HouseOfTheDragon's major recastings scared HBO ahead of the show's premiere.
Ryan Condal, the showrunner of HBO's House of the Dragon, says that both he and the network were apprehensive about the many recastings that occurred in the series. Due to the show's ambitious mission to set up the Targaryen civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, several time jumps were necessary to set up the events to follow.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY With a whopping 16 years of ground covered in 10 episodes, the young characters obviously had to experience growth spurts as their stories progressed. The most talked about recasting in the HBO series was the shift from Milly Alcock and Emily Carey to Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke. Laena Velaryon and a few other characters were also aged up.
"It did scare the hell outta me. It [scared] the hell out of HBO, too. But to their credit, I mean it’s really the best network in the world. They were bold and said ‘we’re HBO, we’re buying into this and we’re gonna do this.’ I’m incredibly grateful to them for it. But yeah, it scared the hell outta me. No one else has really done it before. I mean, the closest [analogy] that I have is The Crown, one of my favorite dramas of the last 20 years.
Why House of the Dragon's Recastings Worked The choice to recast so many characters, particularly major protagonists that the audience followed for half a season like Alicent and Rhaenyra, was a risky decision. Though some have described the show as disorienting and many miss Alcock as Rhaenyra, the series' massive following and huge viewership numbers speak for themselves, proving that the show managed to remain popular among the many changes.
Since viewers followed Alcock and Carey for 5 hour-long episodes, it's clear that Condal and the network didn't take the decision to recast lightly. However, the younger actors offered a glimpse at the lighter, softer sides of the girls, who were childhood friends before becoming such bitter rivals.
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