House of the Dragon Season 2: Check out what we know about release date, cast and more
Dance of the Dragons begins. Choose between Team Black and Team Green. Learn about the release date, returning cast, and plot details of House of the Dragon Season 2.
Release Date
House of the Dragon Season 2 will premiere on June 16, 2024. Development started in August 2022, with filming beginning on April 11, 2024.
Cast
The cast of House of the Dragon Season 2 includes:
- Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Olivia Cooke as Lady Alicent Hightower
- Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
- Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower
- Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
- Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
- Harry Collett as Jacaerys Velaryon
- Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling
- Matthew Needham as Larys Strong
- Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong
- Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole
- Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon II Targaryen
- Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen
- Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
- Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayn Hightower
- Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers
- Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull
- Amanda Collin as Jeyne Arryn
Milly Alcock and Emily Carey will not return as the younger versions of Rhaenyra and Alicent. Paddy Considine will not return as King Viserys I due to his character's death in Episode 9.
Plot
The plot of House of the Dragon Season 2 centers on the Dance of the Dragons, a civil war. Alicent claimed the throne for her son, Aegon II, in Season 1, while Rhaenyra was crowned by her followers. Diplomacy failed, leading to the death
