Home of the Dragon Stars Reminisce About Their First Days on Set: ‘It Was Actually Depraved’

Abstract

• Season 2 of
  Home of the Dragon
  premieres on June 16, with potential conflict between Home Targaryen and Home Hightower.
• Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke reminisced about their favourite scenes from Season 1, together with their first day on set collectively.
• The present introduces new stars because the characters age, with stress felt throughout key scenes like Joffrey Targaryen’s beginning.

Home of the Dragon Season 2 is slowly approaching and the present’s unbelievable forged have began making the press rounds to advertise the brand new season. Beginning on June 16, Season 2 will happen simply days after Season 1’s stunning finale, which has doubtlessly plunged Home Targaryen and Home Hightower into all-out coNFLict over the Iron Throne. Whereas a whole lot of the advertising and marketing materials, together with dueling trailers symbolizing the upcoming coNFLict, have been waiting for Season 2, the present’s two stars, EMMA D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen) and Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower) have taken a second to look again at their first day on set throughout Season 1.

In a HBO featurette to advertise Season 2, D’Arcy and Cooke sat down and re-watched their three favourite scenes from Season 1. While watching their characters violently confront one another in Episode 7, the pair described taking pictures the scene, with EMMA D’Arcy revealing it was her first day on set. Whereas the remainder of the forged had been sporting the superbly made, medieval-inspired clothes and costumes, D’Arcy was off digital camera sporting an informal, twenty first Century look. The actress mentioned:

“I keep in mind the primary day was actually wonderful ‘trigger I used to be off digital camera the entire time. And so I used to be getting to do that scene, however in my very own garments. Which generally feels type of good. However I simply keep in mind it, ‘trigger it was type of the primary time I received to behave with you. I had a type of days the place you’re feeling very made up as a result of I used to be in my tracksuit chatting with Olivia Cooke and Paddy Considine. And it was actually depraved.”

Olivia Cooke then praised her co-star’s efficiency within the scene (regardless of her being in a tracksuit). D’Arcy mentioned:

“No, I keep in mind the identical factor, and watching you. And also you’re so stoic, and also you’re so indignant as nicely. And, like, enjoying off of that, I used to be so infuriated on the day. It was so juicy. I do not suppose we have filmed a scene like that since.”

Emma D’Arcy Was Upstaged by a A lot Youthful Co-Star

Through the featurette, the pair additionally considered Joffrey Targaryen’s beginning scene. While re-watching the scene, D’Arcy joked that she felt totally upstaged by their toddler co-star. Cooke first joked about it, saying “I simply do not forget that child was so good.” D’Arcy then shortly replied, saying:

“Upstaged me in my beginning scene, truly.”

The pair then mentioned different features of the dramatic scene, with Olivia Cooke revealing the immense stress she felt in the course of the scene. Season 1 of Home of the Dragonlaunched audiences to Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower throughout a number of many years, switching actors each few episodes. The birthing scene launched audiences to D’Arcy and Cooke’s iterations of the characters, which Cooke mentioned added an additional weight to her shoulders. The actress mentioned:

“I simply keep in mind there was a lot stress as a result of they had been introducing us because the character. Despite the fact that we would been filming for months at that time. There was stress on that day. Like, this was our introduction.”

Home of the Dragon
Season 2 begins on June 16, 2024, on HBO and Max. Season 1 is obtainable to stream on Max.