The new Game of Thrones prequel series House Of The Dragon has taken the world by storm and now Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy will return for an epic season two. The series is set roughly 200 years before the likes of Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, and Daenerys Targaryen are even born, but has hooked fans in exactly the same way. In a bid to win the Iron Throne , House of the Dragon’s first season covered the build-up to a civil war that will tear the Targaryen and Hightower families apart.
The once-reigning family has split into two sides : the Greens, made up of Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and her son Aegon Targaryen (Tom Glynn Carney), and the Blacks, consisting of Rhaenerya Targaryen (D’Arcy) and her uncle-husband Daemon Targaryen (Smith). After the first season set the scene, and introduced us to the two warring factions of the Targaryen family, we now await to see the battles continue between King Aegon II and Queen Rhaenyra in the fight for Westeros. The first episode of season one is available to view for free on YouTube , released in the same week that fellow fantasy series Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power began in August 2022.
The second season was renewed days before the second episode aired worldwide, following an incredible response. With a star-studded cast including Olivia Cooke and Paddy Considine , the show is jam-packed full of dragons, drama, and political intrigue. So how can you go about keeping up with the programme if you’re in the UK? Here�.
