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When Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon went into production on season two earlier this year, HBO confirmed the stars who will be returning for the upcoming episodes.

The series is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.

The show’s co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer Ryan Condal said in a statement, “House of the Dragon has returned. We are thrilled to be shooting again with members of our original family as well as new talents on both sides of the camera. All your favorite characters will soon be conspiring at the council tables, marching with their armies, and riding their dragons into battle. We can’t wait to share what we have in store.”

HBO confirmed that 16 actors are reprising their roles in season two. Three fan-favorite actors from season one were left off the list as expected, even though fans were hoping they would still return. (And no, we’re not talking about actors whose characters died!)

Browse through the slideshow to see who is returning and who isn’t…

The Crown is on the verge of its sixth and final season.

The Netflix series chronicles the history of the British royal family beginning from the onset of Queen Elizabeth II‘s reign in the 1950s.

The Crown is unique among popular TV shows in that it casts new actors every two seasons to reflect the changing ages of its characters, as each season takes place a decade later than the last.

Lead actors include Claire Foy and Matt Smith, who portrayed the Queen and Prince Philip in seasons 1 and 2. The pair were succeeded by Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies in seasons 3 and 4. Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Pryce starred in season 5.

Among other notable cast members are Emma Corrin and Elizabeth Debicki, who played Princess Diana in seasons 4 and 5 respectively, and Josh O’Connor and Dominic West, who portrayed the future King Charles in seasons 4 and 5.

The Crown has won 21 Emmy Awards from 69 nominations.

With season 6 on the horizon, here are the Rotten Tomatoes scores in order for seasons 1-5.

FYI: If you don’t know, Rotten Tomatoes ranks a movie “fresh,” when “at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive,” and ranks a movie “certified fresh” with “a steady Tomatometer score of 75% or higher,” and “at least five reviews from Top Critics,” among other qualifiers.

Keep reading to see the official ranking of The Crown’s five seasons…

It looks like House of the Dragon‘s Matt Smith and The Crowded Room‘s Emma Laird might be a new item!

The 40-year-old The Crown actor and the 24-year-old actress, who will be seen in September’s A Haunting in Venice, were seen packing on the PDA during a night out at a pub in London last week.

Interestingly enough, Emma‘s love life was a big focus just a few months ago when she posted a photo of Taylor Swift‘s ex, Joe Alwyn, shortly after Joe and Taylor broke up. This lead to some speculation that perhaps the pair were an item.

Matt famously dated Lily James for many years before splitting in 2019. There were reports that the pair had even tried to reconcile in 2020.

Browse through the gallery of nearly 100 photos of Matt Smith and Emma Laird…More Here! »

House of the Dragon is officially in production on season two and HBO has confirmed the stars who will be returning for the upcoming episodes.

The series is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.

The show’s co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer Ryan Condal said in a statement, “House of the Dragon has returned. We are thrilled to be shooting again with members of our original family as well as new talents on both sides of the camera. All your favorite characters will soon be conspiring at the council tables, marching with their armies, and riding their dragons into battle. We can’t wait to share what we have in store.”

HBO confirmed that 16 actors are reprising their roles in season two. Three fan-favorite actors from season one were left off the list as expected, even though fans were hoping they would still return. (And no, we’re not talking about actors whose characters died!)

Browse through the slideshow to see who is returning and who isn’t…

The stars of House of the Dragon reunited for out for a special screening in Los Angeles this week!

Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Paddy Considine met up with co-stars Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Emily Carey, Eve Best, and Fabien Frankel, as well as showrunner Ryan Condal, and author George R. R. Martin for the event.

While there, Ryan did confirm that the second season of the hit HBO Max series would include new dragons – five, to be exact.

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Claire Foy and Matt Smith have reunited!

The two actors, who famously played Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on The Crown, were spotted back together again backstage at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards.

Held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on Sunday (January 15) in Los Angeles, Claire and Matt were both at the ceremony to support their newest roles and projects.

For Matt, he picked up a Best Support Drama Actor nomination for his House of the Dragon role. Meanwhile, Claire was there to support Women Talking, which is up for Best Picture at the event.

Just recently, Claire opened up about how she felt about Matt‘s new role, and revealed what she told him about it.

FYI: Claire wore a Prada dress with Messika jewelry. Matt wore Valentino.

Check out 10+ pictures of Claire Foy and Matt Smith reuniting at the Critics Choice Awards 2023…More Here! »

Claire Foy is very much a supportive friend, as she tuned into watch Matt Smith on House of the Dragon.

Previously starred on The Crown together as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the 38-year-old actress watched the full first season of the HBO show to support Matt in his role as Daemon Targaryen.

However, she didn’t have the best opinion of it.

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