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Posted: 2020-12-12T00:21:38Z | Updated: 2020-12-12T00:36:21Z

If you thought youd never see a family more messed up than the Lannisters, HBO just said hold my Starbucks .

Game of Thrones tweeted out new casting news on Friday for its upcoming prequel, House of the Dragon , revealing that Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One), Emma DArcy (Truth Seekers) and Matt Smith (The Crown) would be the fresh new faces of House Targaryen.

And take a good look, because there arent too many happy family reunions coming after this.

Fire will reign.
Olivia Cooke, Emma DArcy, and Matt Smith join the cast of @HBOs #HouseOfTheDragon

For the latest updates: https://t.co/ojAsdiyoWV pic.twitter.com/uKSyIGIJJU

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Fire will reign.
Olivia Cooke, Emma DArcy, and Matt Smith join the cast of @HBO s #HouseOfTheDragon

For the latest updates: https://t.co/ojAsdiyoWV pic.twitter.com/uKSyIGIJJU

Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) December 11, 2020

In Game of Thrones, Maester Aemon once said, A Targaryen alone in the world is a terrible thing . Well, it turns out a bunch of them isnt that great either.

All of the new characters are key in the Targaryen civil war, the Dance of the Dragons: a bloody, dragon-filled fight for the Iron Throne. The war seems to be the main conflict explored in the series, and if you know nothing, Jon Snow heres whos who.

Olivia Cooke Is Alicent Hightower

Shes the daughter of the Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, in George R.R. Martins books and becomes the second wife of King Viserys Targaryen, whos played in the show by Paddy Considine.

HBO didnt specifically mention the wife detail in its character description , so perhaps that wont happen until the series begins.

Alicent is a trouble maker, everyone. Its directly because of her actions, which we wont spoil, that the Dance of the Dragons takes place.

Emma DArcy Is Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen

Rhaenyra is King Viserys first-born child, a dragon rider and possible heir to the Iron Throne. But Westeros is a pretty misogynistic place, and not everyones down with women ruling.

Interestingly, HBOs description of the character says, Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything ... but she was not born a man. That definitely feels like Cersei (Lena Headey ) vibes.

(Spoiler alert! Stepmom Alicent and Rhaenyra probably arent going to get along.)

And finally ...

Matt Smith Is Prince Daemon Targaryen

Daemon is King Viserys younger brother, also a possible heir to the throne and ... kind of a creep?

HBOs description hints that hes not going to be a great dude. It is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air, HBO says. Thats the same excuse used for Daenerys going mad queen in Game of Thrones.

In Martins stories, the prince rode Caraxes the Blood Wyrm, one of the fiercest dragons the realm ever saw and the dragon thought to be teased in recent concept art for the series.

Nice concept art! Guessing these might by Sunfyre the Golden (looks like a young dragon) and Caraxes, the Blood Wyrm #HouseOfTheDragon #GameOfThrones #dragons https://t.co/uAnT5ToLnj

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Nice concept art! Guessing these might by Sunfyre the Golden (looks like a young dragon) and Caraxes, the Blood Wyrm #HouseOfTheDragon #GameOfThrones #dragons https://t.co/uAnT5ToLnj

Elio & Linda (@westerosorg) December 3, 2020

Production begins in 2021. Brace yourselves: Targaryens are coming.