‘The House of the Dragon’ once again transforms the citadel of Cáceres

2023-12-04 11:10:13

It is one of the most anticipated audiovisual events of 2024. The second season of the ‘The House of the Dragon’ (‘House of the Dragon’) It will arrive on the HBO Max platform next summer, and a first trailer has already been released to advance details. In that trailer, the historic center of Cáceres appears briefly, but can be seen perfectly in several shots; although with the modifications already introduced in the first season: without a trace of the twin towers of st george (that of the Church of the Precious Blood), but there is a majestic crane plane where you can appreciate the greatness of Santa María and the Golfines de Abajo Palace.

Queen Hightower in St. George’s Square. The Extremadura Newspaper

Chapters

In another, we see Olivia Cooke (la reina Alicent Hightower) fleeing from the crowd Saint George, where you can see the steps of the square. The second season began filming at the Leavesden studios (England) and last spring they landed, again, in the historic center of Cáceres. Season 2 is now cut to 8 episodes, instead of the 10 of the first, due to the higher cost of filming: the actors are already known faces and their cachet increases: in addition, the tone of spectacularity is raised, as seen in the trailer, so the investment In effects and post-production it also makes the final product more expensive. Result: snip at the number of chapters.

Several plans show the historic center of Cáceres. The Extremadura Newspaper

Filming

Last May, HBO transformed the landscape of the medieval city of Cáceres for the third time for the filming of the second season of ‘The House of the Dragon’, with a deployment of 600 workers, trailers, props and large cranes in its intricate streets, where production company personnel, performers, extras, residents, fans of the series and tourists mixed in an armored historic center for days.

The capital of Cáceres has managed to conquer the Iron Throne on its own merits and definitively displace Dubrovnik as the setting to recreate the city of King’s Landing in the millionaire saga of ‘Game of Thrones’.

Especially after seeing in the first season of “The House of the Dragon” the dimension that the medieval citadel of Cáceres acquired in the plot, with the recreations of the Silk Street and Flee Bottom, where the meanness of the kingdom hides the poverty of its people in the underworld. With real scenarios like House of the Sun converted into street theater in the previous season and which in the May shoot looked like the Posada del Gallo.

Fabien Frankel, Olivia Cooke y Emma D’Arcy, main figures of the series, traveled to Cáceres to film. And some of the performers participated in a funeral procession. We will have to wait for its premiere or the arrival of a new trailer to enjoy the impact of this universal franchise.