Ahead of House of the Dragon's Season 3, Episode 6, actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth spoke to Collider about playing the real Daeron Targaryen, whose identity was concealed for much of the show's marketing. The episode confirms Ormund Hightower's scheme, revealed after Alicent immediately spots a decoy imposter posing as her son, setting up Daeron as a potential rival claimant to Rhaenyra's throne.

In the interview, Ainsworth discusses how Daeron's dynamic with the domineering Ormund contrasts with his more brotherly bond with the returning Gwayne, played by Freddie Fox, and how this tension reflects the wider Targaryen-Hightower conflict. He also reveals that stunt training undertaken for House of the Dragon helped prepare him for his upcoming role as Link in the forthcoming Legend of Zelda film adaptation, marking a second connection between the two franchises via the actor.