Watch House of the Dragon and stream the Game of Thrones prequel for less

HBO and HBO Max | from $9.99 a month
If you want to watch House of the Dragon in America, you simply have to be on board with HBO or HBO Max.

Away from cable TV, HBO Max is your friend and the best way to watch the Thrones prequel. Subs have two tiers: there's the ads-included level which starts at $9.99 a month or $100 for a year; and the ads-free variant, which starts at $14.99 a month or $150 a year subscription tier and gets you 4K content too.

The latter's annual plan is a sure-fire way to get good value by going big too as this saves you 16% and bags you what is effectively two free months of the service in one fell swoop.

Sky | Various packages
Folks in the UK will have to look to Sky for the best place to watch House of the Dragon. Existing subscribers can use Sky Go, while potential new customers can browse the best of the provider's best deals to look for a way in.

For information and important reference, House of the Dragon premieres at 2am BST early on Monday morning in the UK so as to be at the same time as the US, but it will then be repeated in the 9pm slot every Monday evening for those who can't stay up later every Sunday night. 

If a whole new television service seems a bit over the top then you could consider Now (previously known as NowTV) and pick up an entertainment pass from £9.99.

Crave | From $9.99
House of the Dragon is on Crave in Canada so folks in that region will need to head over to that provider. 

You can go for one of two levels of Subscriptions to Crave which are separated by the 'Mobile' and 'Total' monikers. The Mobile sub is cheaper at $9.99 a month or $99.90 a year but - you guessed it - is made for just mobile devices. That means the Total sub level is like to appeal more; it starts at $19.99 a month, but at the time of writing there is a big deal on the annual sub which saves you $50 for your first year of Crave Total which might be just the ticket.

Episodes of House of the Dragon will air every Sunday from August 21 at 9pm ET/PT.

Binge | from AU$10 a month
From just 10 bucks a month, Binge has positioned itself very nicely for those interested in watching House of the Dragon in Australia - and there's a 14-day free trial on offer for new customers. However, it might also pay to look at those tiers up from the Basic one as they will offer a superior House of the Dragon experience in terms of resolution.

Away from Binge, Foxtel Now is another option for Australian folks. The is a bigger offering and gives you something like a full TV subscription experience with access to the like of HBO, Warner Bros, and more. Subs start at $25 a month, but, as ever, there's a free trial to get you going too.

And for reference, House of the Dragon will go live at 11am AEST every Monday, starting August 22.