The first episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, has been produced. The intriguing aspect is that, as a marketing ploy, HBP made it freely viewable on YouTube. Funny enough, this marketing strategy was implemented on the Friday before The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was made available on Amazon Prime last week.
House of the Dragon – Who Has Free Access?
The first episode of HBO Max’s House of the Dragon is now accessible on YouTube. On August 21, HBO Max customers could watch the first episode, “The Heirs of the Dragon,” which lasted about 65 minutes.
There were reportedly no geo-blocks when the show was first made available on YouTube in the US, allowing users from all over the world to watch it for free. However, after a while, the YouTube video was limited to only US users; however, Sky TV later made the episode available to UK users on YouTube, where they can now watch it for free.
Since anyone in the US can access the first episode, many individuals will probably utilize a VPN to get over this restriction. Freeing up the first episode will almost probably persuade some viewers to sign up for HBO Max in order to watch the subsequent nine. In the days leading up to October 23rd, the upcoming episodes will be revealed.
Story of House of the Dragon
American fantasy drama series House of the Dragon is broadcast on television. The first Game of Thrones series, which ran from 2011 to 2019, was preceded by the second installment, which was likewise created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. They draw inspiration from Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books. Miguel Sapochnik and Condal are the showrunners.
The series is based in part on the book Fire & Blood, and is set roughly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen was born. The Targaryen War of Succession, popularly known as the “Dance of the Dragons,” which launched the Targaryen saga, is depicted in detail
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For those who are not pleased with the more contemporary hairstyles in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, there are plenty of dragons, family disputes, and long, flowing wigs.
Why Did HBO Offer Free Episodes?
The free episode is being offered to compete with Amazon’s release of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s first two episodes. Over 25 million viewers from all over the world tuned in to Amazon’s new series on its first day, shattering the previous Prime Video record. However, reviews won’t appear for 72 hours, making it difficult to determine how well it has been received.
House of the Dragon, the prequel, is based on the eight seasons and 73 episodes of Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones has largely garnered favorable reviews from critics and viewers, according to Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, and when the first episode was aired, it successfully crashed the HBO Max app on Amazon devices.
