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The showrunners for upcoming Game of Thrones<\/a> spin-off House of the Dragon<\/a> have revealed the series will include a time-jump structure \u2013 not unlike that seen in The Crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal explained during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that the series will start with its two female leads as teens before jumping forward 10 years in the middle of the first season, with young stars Emily Carey and Milly Alcock replaced by Olivia Cooke and Emma D\u2019Arcy.<\/p>\n And that will be the first of many time jumps in the debut run, although the same actors \u2013 Paddy Considine and Matt Smith \u2013 will play the male leads throughout.<\/p> \u201cThis is how you tell this story correctly,\u201d explained Condol. \u201cWe\u2019re telling a story of a generational war. We set everything up so by the time that first sword stroke falls, you understand all the players.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer admitted that he was \u201cnervous\u201d about the ambitious structure but added that those doubts had now been cast to one side.<\/p>\n \u201cNow that I\u2019ve seen the result, I feel really good about it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The series is set to launch in August, and fans were treated to an epic new trailer<\/a> earlier this week that sees King Viserys Targaryen (Considine) decide to appoint a new successor to the Iron Throne, sparking a war between his younger brother Prince Daemon Targaryen (Smith), and his daughter Princess Rhaenyra (D\u2019Arcy).<\/p>\n