Emily Carey dons racy cut-out dress as she joins Matt Smith at House of the Dragon European premiere

They are set to thrill Game Of Thrones fans later this month as its prequel series finally hits screens after much anticipation.  

And House of the Dragon star Emily Carey ensured she also wowed fans before her debut in the show as she donned a racy cut-out dress at the European premiere in Amsterdam on Thursday.

The actress, 19, joined dapper co-star Matt Smith, 39, and the rest of the cast as they posed for snaps ahead of the show’s long-awaited release.

Emily, who will star as the younger Alicent Hightower, looked incredible as she flashed her toned midriff beneath the cut-out satin dress, which she teamed with barely-there silver heels.

The beauty swept her raven tresses into a sleek bun, while she highlighted her features with a glam make-up palette.

Meanwhile, Matt, who portrays Prince Daemon, cut a sharp figure in a grey suit and shirt, finished off with smart black shoes.

The duo looked in great spirits as they joined the rest of the cast and crew for a group photo, as the countdown continues for the House of the Dragon’s release date. 

The dragons return as the series will focus on House Targaryen and their reign in Westeros 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. 

The ten-episode spin-off will show the bitter and brutal civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.

The HBO series was created by GOT author George R.R. Martin and is based on his book Fire & Blood. 

Helping create the series are showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, a director on GOT.

The first teaser trailer was dropped in May 2022, three years on from the finale, The Iron Throne, of GOT. 

HBO released the official trailer for House of the Dragon two months later, giving fans a proper insight into what to expect. 

Paddy Considine will play King Viserys I, the head of the Targaryen family. Emmy D’Arcy will be Princess Rhaenrya, Viserys’ first child and his heir apparent, and Matt Smith will be Prince Daemon, Viserys’ younger brother.

There are also non-Targaryen cast members in the key cast including, Rhys Ifans who will portray Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King; Olivia Cooke will be Otto’s daughter, Lady Alicent Hightower (who in the book, becomes Queen when she marries Viserys); and Fabien Frankel will be Ser Criston Cole, a knight who loves Princess Rhaenrya. 

Meanwhile, Milly Alcock will play a Young Rhaenyra  while Emily Carey will portray a Young Alicent.

Completing the cast are Sonyo Mizuno, who will play Mysaria, Prince Daemon’s lover, and Eve Best and Steve Toussaint, who will portray married royals Princess Rhaenys Velaryon and Lord Corlys Velaryon.

The Velaryons are a notable change from the book, in the adaptation, they are wealthy Black rulers. 

Co-showrunner Ryan Condal explained to Entertainment Weekly: ‘It was very important for Miguel [Sapochnik] and I to create a show that was not another bunch of white people on the screen.

‘We wanted to find a way to put diversity in the show, but we didn’t want to do it in a way that felt like it was an afterthought or, worse, tokenism.’

According to The Hollywood Reporter viewers can expect several multi-year jumps throughout House of the Dragon unlike GOT which is the story of a royal family gone mad with power and wealth. 

House of Dragons, according to Miguel, follows four different characters trying to claim the throne. 

He said: ‘There’s the king, his brother, the king’s daughter and her best friend. Then the best friend becomes the king’s wife and thereby the queen.’ 

Essentially the story is, what if your best friend hooks up with your dad?, which wouldn’t exactly raise eyebrows with the Targaryen’s  who are use to incest.

The Iron Thone-hungry characters conspire to rule after the death of people-pleasing King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine).

Viserys planned on having his first-born child – Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) – become the Seven Kingdoms’ first queen regnant.

But Viserys’ hell-raising brother Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and a slew of other men in power have other ideas in the series, which has a decade time jump halfway through.

Princess Rhaenys Velaryon (Eve Best) – who was passed over as queen by her cousin Viserys – warns Rhaenyra: ‘A woman would not inherit the Iron Throne because that is the order of things.’

Rhaenyra defiantly replies in the trailer: ‘When I am queen, I will create a new order.’ 

Emilia Clarke will not be reprising her role as Daenerys Targaryen. As the show is set centuries before the events of GOT, her character doesn’t make sense to be in the plot 

House of Dragons will hit viewers screens on August 21 on HBO.