The teaser, which you can watch below and which highlights House Targaryen and House Hightower, reveals what we've known for a few weeks - namely that House of the Dragon season two will release in June.
However, now we have an actual release date: Sunday, June 16. That's the case for viewers in the US, who can stream it on HBO or Max on that day. In other countries this is probably one day later.
The short teaser above contains links to the other two trailers: Black for House Targaryen and Green for House Hightower. It's a new and creative way to not only show more footage of the likely barbaric season to come, but also ask viewers to choose which side of the divide they will be on in the next episode. Bravo, HBO.
The latest trailers for the Game of Thrones prequel series come three months after the first trailer for the second season of House of the Dragon. In early December 2023, the first official footage showed a fiery and bloody start to the Dance of Dragons, drawing the battle lines between House Targaryen and House Hightower after the shocking ending of the final episode of the first season.
Until recently, we only had a rough idea of when House of the Dragon would return. In January, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) said it had "nothing to announce" about the release date of season two - a blunt response that came after Matt Smith, one of the series' leads, suggested it would be released in August. That apparent leak wasn't all that accurate, however, as WBD's Head of Streaming, J.B. Perrette, later confirmed that season two would be released in mid-2024.
The latest trailers for season two come on the heels of the release of new promotional posters for the return of the high-fantasy series. The posters, which you can view below, create an ominous atmosphere as the protagonists of House of the Dragon are forced to choose a side before the exciting and brutal Dance of the Dragons war begins. First, here are the promo posters featuring the Targaryens:
Tomorrow. All Must Choose.#TeamGreen or #TeamBlack#HOTDS2 pic.twitter.com/Mfh5C1OFDe
— House of the Dragon (x-on:HouseofDragon) March 20, 2024
Not to be outdone by their fierce rivals, here are the posters for the Hightower clan:
Tomorrow. All Must Choose.#TeamGreen or #TeamBlack#HOTDS2 pic.twitter.com/KK57snLGzn
— House of the Dragon (x-on:HouseofDragon) March 20, 2024
House of the Dragon season two sees the return of familiar faces from its predecessor, including Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Emma D'Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen), Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower) and Steve Toussaint (Corlys Velaryon ).
Showrunner Ryan Condal returns to lead development of the second part of the series, and George R.R. Martin - who wrote House of the Dragon and is still working his way through his Game of Thrones book series (where is book six, aka The Winds of Winter, George?!) - is back as co-creator and executive producer of one of the best HBO Max series.
Unlike the ten-episode season of its predecessor, House of the Dragon season two will only consist of eight episodes. But as long as they're full of geopolitical intrigue, bloody action and treacherous drama, fans can't complain.
Below you can watch the other two trailers: The Black trailer and the Green trailer.
