The House of the Dragon season 3 cast has added James Norton, who will play Ormund Hightower. Who is Ormund, and what is his significance?The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

The Hightower family tree has grown a new branch with news from Variety that James Norton is joining House of the Dragon as Ormund Hightower, the first cousin of Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and the nephew of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans).

Last we heard of him, Ormund was assembling his forces to confront Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) in season 2’s lukewarm finale. His army was on the march accompanied by Daeron Targaryen’s new dragon, Tessarion.

Even though the second season hasn't matched the record-breaking numbers of the first season, which premiered with 9.986 million viewers in the summer of 2022, the continuous rise in viewership is a positive sign,