Two totally different series are now before the cameras for HBO. Press releases for both HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE prove that each series has something new to offer at some point down the line. Here are the details.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON – Production has commenced on the eight-episode third season of HBO Original drama series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON in the United Kingdom. Logline: Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen. Season 3 returning cast: Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim. Season 3 new cast: Tommy Flanagan as Lord Roderick Dustin and Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly. Previously announced new season three cast includes James Norton as Ormund Hightower.
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE – The HBO Original series LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE has begun filming its second season, which will continue to tell the story of love and struggle, rich in traditional flavors, set during the Mexican Revolution. Based on the celebrated novel by Laura Esquivel, in its first season, the HBO Original series LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE became the most-watched Latin American content on Max globally and was among the top three most-watched series on the platform during its premiere month. Returning cast includes Irene Azuela as Mamá Elena; Azul Guaita as Tita; Ana Valeria Becerril as Rosaura, Tita’s sister and love rival; Andrea Chaparro as the brave Gertrudis, Tita’s half-sister; Andrés Baida is Pedro Múzquiz, Tita’s eternal lover; Ángeles Cruz as Nacha, the cook and Tita’s mentor; Francisco Angelini as Dr. Brown; Louis David Horné as the battle-hardened Juan Alejandrez; Mauricio García Lozano as Don Pedro Múzquiz; and Ari Brickman as Don Felipe Múzquiz.
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