Draft:House of the Dragon season 2

*House of the Dragon*
House of the Dragon
Season 2
	All Must Choose
Starring	Matt Smith; Emma D'Arcy; Rhys Ifans; Steve Toussaint; Eve Best; Sonoya Mizuno; Fabien Frankel; Olivia Cooke; Graham McTavish; Matthew Needham; Jefferson Hall; Harry Collett; Tom Glynn-Carney; Ewan Mitchell; Gayle Rankin; Simon Russell Beale; Freddie Fox; Abubakar Salim;
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	HBO
Season chronology
	← Previous; House of the Dragon
	List of episodes

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The second season of the fantasy drama series House of the Dragon is expected to premiere on June 12th, 2024 and consist of eight episodes. Like the first season, it is expected to cover the events of the book Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin. This second season is expected to follow in the aftermath of the first season finale, in which Aegon II Targaryen was planted on the Iron Throne after Viserys' death and Aemond Targaryen accidentally killed Lucerys Velaryon.

The season was ordered on August 26, 2022, five days after the premiere of the series. Miguel Sapochnik, a showrunner on the first season, departed after the season, leaving Ryan Condal as the sole showrunner. The second season filmed from April to September 2023, filming alongside the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike due to its largely British cast working under British Equity rules.

Episodes[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by ^[1]	Written by ^[2]	Original air date
11	1	TBA	Alan Taylor	Ryan Condal	2024 (2024)

Cast and characters[edit]

Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
Emma D'Arcy as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower
Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole
Olivia Cooke as Queen / Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower
Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling
Matthew Needham as Lord Larys Strong
Jefferson Hall as identical twins Lord Jason and Ser Tyland Lannister
Harry Collett as Jacaerys "Jace" Velaryon
Tom Glynn-Carney as King Argon II Targaryen
Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen
Phia Saban as Princess / Queen Halaena Targaryen
Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen
Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen
Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers
Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong
Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower
Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull

Production[edit]

Casting[edit]

It is expected that the majority of the cast from the first season will return from the second. On April 24, 2023, Gayle Rankin, Simon Russell Beale, Freddie Fox, and Abubakar Salim were announced to be joing the series as Alys Rivers, Ser Simon Strong, Ser Gwayne Hightower, and Alyn of Hull, respectively.

Filming[edit]

Filming began on April 11, 2023, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Watford, England.^[3] By May 18, 2023, filming had commenced in Cáceres, Spain. On July 14, the Screen Actors Guild went on strike, however the largely British cast of House of the Dragon were working under British Equity rules, meaning they were required to complete filming on the series. Filming had wrapped by September 29, over a month before the strike ended on November 9.

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References[edit]

^ Steve Toussaint [@thegenuinetoussaint] (November 20, 2023). "And we're done! These are the numbers…. #HOTD" – via Instagram.
^ "House of the Dragon". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ Maas, Jennifer (2023-11-02). "'House of the Dragon' Season 2 to Premiere in Early Summer 2024, First Trailer Screens for Press". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-02.

[S2Directors-1] Steve Toussaint [@thegenuinetoussaint] (November 20, 2023). "And we're done! These are the numbers…. #HOTD" – via Instagram.

[WGA-2] "House of the Dragon". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[3] Maas, Jennifer (2023-11-02). "'House of the Dragon' Season 2 to Premiere in Early Summer 2024, First Trailer Screens for Press". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-02.

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