The time to choose a side, Team Black or Team Green, is now. The highly anticipated second season of the “Game of Thrones” prequel, “House of the Dragon,” has finally arrived and will premiere on MAX on Sunday, June 16.
After a two-year hiatus, the first episode of season 2 of the HBO series will premiere on HBO and MAX at 9 p.m. ET. Viewers looking to stream it can do so by using MAX or DirecTV Stream. Both streaming services offer free trials for new users and MAX plans start at just $9.99 a month.
According to a description of the second season of the prequel from MAX, “Westeros is on the brink of a civil war, with the Green and Black Councils fighting for King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra, respectively, to sit on the Iron Throne.”
HBO’s new “Game of Thrones” prequel, “House of the Dragon,” takes viewers back to the land of Westeros 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” to tell the story of the House Targaryen.
The prequel focuses on the peak reign of House Targaryen and the civil war, known as the “Dance of Dragons” which takes place about 200 years before Daenerys Targaryen fights for the throne. The new series will have 10 episodes all expected to be about an hour in length. New “House of the Dragon” episodes will be released on HBO’s cable channel and HBO Max every Sunday at 9 p.m. Here’s a sneak peak of what fans can experience in the new “Game of Thrones” prequel:
For those who have never seen “Game of Thrones” it’s based on George R.R. Martin’s best-selling book series “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Nine noble families play a deadly game for control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, to sit atop the Iron Throne.
For “Game of Thrones” fans who have seen the show we can expect this prequel to answer a lot of questions about the Targaryen dynasty and what came before “The Mad King” and then later on “The Mad Queen.” For viewers who watched the “Game of Thrones” series from the beginning, they had to wait a long time to see dragons but the good news is, this series is filled with them.
In this series, the King is Viserys Targaryen, played by Paddy Conisdine. According to HBO, “he was chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy, but as we’ve learned from Game of Thrones, good men do not necessarily make for great kings.”
Here’s a look at the new season from Max’s YouTube Channel:
And here is a recap of season one for those looking to prepare:
How can I watch “House of the Dragon” without cable?
the first episode of season 2 of the HBO series will premiere on HBO and MAX at 9 p.m. ET. Viewers looking to stream it can do so by using MAX or DirecTV Stream. Both streaming services offer free trials for new users and MAX plans start at just $9.99 a month. MAX offers two different plans, one with ads and one without ads. The with-ads subscription is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year and without ads is $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year.
