‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Trailer Warns of a ‘Bloody’ War

Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon will dive into an epic civil battle, the season 2 trailer revealed.

HBO launched the first teaser for the second season of House of the Dragon throughout the community’s CCXP23 panel in São Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday, December 2. The one-minute trailer contains a number of dramatic clips of our favourite characters in Westeros.

It’s been greater than a 12 months since the present debuted, so let’s keep in mind that the first season of the drama (which follows the Targaryen household 200 years earlier than the occasions in Game of Thrones) left off with chaos following King Viserys’ (Paddy Considine) dying. Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) helped her son Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynne-Carney) usurp the Iron Throne. His half-sister (and Alicent’s former finest buddy) Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) needed to keep away from a battle and negotiate along with her youthful brother regardless of Viserys clearly naming her his inheritor. However, Lucerys Velaryon (Elliot Grihault) was killed by Aemond Targaryen’s (Ewan Mitchell) dragon, ending any good will Rhaenyra had towards Alicent and her half-siblings.

In the House of the Dragon season 2 trailer, Rhaenyra appears to be like out at the water broodingly whereas Aegon walks towards the Iron Throne. Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) is heard saying, “Errors were made in the hours following King Viserys’ death.”

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They are getting ready for battle. Troops maintain inexperienced shields and black flags to point their allegiances. Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) fits up in armor whereas Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) beheads somebody, presumably a Rhaenyra supporter.

Alicent doesn’t appear involved about the bloodshed. “The war will be fought, many will die, and the victor will eventually ascend the throne,” she says.

Meanwhile, Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) tells Rhaenyra, “There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin, and no war so bloody as a war between dragons.”

New posters for season 2 seemingly give Rhaenyra and Alicent completely different tag traces. While Rhaenyra’s poster reads “Fire to fire,” Alicent’s says “Blood for blood.”

Along with the new posters and trailer, HBO additionally confirmed a number of new forged members for House of the Dragon‘s second season, together with: 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.

Previously introduced new forged members embrace Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong.

House of the Dragon season 2, which is able to embrace eight episodes, is ready to debut in summer season 2024, two years after the first season debuted.