Icon presents a watch-list of three shows you should watch this week.
If you’re looking for one show to watch, make it House of the Dragon. HBO’s epic fantasy series has returned for its third season and the long-simmering Targaryen civil war, the Dance of the Dragons, has finally erupted into the devastating conflict fans have been waiting for.
Picking up after Rhaenyra Targaryen’s dramatic capture of King’s Landing, Season 3 shifts from succession politics to the brutal realities of holding power. Emma D’Arcy, who plays Rhaenyra, delivers one of the show’s strongest performances yet as a queen discovering that winning the Iron Throne is only the beginning.
This victory has come at a great cost to both her and her former bestie, Alicent Hightower, the queen dowager. In fact, seeing their relationship and bond survive, no matter how fractured, despite the violence and loss they have both suffered, I’m inclined to believe this series is as much about friendship as it is about dragons, the corrupting nature of power and legacy.
From a brutal war for the Iron Throne to a haunting murder investigation and the rise of an underground gambling empire in Bombay, three series to watch out for deliver high-stakes drama, unforgettable performances and compelling storytelling
