Season 2 Is Coming — Here's What We Know About The Next Season Of "House Of The Dragon"
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House of the Dragon Season 2 is coming. If you're awaiting your return to Westeros, HBO's fantasy series is slated to return next year, and a lot is about to go down. The Emmy-nominated series is based on George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood, which chronicles the tumultuous rule of House Targaryen over the Seven Kingdoms.
Season 1 was set 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.
"We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with Season 1," said Francesca Orsi, Executive VP of HBO Programming, after the success of the show's initial premiere. "We couldn’t be more excited to continue bringing to life the epic saga of House Targaryen with Season 2."
Last season, we left off with a lot at stake. Following the death of King Viserys (played by the incomparable Paddy Considine), the Hightowers conspired to have Alicent's son, Aegon, crowned king, despite Viserys's wish to crown Rhaenyra.
A war is officially waging between those siding with King Aegon (the Greens) and those siding with Rhaenyra (the Blacks). In an effort to obtain more allies, Rhaenyra sends her sons to other kingdoms to do some negotiating.
During his journey, Rhaenyra's youngest son, Lucerys, encounters Aemond, who taunts and chases him mid-flight from the back of his dragon, Vhagar. Before Aemond can stop it, Vhagar swoops down and kills Lucerys, a tragedy that will inevitably lead to an even more brutal war between the Greens and the Blacks.
While we may have to wait to see more dragons on our screen, here's what we know about the next House of the Dragon installment so far:
1. Though we don't have an official release date, the show announced it was beginning production for the second season back in April. Despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors' strike, House of the Dragon is continuing to film, due to local UK regulations.
It's time to return to King's Landing.Season 2 of #HouseoftheDragon is now in production. pic.twitter.com/lGSQSq6oK9
— House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) April 11, 2023
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In October 2022, HBO Max chief Casey Bloys told Vulture that viewers can anticipate Season 2's release "sometime in 2024."
2.Fans can expect to meet five new dragons, according to the show's co-creator Ryan Condal. These majestic creatures will surely join the ranks of Vhagar, Syrax, Caraxes, and the other formidable dragons returning from Season 1.
It's not House of the Dragon without dragons, so I can only imagine what epic battle scenes will ensue! Last season, these creatures played a key role in some pretty major plot points, such as the showdown between Aemond and Lucerys in the final episode.
3.In addition to new dragons, Season 2 will introduce a batch of fresh characters. HBO has announced casting for four new roles: Ser Simon Strong (Simon Russell Beale), Ser Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox), Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin), and Alyn of Hull (Abubakar Salim).
Ser Simon Strong is the great-uncle to Lord Larys, Ser Gwayne Hightower is the brother of Queen Alicent, Rivers is a healer of Harrenhal, and Alyn is a Velaryon sailor.
4.Plenty of familiar faces will also return, including Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen, Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon II Targaryen, and Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower.
Sonoya Mizuno is also set to reprise her role as Mysaria, which is particularly interesting considering the character's alleged demise in Season 1.
5.Game of Thrones fans are in luck as HBO has said additional spin-offs are also in the works, including a show about Jon Snow, a prequel about Corlys Velaryon, a series about Princess Nymeria of House Martell, and others.
