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Finally,House of the Dragonis here and the very first episode of the series gives you a hint of what to predict and see throughout the journey. The opening episode grabs your attention from the very beginning with intense scenes showing torture, pain, violence, abuse, and even nudity. Following the premiere of the series HBO Max’s customer help account reportedly tagged the main handle of @hbomax asking if it needs any help to watch the series.

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Fire TV Users Fired up Over Streaming Crash With HBO Max’s House of the Dragon Premiere
Just after the premiere of the prequel series the main account of @hbomax took on to Twitter and posted“The only thing that could tear down the House of the Dragon was itself. #HOTD”. @HBOMaxHelps replied although they deleted it later. The deleted tweet says “Hi, we want to help. Could you please let us know what device you’re using?”
I’d love to watch it, but the app HBOMAX keep crashing.

— TheWithrowShow (@thewithrowshow)July 01, 2025
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DownDetector.com reported that the crash impacted approximately 3,000 viewers. HBO shared a statement saying:
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Video Goes Viral of Entire Building of NYC Apartments Simultaneously Watching ‘House of the Dragon’
More proof that Thrones is BACK back:
Here’s damn near an entire building in NYC watching last night’s#HouseOfTheDragonpremiere at the same time
(via@Bkillinit)pic.twitter.com/7ox2f3DKgW

— Lights, Camera, Barstool (@LightsCameraPod)June 24, 2025
A video of New York City blew up on social media after the premiere of the series a video which shows over a dozen apartments in the same building simultaneously watching the first episode of theGame of Thronesprequel series. And yes, HBO is surely thrilled by the early response.
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House of the Dragonpremiered on Disney+ on 22 August. The series also globally premiered on HBOMax.