All the House of the Dragon Season 2 news we’ve heard so far

Similar to game of Thronesthe end of house of the dragon Season 1 was recorded with a common chorus: When is season 2? Thankfully, HBO has been a little more transparent about its plans house of the dragon Season 2 – there will definitely be one from there. This isn’t quite a “You don’t know Jon Snow” situation.

Here’s the latest news, release info, and plot details house of the dragon Season 2. Expect updates, cast shakes, and dragon swagger. And maybe George RR Martin with a few words hype (but if you search The Winds of Winter Updates, Godspeed).

When will House of the Dragon season 2 premiere on HBO?

house of the dragon received the green light for the second season in August after the first episode. 20 million viewers of the premiere on all platforms were enough to prove it game of Thrones The fever had not abated since the 2019 flagship series finale.

HBO is notorious for showing the first seasons of major shows and then dormant for a full two years — behold western world — and the gap in between house of the dragon Seasons 1 and 2 could be substantial. A recent report from Spanish newspaper Hoy indicated that HBO would return to King’s Landing’s backup city of Cáceres next spring, and filming of the new season would begin in April or May 2023. War Together, one assumes house of the dragon Season 2 is likely to come in 2024.

Who’s back in the House of the Dragon season 2 cast?

While HBO has yet to confirm the cast of actors for Season 2, source material from George RR Martin suggests future seasons will not make the kind of time jumps that defined Season 1. So expect Matt Smith as Daemon, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon and Eve Best as Rhaenys, Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon II, and Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen.

As for the new characters, Martin has already confirmed one: Daeron Targaryen, Viserys and Alicent’s fourth child, who appears to have been in Oldtown throughout Season 1 and “we just didn’t have the time to work on him this season.” , Martin said in a blog from early October.

Who isn’t back?

Aside from the cast members who have aged or died over the course of the first season, the main absences come along house of the dragon Season 2 is actually behind the camera: Miguel Sapochnik, the thrones Principal director who rose to co-run house of the dragon with writer Ryan Condal, announced in late August that he would not be returning for Season 2. Another one instead thrones Veteran Alan Taylor has stepped in to fill the role of producer-director for the second season.

What will happen in House of the Dragon Season 2?

Martin’s readers Fire & Blood know where things are going, but let’s just say we expect lots of green, lots of black, and lots of dragon wars. As for the ins and outs of Season 2, the final few episodes suggest the action will expand beyond the walls of King’s Landing and into familiar Westeros territory.

Fancy a deeper dive? Beware of mild spoilers:

How many seasons will House of the Dragon run?

The most important thing Martin revealed in anticipation of the season one finale was how long he, Condal, and HBO planned to keep the Targaryen storyline going. In a blog, Martin stated that the current plan has four seasons in total, with three more depicting the epic war that will shape the Westeros fans they know about game of Thrones (but it can also be completely different). Martin confirmed that each season would get 10 hour-long episodes.

And the other Game of Thrones spinoffs?

While we patiently wait house of the dragon To return, we’re also patiently awaiting the handful of other Westeros adventures currently in development at HBO. What’s on the note? There’s this Jon Snow series that Kit Harington is dying to do; Ten thousand ships, a prequel set 1,000 years before Thrones and telling the story of Princess Nymeria, the founder of Dorne; a long-awaited adaptation of The Tales of Dunk and Egg; and a number of potential animated one-offs and/or spin-offs. Nothing beyond that house of the dragon was officially announced, so if you thought we might get more thrones before 2024…well, be patient. And just be happy house of the dragon turned out so good.