HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Adds THE SERPENT Actor Fabien Frankel As Dornish Warrior Ser Criston Cole

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Adds THE SERPENT Actor Fabien Frankel As Dornish Warrior Ser Criston Cole

We thought HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series had rounded out its cast, but The Serpent actor Fabien Frankel has now joined the production as Ser Criston Cole, aka "Criston the Kingmaker."

By MarkCassidy - Apr 16, 2021 04:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Source: Deadline

HBO's House of the Dragon has added another key cast member. Deadline reports that Fabien Frankel (The Serpent, Last Christmas) has joined the ensemble as Ser Criston Cole.

This take on the character is described as "the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. Cole has no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name is his honor and his preternatural skill with a sword."

In Westeros history, Cole is said to have played a part in igniting the civil war that came to be known as the Dance of Dragons by convincing Aegon to claim the rule of the Seven Kingdoms, earning him the moniker "Criston the Kingmaker."

It was recently announced that Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno have also joined the cast as Otto Hightower, Lord Corlys Velaryon, Princess Rhaenys Velaryon and Mysaria, respectively.

They join Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes, The World's End) in the lead role of King Viserys Targaryen, Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One) as Alicent Hightower, Emma D'Arcy (Truth Seekers) as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Matt Smith (Doctor Who) as Prince Daemon Targaryen.

House of the Dragon is being developed as a 10-episode first season, co-created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal (Colony). Condal also wrote the script with Sara Lee Hess, and will serve as co-showrunner alongside Miguel Sapochnik. The latter will direct the pilot and additional episodes.

House of the Dragon is set for a 2022 premiere. Production is scheduled to kick off early next year.

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bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/16/2021, 4:49 AM
This show really is about 5 years too late. If this was announced in june 2017, atleast then I would've been interested in this.

Seasons 7 and 8 really killed all my hype for Game of Thrones related shows, which is a shame really considering the show revolutionized fantasy drama on tv.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 4/16/2021, 1:28 PM
He apparently fight with a flail in the books, so that's going to be great to see in live action, if they bother to adapt that bit.
SerKurtWagner
SerKurtWagner - 4/17/2021, 12:43 AM
I do not understand the people saying S8 killed their hype for other shows in this world. It’s a completely different creative team and they have completed source material.

Shouldn’t we all be able to agree we want more high quality content in the world we loved so much from the early seasons of GOT?
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