The Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon has been renewed for a second season.
HBO has ordered another season of the fantasy drama series, which is based on George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood novel, itself set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The renewal comes after the first episode of House of the Dragon debuted to the largest audience for any new original series in HBO history, having now been seen by over 20 million viewers across linear, On Demand and HBO Max platforms in the U.S., based on a combination of Nielsen data and first-party data.
"We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with season one," said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming in a statement. "Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see-TV. A huge thank you to George, Ryan, and Miguel for leading us on this journey. We couldn’t be more excited to continue bringing to life the epic saga of House Targaryen with season two."
The First of Many Game of Thrones Spinoffs
House of the Dragon marks the first Game of Thrones spinoff to be released on HBO with seven additional spinoff series in various stages of development at this time. There are three animated series being developed for HBO Max and four live-action series, with the most notable being a Game of Thrones sequel series centered on Jon Snow. Kit Harington is set to reprise his role in the series, which is in early development at HBO and based off of an idea the actor had for the character. Martin is also involved with the series and has revealed that the working title for the spinoff is Snow.
The main cast for House of the Dragon Season 1 consists of Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling and Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria with Emily Carey and Olivia Cooke playing the younger and older versions of Lady Alicent Hightower, respectively.
The first episode of House of Dragon is currently available to stream on HBO Max, with new episodes arriving every Sunday.
Source: HBO