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House of the Dragon casting director Kate Rhodes James takes us through her casting process while sharing her foresights for each characters’ future on the show. From Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenerya and Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Kate breaks down the intricacies of creating the show’s vision through her stellar casting.

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  1. @Lit-NA

    August 2, 2024 at 2:05 pm

    Emma’s acting skills are indeed surreal. And as the casting director said it never felt like acting. They are truly majestic!

  2. @aben4628

    August 2, 2024 at 2:07 pm

    Bravo for your casting

  3. @kmabroukful

    August 2, 2024 at 2:10 pm

    them Emma is very confusing when she is referring to them , and I just don’t understand the ludacris behind this Shi%

  4. @lisabeth155

    August 2, 2024 at 2:10 pm

    Ewan is so fascinating incredible powerful iconic and talented af ❤❤ sadly under used in this show

  5. @nikitasingh0412

    August 2, 2024 at 2:14 pm

    i love Tom Glynn Carney’s portrayal of Aegon

  6. @btstrasharmyexo-lbaekiesha2776

    August 2, 2024 at 2:15 pm

    The entire cast is phenomenal but i will FOREVER praise the casting of Alicent and Aegon bc i don’t think it was intentional but Olivia and Tom look EXTREMELY similar like it literally looks like Aegon stole his mom’s entire face

  7. @tashfox12

    August 2, 2024 at 2:16 pm

    Everyone praises Ewan, he had lots of promotion and you’d think he has a really big role in the show and yet… He is barely on screen. Literally 1-2 minutes each episode with almost no dialogue or development. It’s so strange, I don’t understand this. Why would you waste such an interesting character with cool character design and his talented actor? Can someone please ask Ryan Condal?

    • @Em35nyc

      August 2, 2024 at 2:23 pm

      They’re obsessed with the rhaenicent dynamic. It needs to stop. Characters like aegon aemond helaena jace baela rhaena should have way more screen time. It should be an ensemble cast like GOT was but they are obsessed with rhaenyra alicent, and daemon, although his season two storyline is also boring. Basically the writing is bad and that’s why certain characters aren’t getting the focus they should be getting.

    • @tashfox12

      August 2, 2024 at 2:44 pm

      ​@Em35nyc this is so ridiculous. I wish the showrunners and HBO would get more backlash on this so they’d actually change something. They don’t let their younger cast shine and only focus on the older generation characters who don’t even do anything most of the time and the second season dragged so much. It’s just so boring and annoying that I stopped watching.

  8. @user-hg3iv5hy3s

    August 2, 2024 at 2:20 pm

    Casting is definitely on point

  9. @maksimnikiforovski2034

    August 2, 2024 at 2:26 pm

    Great video, but why is this lady shocked by Milly’s apartment? Why is she judging her?

    • @Em35nyc

      August 2, 2024 at 3:32 pm

      Yeah kinda weird/rude. There’s a video Milly did a few months giving a house tour of her mom’s place in Australia, that must be where she did the audition based on the descriptions here and in the house tour video.

  10. @Luna_Sutton

    August 2, 2024 at 2:31 pm

    Millys audition being chaotic is so on brand

  11. @OmegaSupreme989

    August 2, 2024 at 2:34 pm

    don’t forget to make a video about how bad ep 8 is

    • @queenxx1690

      August 2, 2024 at 2:41 pm

      yes it is bad

  12. @ashleydalton4857

    August 2, 2024 at 2:37 pm

    This perspecive is so appreciated!! I reckon HotD will go down as one of the best examples of casting in history.

  13. @rahmatmanurung8133

    August 2, 2024 at 2:37 pm

    The Green siblings trio casting are the best ❤ Ewan, Phia, Tom.

  14. @miru6005

    August 2, 2024 at 2:45 pm

    Tbh, I’m really interested how does one become a casting director, like what route do you have to take to get to be one, to be able to choose and literally give an actor a carrier and legacy if you hit the jackpot

  15. @13thTreasure

    August 2, 2024 at 2:48 pm

    I wish they gave more screen time to ewan. I got invested in the show because of his character Aemond and how captivating his performance is. Brilliant casting nevertheless 👏👏👏

  16. @targlife2979

    August 2, 2024 at 2:54 pm

    Emmas’ easily my favourite actor on this show and that’s saying a lot since almost all these actors are so talented.

  17. @aryad2334

    August 2, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    Ewan steals the show every time he’s on screen even without speaking. it’s a shame that he has so little screen time even though Aemond is the most interesting character and the one who is carrying the whole season on his back with just few scenes. they destroyed the whole dynamic of team black vs team green, now is everyone vs aemond. at least give him more screen time, he deserves it

  18. @Eli-kq7qt

    August 2, 2024 at 3:12 pm

    I enjoyed the interview that she gave, but who is Daemon’s aunt that she was referring to?

  19. @18thealien

    August 2, 2024 at 3:12 pm

    Having read Fire & Blood seeing the casting announcements for this show was insane, every single one was just perfect.

  20. @ericaschannel2599

    August 2, 2024 at 3:15 pm

    It’s the worst show ever it’s nothing like got

  21. @pchygrl17

    August 2, 2024 at 3:24 pm

    Loved this video sooooo much!!! Truly amazing casting, Love this cast!

  22. @Pst1432

    August 2, 2024 at 3:38 pm

    Indeed. Having the adults versions of Rhaenyra and Alicent have such chemistry is such luck! The few moments they’ve been together have been amazing

  23. @jackiem3516

    August 2, 2024 at 3:40 pm

    Love the whole cast and thought each are perfect for their roles but it’s really cool to see how far Olivia has come after first seeing her in Bates Motel almost 10 years ago!

  24. @hh-ug4ki

    August 2, 2024 at 3:41 pm

    Alicent “a lamb to the slaughter” WELL YES. i feel vindicated as an “Alicent is a lamb” truther!

  25. @drummertp12

    August 2, 2024 at 3:43 pm

    I always thought that storyboard artists, costume designers, concept artists and prop departments dont get enpugh credit and now im going to add casting directors to that list. All of these are immensely important for a show to succeed.

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