Season 2 of House of the Dragon is now confirmed to be premiering in June 2024.
Previously, there were reports that the second season of House of the Dragon was planned for a Summer 2024 premiere on HBO and Max. Per Variety, it’s now been revealed that Season 2 will premiere in June. This is the most information yet that has been given about the Game of Thrones prequel show’s return, though a specific day of the month has not yet been named. The June 2024 window was confirmed by Warner Bros. Discovery’s J.B. Perrette during an interview on Monday at Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media, and Telecom conference.
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Season 1 of House of the Dragon debuted in August 2022 and was wrapped up with its 10-episode run by October of that year. Fans have been patiently waiting ever since to see where the story might go next. It had been expected from almost the start that a second season would be made, as the renewal news came just one week after the show’s premiere. Whether it will have a similar run as its predecessor remains to be seen, though the show has been off to a great start with high ratings and positive reviews.
House of the Dragon 2 Could Have Had a Longer Wait
While there has been a wait for Season 2, it could have been even longer if the show fell victim to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023. Season 2 started filming in April 2023, but it was unaffected by the WGA strike, as the scripts had already been finished by the time the strike began the following month. It was also unaffected by the SAG-AFTRA strike because the show is an Equity UK contract production.
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One big change for the new season is a shake-up that happened behind the scenes. The first season of the Game of Thrones spinoff was developed with Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal serving as co-showrunners, but it was announced ahead of the second season’s production that Sapochnik would not be returning for Season 2. Condal would then step up as the sole showrunner of the series.
House of the Dragon stars Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel, Olivia Cooke, Graham McTavish, Matthew Needham, Jefferson Hall, and Harry Collett.
Season 1 of House of the Dragon is streaming on Max, while Season 2 will premiere in June.
Source: Variety
House of the Dragon
Two centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone.
- Release Date
- August 21, 2022
- Cast
- Jefferson Hall , Eve Best , David Horovitch , Paddy Considine , Ryan Corr , Bill Paterson , Fabien Frankel , Graham McTavish , Olivia Cooke , Gavin Spokes , Sonoya Mizuno , Steve Toussaint , Matt Smith , Matthew Needham , Rhys Ifans , Emma D’Arcy , Milly Alcock
- Franchise
- Game of Thrones
- Characters By
- George R. R. Martin
- Cinematographer
- Alejandro Martinez, Catherine Goldschmidt, Pepe Avila del Pino, Fabian Wagner
- Creator
- George R. R. Martin, Ryan J. Condal
- Distributor
- Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
- Filming Locations
- Spain, England, Portugal, California
- Main Characters
- Queen Alicent Hightower, Ser Harrold Westerling, Lord Corlys Velaryon, Grand Maester Mellos, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Ser Criston Cole, Lord Lyonel Strong, Ser Otto Hightower, Lord Jason Lannister/Ser Tyland Lannister, King Viserys I Targaryen, Mysaria, Lord Lyman Beesbur, Prince Daemon Targaryen, Ser Harwin Strong, Princess Rhaenys Velaryon, Larys Strong
- Production Company
- Bastard Sword, Cross Plains Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO
- Sequel
- Game of Thrones
- Sfx Supervisor
- Michael Dawson
- Story By
- George R. R. Martin
- Number of Episodes
- 10
- Network
- HBO Max
- Streaming Service(s)
- Max
