House of the Dragon season two has arrived
It's already been confirmed for a third season
After Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon hit HBO Max back in August 2022, with ten episodes in total, it was no surprise bosses were quick to renew the popular show for a second series, and it's finally arrived.
The show, which was renewed for a THIRD season last week, is now available to watch on SKY and NOW, with new episodes arriving weekly. Take a look through everything we know about the new series.
When will House of the Dragon season 2 air?
Season two as now arrived, the first episode dropped on Monday 17th June 2024.
Episodes will be released weekly on Sky and NOW with UK viewers able to join the global excitement with each instalment available at the same time as the US at 2am.
How many episodes will it have?
Despite series one being made up 10 episodes, series two will only include eight.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the show's director Clare Kilner previously said: "With so much happening in every episode, and we have trouble, at times, bringing them down to one hour. Ryan's decision was to give it a good opening and a good ending, and they're jam-packed with emotional and visually exciting events."
Is there a trailer for series two?
The full length trailer for House of the Dragon series two was released on Tuesday 14th May, with the caption: 'Raise your banners. The official trailer is here'.
First-ever 'Duelling' trailers were released on Thursday 21st March with the captions: 'All must choose: Team Green or Team Black'.
Watch the official Green trailer below:
Watch the official Black trailer below:
A first-look trailer for series two of House of the Dragon was released in December 2023. The 90-second trailer seems to suggest 'many will die', with the first look images also suggesting that devastation is coming.
Rhaenys Targaryen says in the trailer: "There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin. And no war so bloody as a war between dragons."
Watch the series two teaser trailer below:
What is House of the Dragon about?
Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the first series was set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, telling the story of House Targaryen.
Without giving away too many spoilers, series two will focus on Dance of the Dragons, otherwise known as the Targaryen civil war.
Writer Sara Hess spoke to Variety last year where she hinted the final episode of series two could feature a very brutal scene from the books. She said: "We are currently writing the finale of season two. I don't think you will be disappointed."
Who’s in the cast?
There's a lot of returning cast members for series two, including:
Matt Smith
Olivia Cooke
Emma D’Arcy
Eve Best
Steve Toussaint
Fabien Frankel
Ewan Mitchell
Tom Glynn-Carney
Sonoya Mizuno
Rhys Ifans
Harry Collett
Bethany Antonia
Phoebe Campbell
Phia Saban
Jefferson Hall
Matthew Needham
A number of newcomers for series two have also been confirmed, including:
Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull
Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers
Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower
Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong
Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull,
Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome
Kieran Bew as Hugh
Tom Bennett as Ulf
Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark
Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne
What channel is it on?
Just like the first series, House of the Dragon series two will air on HBO Max, and Sky and NOW for UK viewers.
Where and when was it filmed?
After pre-production, filming for series two finally started in April 2023 at Leavesden Studios in the UK.
In May 2023, filming moved to Spain for a number of weeks, before the cast moved back to Leavesden Studios. It was then in June 2023 the cast moved to Wales for the second leg of filming.
In August 2023, production the moved to Surrey for outdoor filming, before filming wrapped at Leavesden Studios on 29th September 2023.
The show has now arrived, being released on 17th June 2024.
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