The figures were significantly high, 10 million viewers added to the series premiere, a new record for a streaming premiere. This number rose to 20 million in the United States by the way of viewers who played the episode in days after the opening night on August 21.
It was the production company and the series itself that confirmed this information through a tweet, a detail that spread like wildfire through social networks. In the publication you can see a short video with the shield of the Targaryen House that fills with fire and then the number two appears. Without further details of when it opens or additional data, this sequel is confirmed.
“We are beyond proud of what the entire ‘House of the Dragon’ team has accomplished with the first season,” said Francesca Orsi, HBO’s executive vice president of programming.
To get an idea of success, by the end of Game of Thrones which aired in May 2019, was watched during its opening night by about 19.8 million people, reaching 46 million with those who streamed it days later.
The story is inspired by the novel Dragon Danceby author George R.R. Martinand this is located in times prior to what was seen in game of Thrones. The story being explored in the current Sunday installment series will reveal details of the Targaryen dynasty that ruled Westeros.