Emma D’Arcy said that their character, Rhaenyra, now “has the better hand and an inevitably positive shot at the throne.” ...

James Norton has been tapped to portray Ormund Hightower in Season 3 of HBO's House of the Dragon, Deadline has learned.

The House of the Dragon season 3 cast has added James Norton, who will play Ormund Hightower. Who is Ormund, and what is his significance?

Variety was first to report Norton’s casting. Based on Martin’s Fire & Blood and set 200 years before the events of Game of Throne s, House of the Dragon tells the story of House Targaryen.