HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: Season 1, Episode 8 'The Lord of the Tides' s1e08 review recap explained theory

Daemon finds an egg, Aemond makes a toast. Vaemond lost his head. But none compare to Bubba going full #TeamGreen / #TeamGreen. HOUSE OF THE DRAGON: Season 1, Episode 8 'The Lord of the Tides' is based on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga and HBO's Game of Thrones.#GameOfThrones #HouseOfTheDragon #HotD
Six years later. With the Driftmark succession suddenly critical, Rhaenyra attempts to strike a bargain with Rhaenys.
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The Lord of the Tides (2022)
Full Cast & Crew

Directed by
Geeta Vasant Patel

Writing Credits
George R.R. Martin ... (based on "Fire & Blood" by)

Ryan J. Condal ... (created by) &
George R.R. Martin ... (created by)

Eileen Shim ... (written for television by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Paddy Considine ... King Viserys I Targaryen
Matt Smith ... Prince Daemon Targaryen
Olivia Cooke ... Queen Alicent Hightower
Emma D'Arcy ... Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
Rhys Ifans ... Ser Otto Hightower
Eve Best ... Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
Fabien Frankel ... Ser Criston Cole
Sonoya Mizuno ... Mysaria
Graham McTavish ... Ser Harrold Westerling
Jefferson Hall ... Ser Tyland Lannister
Harry Collett ... Prince Jacaerys 'Jace' Velaryon
Tom Glynn-Carney ... Prince Aegon Targaryen
Ewan Mitchell ... Prince Aemond Targaryen
Bethany Antonia ... Lady Baela Targaryen
Phoebe Campbell ... Lady Rhaena Targaryen
Phia Saban ... Princess Helaena Targaryen
Elliot Grihault ... Prince Lucerys 'Luke' Velaryon
Bill Paterson ... Lord Lyman Beesbury
Anthony Flanagan ... Ser Steffon Darklyn
Wil Johnson ... Ser Vaemond Velaryon
Phil Daniels ... Maester Gerardys
Kurt Egyiawan ... Maester Orwyle
Paul Kennedy ... Lord Jasper 'Ironrod' Wylde
Luke Tittensor ... Ser Arryk Cargyll
Elliott Tittensor ... Ser Erryk Cargyll
Alexis Raben ... Talya
Jordon Stevens ... Elinda Massey
Max Wrottesley ... Ser Lorent Marbrand
Paul Hickey ... Lord Allun Caswell
Haqi Ali ... Maester Kelvyn
Maddie Evans ... Dyana
Kieron Jecchinis ... Dragonsone Elder


Produced by
Ryan J. Condal ... executive producer (showrunner)
Charmaine De Grate ... co-executive producer
Jocelyn Diaz ... executive producer
Pam Fitzgerald ... co-producer
Gabe Fonseca ... supervising producer
Toby Ford ... co-producer
Vince Gerardis ... executive producer
Hannah Godwin ... co-producer
David Hancock ... co-executive producer
Sara Hess ... executive producer
Kevin Lau ... producer
George R.R. Martin ... executive producer
Íde O'Rourke ... associate producer
Megan Ott ... associate producer
Ira Parker ... co-executive producer
Tim Porter ... co-producer
Alexis Raben ... producer
Miguel Sapochnik ... executive producer (showrunner)
Ron Schmidt ... executive producer
Richard Sharkey ... consulting producer
Eileen Shim ... co-producer
Karen Wacker ... producer
Peter Welter Soler ... line producer: Spain Unit
Greg Yaitanes ... co-executive producer

Music by
Ramin Djawadi

Cinematography by
Catherine Goldschmidt

Film Editing by
Chris Hunter

Casting By
Kate Rhodes James

Production Design by
Jim Clay

Art Direction by
Andrew Ackland-Snow
Sarah Bicknell ... set dec art director
Dan Clay
Fernando Contreras Díaz
Antonio Calvo Domínguez ... supervising art director: Spain (as Antonio Calvo-Dominguez)
Philip Elton ... senior art director
Lydia Farrell ... standby art director
Emma Goodwin
Dominic Masters ... supervising art director
Ricardo Molina ... (props)
Stephen Swain
Nick Wilkinson ... senior art director
Thomas Wingrove ... vfx art director

Set Decoration by
Claire Nia Richards ... (set decoration)

Costume Design by
Jany Temime