king’s first-born child. She is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider, per the character description.

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