

In terms of people Googling the show, Thrones is roughly on a par with Friends, a sitcom that ended 17 years ago. But by 2020, barely a year after GoT ended, 13 years since the last proper Harry Potter novel, Potter was once again a massively more popular search term. Let's look at how many people searched the Web for news or information about the series, a rough but reasonably reliable indicator of mass popularity.Īccording to Google Trends, between 20 "Game of Thrones" dwarfed "Harry Potter" as a search term whenever the show was on air. Thrones inspired endless memes and merchandise, tattoos and Twitter handles - surely that cultural influence can't just go up in flames like an iron chair remodeled by an angry dragon.


It's pretty clear the ending of the series inspired a backlash, but that doesn't mean the show was tarnished for all viewers. Reddit, of course, is hardly reflective of the broader viewing public.

Casting for House of the Dragon is underway, with Paddy Considine confirmed as Viserys I Targaryen, Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower.Eight years of memes, refferences, a presence you could not get away even if you tried and didn't care and all of this, ALL OF IT, undone to such a point that i can't even remember the last time i saw GoT refferenced or talked about.- Windlass🔞 January 18, 2020.Rhys Ifans will appear as Otto Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Velaryon, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, and Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole. Five more major additions to the House of the Dragon cast have been announced.House of the Dragon Season 1 began filming on April 5, 2021.Milly Alcock and Emily Carey join the cast of House of the Dragon as Young Rhaenyra and Young Alicent.As of July 2021, in addition to House of the Dragon, SIX other prequel pitches are being actively considered by HBO:.Seven more cast members for House of the Dragon have been confirmed: Ryan Corr as Harwin Strong, Jefferson Hall as Jason and Tyland Lannister, David Horovitch as Mellos, Graham McTavish as Harrold Westerling, Matthew Needham as Larys Strong, Bill Paterson as Lyman Beesbury, and Gavin Spokes as Lyonel Strong.The official House of the Dragon teaser is here! Four new cast members in it were also announced with its release: Wil Johnson as Vaemond Velaryon, John Macmillan as Laenor Velaryon, Savannah Steyn as Laena Velaryon, and Theo Nate as Young Laenor.
