No fantasy series can truly thrive without the help of persuasive, fully-formed world building, and “House of the Dragon” is no exception.
Whether it’s the byzantine assassin underworld filled with honor and rules in “John Wick,” the incredibly specific yet wonderfully malleable atmosphere and tone of “Star Wars,” or the millennia of prior events influencing Middle-earth in “The Lord of the Rings,” audiences wholeheartedly bought into these various universes, in no small part due to the well-worn idea that these stories and settings existed before their respective movies even began and last long after we received (or will receive) our final glimpse of them.With HBO looking for a new flagship series to fill the vacuum left by “Game of Thrones,” perhaps it was only fitting that its prequel series come next in the line of succession.
After the premiere became a ratings bonanza and almost singlehandedly led to the show’s second season renewal,
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