House of the Dragon’s second season debuted on HBO Sunday, as the first episode of the second season’s eight-episode frame, titled A Son for a Son, hit the air.
The storyline of the second season starts at the end of the show’s first season, in which Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) and his dragon Vhaegar slaughtered Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) – the son of Princess Rhaenyra (Eve Best) – and his dragon Arrax.
The deadly series of events ramp up the tension brewing between the Targaryens and Hightowers, eventually culminating in a civil war called The Dance of the Dragons.
Among the members of the ensemble cast slated to come back for the show’s second season include Best, Matt Smith, who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen; Emma D’Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen; Olivia Cooke, who plays Queen Alicent Hightower; Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys ‘The Sea Snake’ Velaryon; and Rhys Ifans, who plays Ser Otto Hightower
The latest in the franchise created by George R.R. Martin runs through August 4.
Olivia Cooke, who plays Queen Alicent Hightower, was seen on House of the Dragon’s second season, which debuted on HBO Sunday
Ewan Mitchell is pictured as Aemond Targaryen on House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon’s second season debuted on HBO Sunday, as the first episode of the second season’s eight-episode frame, titled A Son for a Son, hit the air.
House of the Dragon begins airing new episodes Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO; the episodes can also be aired in 4K on Max.
