House of the Dragon premiered on HBO and HBO Max on August 21, 2022, at 8:00 PM CST, restarting the Iron Throne race. Milly Alcock plays child Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen.
The Heirs of the Dragon is set 200 years before Game of Thrones and 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen is born. House of the Dragon tells the collapse of the Targaryen dynasty. Martin’s Fire and Blood inspired it.
Fans have compared Alcock’s Rhaenyra to Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen online. Jaehaerys Targaryen announces Daenerys as his successor after losing both sons to unknown events. The Great Council chose Viserys Targaryen over his cousin Rhaenys.
Viserys’ wife and son died during delivery, complicating the succession question. Due to conflicts with his brother Daemon, he named Rhaenyra as his successor and the first woman to govern the Iron Throne. Milly Alcock plays young Rhaenyra.
Milly Alcock or Rhaenyra Targaryen?
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Sydney-born Alcock, 22, is an actress. She plays Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon. Her first appearance is as a dragon rider and the military-minded daughter of King Viserys. Alcock has worked in film and TV since childhood. She debuted on TV in 2014’s Wonderland.
Fans have compared Alcock’s Rhaenyra to Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen, especially in how they address their dragon, Dracarys. Alcock appeared in Janet King, A Place to Call Home, Fighting Season, Pine Gap, Les Norton, and The Gloaming before Upright.
In 2018, she won the Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award for her role as runaway teen Meg in Upright. Alcock was nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the AACTAs.
In House of the Dragon, what awaits Milly Alcock and Princess Rhaenyra?
Rhaenyra is one of the show’s key plot drivers, although Alcock’s future is uncertain. Emma D’Arcy will take over as Princess Rhaenyra in the second episode, The Rogue Prince.
The second episode’s premise is uncertain, but the first episode’s climax hints that Daemon Targaryen, Viserys’ brother, and Rhaenyra’s uncle, may oppose his niece’s Iron Throne claim.
Alicent Hightower, Rhaenyra’s companion and daughter of the King’s Hand, may become the next Queen if she marries King Viserys. Rhaenyra’s encounters with Daemon and Alicent are episode highlights.
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