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By Lauren Sarner
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March 21, 2024, 1:16 p.m. ET
There might be hearth, and blood.
The Targaryen household is again and at one another’s throats within the explosive new “dueling trailers” launched Thursday for the following season of “Home of the Dragon.”
The trailers additionally revealed the Season 2 premiere date: June 16.
The hit HBO prequel to “Recreation of Thrones” follows Daenerys Targaryen’s (Emilia Clarke) ancestors via a civil struggle, roughly 200 years earlier than the occasions of “GoT.”
“Home of the Dragon” aired its first season in August 2022. It was successful, with 29 million viewers reportedly tuning in every week.
Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) within the “Home of the Dragon” Season 2 trailer Youtube/MAX
The dragons are again. Youtube/MAX
Primarily based on George R.R. Martin’s fictional “historical past” ebook “Hearth & Blood,” the “HOTD” plot follows Rhaenyra Targaryen (performed by Milly Alcock as a youthful woman and Emma D’Arcy as a lady), who was named the inheritor to the throne, regardless that it’s uncommon for a lady to rule.
She was initially finest mates with Alicent Hightower (performed by Emily Carey and Olivia Cooke), however their relationship fell aside when Alicent grew to become Rhaenyra’s stepmother.
After Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys (Paddy Considine), dies, she results in a struggle together with her half-brother Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), who claims that he ought to succeed their father.
His mom, Alicent — Rhaenyra’s former finest buddy — is by his facet, cheering on his rule, and so is his violent brother, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), who ended Season 1 by by accident killing certainly one of Rhaenyra’s sons. This triggered a livid Rhaenyra to finish Season 1 with an offended look on her face, implying that she’ll have a bloody retaliation.
Alicent (Olivia Cooke) is Rhaenyra’s enemy now. Youtube/MAX
Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) is making an attempt to take the throne from Rhaenyra, inflicting a struggle between what’s known as his Greens versus her Blacks. Youtube/MAX
As a result of they’re incest-happy Targaryens, Rhaenyra additionally occurs to be married to her uncle, the unstable Daemon (Matt Smith), who’s a formidable warrior.
The 2 sides of the battle over who’s the rightful monarch are known as the Blacks (for crew Rhaenyra) and the Greens (for crew Aegon).
There are even “dueling trailers” for the Inexperienced facet and the Black facet.
Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) is the Inexperienced facet’s finest warrior, and a unfastened cannon. Youtube/MAX
Aegon is prepared for struggle within the Season 2 trailer. Youtube/MAX
Not like in “Recreation of Thrones,” either side of the battle have dragons, so their battles are additional lethal and chaotic.
“Recreation of Thrones” star John Bradley, who performed Samwell Tarly, just lately informed The Publish that he’s not watching the present, “however all people that I’ve spoken to loves it. I’ll get round to it at some point. It feels a bit just like the comparisons [to ‘GoT’] are barely too simply made now for me to have the ability to actually put money into it correctly.”
The Black trailer exhibits Daemon shouting, “We battle for our queen!” as Rhaenyra says, “My father selected me, his firstborn baby, to succeed him … and but, Alicent’s son sits on my throne.”
Daemon (Matt Smith) fights for Rhaenyra within the Season 2 trailer. Youtube/MAX
“Home of the Dragon” Season 2 will deliver the hearth, and the blood. Youtube/MAX
In the meantime, Daemon tells somebody, “Resign the false king, and bend the knee to the queen, or your own home burns.”
The Inexperienced trailer exhibits Alicent saying, “Rhaenyra’s supporters will consider what they want, however Viserys wished Aegon to succeed him.”
In the meantime, Aemond – the Inexperienced facet’s finest fighter — is proven saying, “My uncle is a problem I welcome,” referring to Daemon, the Black facet’s finest fighter.
“Home of the Dragon” Season 2 will premiere June 16 on HBO.
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