Will ‘House of the Dragon’ Have an Opening Title Sequence?

When House of the Dragon premiered last night on HBO Max, fans noticed the Game of Thrones prequel series appeared to be missing a key element: an opening title sequence. The show, whose predecessor was known for its epic and beloved opening, simply showed a logo for a couple of seconds before kicking off the series premiere.

The puzzling choice was explained to Vulture as an intentional creative decision, with an insider telling the outlet the the House of the Dragon creators wanted to present “a cold opening of sorts” to audiences. In other words, the no theme song for the Targaryens — well, for this week, anyway.

House of the Dragon co-creators Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik told Entertainment Tonight their show would have a proper opening sequence, fans will just have to wait for it.

Condal and Sapochnik told ET the House of Dragon theme song and opening credits will be unveiled for the first time in episode 2, explaining “it was a creative choice,” to leave them out of the series premiere.

“It seemed important that once the curtain went up so to speak, having a title sequence felt like an indulgence,” they told ET. “We wanted to get on and tell the story.”

The House of the Dragon creators didn’t spill much else to ET, but the outlet reports that Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi is once again contributing music to the new HBO series, although it remains to be seen if he’ll write House of the Dragon‘s opening score.

Opening sequence mystery aside, House of the Dragon is already pulling in rave reviews, with Decider’s Meghan O’Keefe writing in her House of the Dragon review that the “magical miracle” series “feels more Game of Thrones than even Game of Thrones.”

See for yourself and watch the first episode of House of the Dragon now on HBO Max. Tune in for new episodes of House of the Dragon Sundays at 9/8c on HBO and HBO Max.