‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Trailer: Emma D’Arcy Battles Olivia Cooke for the Iron Throne

Samantha Bergeson

14 May 2024 at 11:21 am·2-min read

“House of the Dragon” Season 2 is about to soar onto screens soon.

After Season 2 was first unveiled at CCXP in Sao Paolo in December 2023 with a teaser, and later released viral dueling trailers, the season of the dragon is almost upon audiences. Season 2 will not have a time jump like in Season 1, and instead solely focus on former besties turned step-family Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) as they both battle for the Iron Throne.

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Per the official synopsis, after the death of King Viserys I (Paddy Considine), an undeniable rift has grown between his daughter Rhaenyra (D’Arcy) and wife Alicent (Cooke), after their close friendship as teenagers. A rift that’s now a full-blown civil war.

The series is based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” and is set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones.”

In addition to Cooke and D’Arcy, fellow returning cast members include Matt Smith, 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.

New cast members and characters are Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong, Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew as Hugh, Tom Bennett as Ulf, Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark, and Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne.

Co-creator Ryan Condal returns as showrunner, but sans Miguel Sapochnik who is now just an executive producer. Author Martin is billed as a co-creator and executive producer, with Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Loni Peristere, and Vince Gerardis also executive producing.

“House of the Dragon” Season 2 premieres June 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. Check out the trailer below.

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