‘House of the Dragon‘ quickly became a popular show last year after its first episode was released. The audiences were initially apprehensive because of the botched finale of its parent show ‘Game of Thrones.’ But its tight writing and storytelling quickly garnered a lot of fans.
After the success of its first season, HBO announced that the fantasy drama series will be returning for a second season. Now recent media reports have unveiled that the show has added four new cast members for its next season. So let us find out who they are and which role they might be playing.
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‘House Of The Dragon’ To Introduce Four New Characters
HBO has unveiled four new cast members who will be joining ‘House of the Dragon‘ in its second season. According to a Variety report, these characters will be an addition to both the Hightower and Strong houses.
Gayle Rankin will portray the role of Alys Rivers who is a healer and lives in Harrenhal. Another addition is Simon Russell Beale who will play Ser Simon Strong in the show. Simon is Castellan of Harrenhal and the great uncle of Lord Larys Strong.
Freddie Fox will portray the son of Otto Hightower, Ser Gwayne Hightower. The final name is Abubakar Salim who will play Alyn of Hull. The character is a sailor in the Velaryon fleet and works in the Stepstones campaign.
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Season Two Will Premiere Sometime In 2024
The second season of the show will have eight episodes, compared to the 10-episode maiden season. In February, HBO Max content CEO Casey Bloys said that it will premiere in 2024.
Saying that 2024 is a “good guess”, Bloys admitted that it will not qualify to be nominated for next year’s Primetime Emmy Awards. Since the Emmy deadline is May 31st every year, we can guess the show will hit sometime before that.
The show’s co-creator Ryan Condal has also said that the second season will have new dragons. “You’re going to meet five new dragons,” he said. Condal also said that they will begin filming “very shortly”.
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