‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Confirmed for June 

The eagerly anticipated ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 is set to make its debut on HBO in June, according to J.B. Perrette, the streaming and gaming chief at Warner Bros. Discovery. While the exact premiere date wasn’t disclosed during an interview at Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media and Telecom conference, this announcement provides the most detailed information about the release window so far. 

HBO’s Casey Bloys hinted at an “early summer” release in November, and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav mentioned “next quarter” during the Q4 earnings call on 23rd February.

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Adapted from George R.R. Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones’ book ‘Fire & Blood,’ ‘House of the Dragon’ explores the Targaryen dynasty’s history in the fictional continent of Westeros. Set nearly 200 years before ‘Game of Thrones’ and around a century after the Targaryens unified the Seven Kingdoms, the series has garnered significant attention.

The returning cast for Season 2 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. Notable newcomers announced are Abubakar Salim, Gayle Rankin, Freddie Fox and Simon Russell Beale.

The first season, consisting of 10 episodes, aired from 21st August to 23rd October 2022, and received an early renewal after its series premiere broke HBO’s ratings records. Filming for Season 2 commenced on 11th April 2023, at Warner Bros.’ Leavesden Studios, unaffected by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, thanks to completed scripts before filming began.

–Farheen Ali