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"He held to his decision up until death and yet Alicent's son sits my throne. I mean to fight this war and win it." As House of the Dragon gears up for its long-awaited second season, two fiery new trailers for the HBO series dropped on Thursday. In early November, HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed that Season 2 of the fantasy drama series would premiere in “early summer” 2024. House of the Dragon debuted its first season in 2021 to strong ratings and critical acclaim.
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"The war will be fought, many will die, and the victor will eventually ascend the throne," says Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke). Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) and Corlys aka the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) will also be back. The teasers come just one day after the network unveiled a collection of character art teasing the tagline "All Must Choose." In the shots, each of the key players in the Targaryens' battle for the Iron Throne gazes ominously toward each other. The Green trailer begins with Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) reiterating her belief that her late husband, King Viserys, had wished for their son -- the now-King Aegon II (Glynn-Carney) -- to succeed him. Season 1 of House of the Dragon picked up eight Emmy nominations including Outstanding Drama Series (winning for its costumes) as it set up the story of House Targaryen almost 200 years before the events of GoT. House of the Dragon is a prequel to the Game of Thrones series and takes place nearly 200 years before the events of the 2011 show.
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In the wake of the Season 1 finale, in which Aemond murders Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys and his dragon, war is imminent in Westeros. The blacks and the greens are both gathering their forces, dragons and new allies to face off in a bloody, fiery battle to the death. In King’s Landing, young King Aegon is doubling down on his claim to the Iron Throne, which his half-sister Rhaenyra views as her rightful inheritance from their late father.
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New faces joining the series include Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark, Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew as Hugh Hammer, Tom Bennett as Ulf and Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne. Other newcomers are Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower and Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong. The cast also includes Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Phoebe Campbell, Bethany Antonia, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall and Matthew Needham. For more on the trailer and casting, EW's official Game of Thrones podcast West of Westeros makes an off-season return to dissect all the footage and new intel has to offer. It's a different trailer than the footage shown to press in New York City for a 2024 lookahead presentation at the start of November. The grief is all too visible on the ash-stained face of Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) as the rightful queen of the Iron Throne looks out solemnly at Dragonstone castle.
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The second season will depict the aftermath of this event and will majorly highlight Rhaenyra’s response to the loss of her offspring. The second season of the celebrated series was confirmed by its makers just five days after the premiere of the opening edition. Despite the quick renewal, the follow-up installment is set to be released a whole two years after its predecessors. Returning cast include Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno and Rhys Ifans, as well as Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall and Matthew Needham.
The trailers also tease a return to Winterfell, the snowy home of the Starks that is ruled over by Cregan Stark in the prequel. The Game of Thrones prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel, Fire & Blood, which is a history book recounting notable events in Westeros in the 200 years before the original series. One trailer focuses on Rhaenrya, Prince Daemon and their forces on Dragonstone, and the other is centered on the King’s Landing team of Alicent, her father Otto and her children King Aegon and Prince Aemond. Taking place 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” will officially mark the start of the Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen civil war.
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Meanwhile, her husband/uncle, the hot-headed Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), looks ready for revenge suited in his wartime armor. The new trailers ask fans to pick a side in the ongoing civil war between Green and Black Councils that are fighting for King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra, respectively. As each side believes theirs to be the rightful seat on the Iron Throne, the Green and Black trailers reflect those two perspectives in separate yet complementary halves of the same story. The opening chapter of the series successfully reimagined Westeros, as it would’ve existed under the Targaryens. Season two is set to build upon the narrative of its successor, which ended on a massive cliffhanger. The two Targaryen siblings, namely Rhaenyra and Aegon, were seemingly on the cusp of war until one of Rhaenyra’s sons was brutally murdered by Aegon’s brother.
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Previously announced newcomers are Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, and Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong. The previously announced season two cast includes Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower and Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong. Episode 1 of Season 1 drew nearly 10 million viewers, marking HBO’s biggest series premiere in history.
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'House of the Dragon' showrunner breaks down season 2's dueling trailers.
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The 10-episode first season of “House of the Dragon” aired from Aug. 21 to Oct. 23, 2022. The fantasy drama series is based on author George R.R. Martin’s book “Fire & Blood,” which details the history of House Targaryen. Season 1 followed Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) in her fight to be named the chosen heir of King Viserys I (Patty Considine) and the lead-up to the war of succession between the Targaryens. House of the Dragon Season 2 is a spin-off series in the popular Game of Thrones franchise, created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal. Serving as a prequel to the 2011 show, House of The Dragon draws inspiration from Martin’s 2018 book named Fire & Blood. Following the immense success of season one, its successor is set to drop later this year, with the majority of the cast returning to occupy their roles.
The trailer effectively serves as an announcement of war that is set to commence in the upcoming season. Following the death of her son, Rhaenyra Targaryen is seen contemplating the tragic incident out in the open. While every other character prepares for the fight, Princess Rhaenys’ words, foreshadowing the bloodbath that accompanies a battle between dragons, echo eerily in the background. When it first debuted, Season 1 of “House of the Dragon” drew nearly 10 million viewers, marking HBO’s biggest series premiere in history. The returning cast includes 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 and Matthew Needham.
Season 2 promises even more dragon warfare, as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower’s forces go head to head — well, dragon to dragon. The trailer shows Daemon Targaryen suiting up in his impressive armor, knights on horseback, soldiers burning alive and several of the main cast riding their dragons into battle. "There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin — and no war so bloody as a war between dragons." So warns Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) in the first-look trailer for House of the Dragon season 2, which returns to HBO next summer. In equally important fashion, showrunner Ryan Condal told The Hollywood Reporter last year that viewers will "meet five new dragons" this season. Season 2 returning cast includes Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional returning cast includes Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall and Matthew Needham.
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