We are very proud of what the whole team has achieved house of the dragon with the first season. […] We couldn’t be more excited to continue bringing the epic House of Targaryen saga to life with a second season.Francesca Orsi, HBO’s vice president of programs, said in a statement.

fans of the series game of Throneswhich ended three years ago were there for the launch of its prequel house of dragon, whose story takes place almost 200 years before the first series and tells the story of the bloodthirsty Targaryen dynasty and their 17 dragons.

The first episode drew 9.98 million viewers when it aired on HBO channels in the United States on Sunday night, and achieved success with it largest audience for a new original series in HBO historyin detail Monday evening in a press release from the WarnerMedia group.

That’s from Friday now over 20 million people who have seen the first episodeso the company.

Warner Bros. Discovery, formed from the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, can be proud of this success as the new American entertainment giant tries to find its place amidst what professionals describe Online broadcast war.

Another highly anticipated series is coming to this highly competitive world on September 2nd power ringsfrom the Lord of the Rings saga, will be released on Amazon Prime.

Five years ago, the platform acquired the rights to adapt the universe of hobbits and elves for $250 million. The production, which is expected to last five seasons with a budget in excess of $1 billion, has already been called the most expensive series of all time.