HBO has debuted a trailer and release date for the first new Game of Thrones series in three years, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The clip premiered at New York Comic Con on Oct. 9, teasing the six-episode season set to premiere Jan. 18. The series will star Peter …
Read More »Sophie Turner Says Social Media 'Almost Destroyed' Her as a Young Actress
Sophie Turner regrets being online after joining Game of Thrones as a teenager. The actress, who was 14 when she joined the cast as Sansa Stark, admitted that social media took a toll on her mental health during her early years as an actress. “I think social media was just …
Read More »Scientists Warn Dire Wolf Could Bring 'Unintended Consequences'
Earlier this week, Colossal Biosciences claimed that they’d brought the dire wolf back from extinction after some 12,000 years. They debuted photos of five-month-old Romulus and Remus, two fluffy, snow-white wolves that the company claims represent their first successful effort in “de-extincion.” The wolves, with longer, thicker, lighter-colored coats than …
Read More »12,000 Years Later, Dire Wolves Are Back
F rom certain angles, the white canids on the video call, chewing on branches in the grass, look like Samoyeds: huge, white, fluffy faces and big black noses. Just when you start considering what it might feel like to wrap your arms around them and bury your face in the …
Read More »HBO Teases New Seasons of 'The White Lotus,' 'The Last of Us'
HBO Max offered a peek at the forthcoming seasons of The White Lotus, The Last of Us, And Just Like That, and Hacks in a new trailer that aired Sunday night. The clip also teased the new Game of Thrones series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and Stephen King …
Read More »Peter Dinklage on His Brutal Western — and Why He Still Loves the 'Game of Thrones' Finale
As Game of Thrones‘ Tyrion Lannister, Peter Dinklage survived various near-death experiences almost exclusively via his wits —but in his new movie, the enjoyably dark Western The Thicket, he plays Reginald Jones, a bounty hunter who’s a lot less verbal, and a lot more comfortable wielding a knife. Juliette Lewis …
Read More »How to Watch 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Stream House of the Dragon on Max. The House of the Dragon Season 2 finale is almost (officially) here. In Season 1, House of the Dragon …
Read More »Is the Return of 'Shōgun' a Good Thing?
“Accepting death isn’t surrender. Flowers are only flowers because they fall.” This is Toda Mariko in the penultimate episode of Shōgun, FX’s epic adaptation of James Clavell’s novel about a civil war in feudal Japan. Mariko says this because (spoiler alert) she knows that she is the flower who is …
Read More »Amazon Drops Exclusive 'House of the Dragon' Monopoly Game: Here's How to Get a Copy Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. HBO’s hit series House of the Dragon is heating up for season two, and now, fans of the Game of Thrones prequel can take the thrills home with …
Read More »'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Repeats Same Thrills — and Mistakes — as Season 1
On House of the Dragon, there are prominent characters named Rhaenyra, Rhaenys, and Rhaena. There’s an Alicent and also an Alys. There are identical twins named Arryk and Erryk (both pronounced like “Eric”). There are references to multiple characters named Jaehaerys, and there’s also a Jacaerys, whose nickname is Jace, …
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