Overview

• Season 2 of 'House of the Dragon' is set to premiere in summer 2024, featuring a total of eight episodes.
• The new season will see Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower engage in a violent family war fronted by their dragons, following the tragic death of Rhaenyra’s son, Prince Lucerys 'Luke' Velaryon.
• The season 2 trailer teases a brutal and merciless war between the Targaryens and the Hightowers, with a particular focus on the event known as 'Blood and Cheese', which fans are dreading.
• Returning cast members include Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans, with newcomers including Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark.
• The series, based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood book, is set 200 years before Game of Thrones, focusing on the glory days of House Targaryen.