The primary teaser for Home of the Dragon season 2 has taken off – and it guarantees to ship a fiery and bloody struggle between the rival factions of Home Targaryen.
In reality, the primary official footage of the most effective Max reveals’ second season teases a suspenseful second outing for Recreation of Thrones prequel collection. In it, we see Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower collect their troops, allies and fire-breathing winged beasts to rain down terror on their enemies, and we anticipate lots of the present’s new and returning characters to be caught within the crossfire as the enduring Dance of the Dragons actually get going.
The trailer additionally confirms what we already knew about Home of the Dragon Season 2’s launch window – ie. that it’ll arrive in the summertime of 2024 (that is autumn 2024, for everybody south of the equator). Sadly, a Max press launch did not present additional particulars on what to anticipate from the story, so we’ll have to attend for extra to emerge nearer to launch.
Home of the Dragon season 2 was one of many few TV reveals not affected by the 2023 writers’ strike, which suggests it is positively on observe for a mid-2024 launch as nicely. Collectively along with his fantasy cousin Rings of energy season 2, which can additionally arrive on Prime Video in 2024, Home of the Dragon was capable of proceed filming amid the bitter writers’ strike as a result of it was shot in Britain and its forged is basically made up of British actors who should not a part of the Display screen Actors Guild – also called the actors’ union, which additionally strike in 2023.
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Along with revealing Season 2’s first teaser, HBO additionally confirmed a bunch of latest characters that may seem within the Home of the Dragon subsequent time.
Based on the identical Max pressbrasion, Clinton Liberty (Pink alternative) will play Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna (Youngsters of males) aboard as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew (Warrior) will painting a generally known as Hugh, Tom Bennett (Samples) is a part of the forged as Ulf, Tom Taylor (Love at first sight) stars as Lord Cregan Stark, and Vincent Regan (300) debuts as Ser Rickard Thorne.
That contingent joins different Season 2 newcomers beforehand confirmed to seem, together with Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower and Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Sturdy.
Not like its 10-episode ancestors, Home of the Dragon Season 2 will solely embrace eight episodes. Nonetheless, will probably be proven completely on Max within the US (as season 1 did), in addition to Sky within the UK and Binge/Foxtel in Australia. When you await its arrival, learn our ideas on 5 large questions the season must resolve after its predecessor’s finale.
