Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy pictured in first images from Game Of Thrones prequel

House Of The Dragon is set 300 years before the events of Game Of Thrones and will tell the story of the despotic Targaryen family.

Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen (Ollie Upton/HBO)

Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy debut the striking white hair of the Targaryen family in the first images from Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon.

British stars Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans and Steve Toussaint also appear in character in the images released by HBO.