The 11th Doctor Was a Game of Thrones Fan
Before signing on, Doctor Who star Matt Smith was a fan of the original show. When he was cast as House of the Dragon’s Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother to King Viserys and heir apparent to the throne, he revisited it to inform his take on the character. “It was a great source [of inspiration], which is a great source of entertainment,” he said. “Over the years, I watched Game of Thrones [as it came out], and it was a good reference point, but I did rewatch it with our show in mind. I think our show feels like an original world and an original time … we tried to do something original with it while delivering on the hits—the themes, I suppose—that existed in something like Game of Thrones.”
