The prequel to Game of Thrones, the Family of Dragons, once crushed HBO Max.

CTOnews.com, August 22 (Xinhua)-- the first episode of Game of Thrones prequel, the Family of Dragons, was launched today by HBO Max, which crushed HBO Max App.

HBO Max said millions of HBO Max subscribers successfully watched the show the night it was released. As a large number of users flocked to HBO Max App, some users encountered problems that could not be played, and officials said please try to close the app and restart it.

CTOnews.com learned that the show, adapted from George R R Martin's "Fire and Blood", is set 200 years before Game of Thrones and tells the story of the Targaryen family, which will include the Civil War "Blood Dragon Dance." The show stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith (Doctor who), Olivia Cook, Emma Darcy, Steve Toussaint (Doctor who), Eve Best, Mizuno Sonoya, Fabian Frankel and Reese Evans. Matt Smith, who once played Doctor who, will play a prince of Targaryen.

IGN rated the show 8 points. At present, some netizens complain that the cast of the show is poor, and the appearance of the actors is much lower than that of Game of Thrones.

Official role poster: