The 'House of the Dragon' cast talks all things season 2 in new featurette

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• Steven Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
• D'Arcy played Astrid on the Amazon series "Truth Seekers."
• Emily Carey - Young Alicent Hightower
• Matthew Needham plays Lord Larys Strong
• Fans might know him best as the eleventh iteration of the Doctor on the BBC's sci-fi series "Doctor Who."
• Paul Kennedy plays Lord Jasper Wylde/"Ironrod"

Unsurprisingly, almost all of the cast members sided with the team aligned with their characters. The only actor who displayed any ambiguity was Fabien Frankel, who plays Rhaenyra's former protector, Ser Criston Col, who shifted his allegiance to Alicent years ago. The opening chapter of the series successfully reimagined Westeros, as it would’ve existed under the Targaryens. Season two is set to build upon the narrative of its successor, which ended on a massive cliffhanger. The two Targaryen siblings, namely Rhaenyra and Aegon, were seemingly on the cusp of war until one of Rhaenyra’s sons was brutally murdered by Aegon’s brother. The second season will depict the aftermath of this event and will majorly highlight Rhaenyra’s response to the loss of her offspring.

Steven Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon

He has a strong dislike of the King's brother, Daemon, and aims to keep him out of power by any means necessary. Ser Otto is also willing to use his daughter Alicent in his games. Princess Rhaenyra is the daughter of King Viserys, who hopes to become the first queen of the Seven Kingdoms when her father's reign ends. However, tradition dictates that only a male may rule, so it could prove difficult to get the Lords of Westeros to back this idea. Rhaenyra begins the series as a close friend of Lady Alicent Hightower, but the politics of the day will test their friendship. The 10-episode first season of “House of the Dragon” will debut on August 21 with weekly releases.

D'Arcy played Astrid on the Amazon series "Truth Seekers."

The second season of House of the Dragon now finally has a release date after the release of two trailers showing off the civil war within House Targaryen. A lot has happened since HBO ordered “House of the Dragon” back in 2019, so here’s everything you need to know about the highly anticipated prequel series. What is dead may never die, and thus, the world of “Game of Thrones” will live on at HBO with prequel series “House of the Dragon,” premiering on HBO on August 21. House of the Dragon Season 1 is streaming now on HBO Max. Season 2 has yet to set an official release date but has been filming in the UK for several weeks now and is expected to wrap production between September and October 2023.

Emily Carey - Young Alicent Hightower

As Queen Consort of the Seven Kingdoms, Alicent is the mother of Prince Aegon, Princess Helaena and Prince Aemond. While there are other Westeros-related series in development, “House of the Dragon” is the only confirmed “Game of Thrones” spinoff show (so far). “Flea Bottom” would focus on everyday citizens born in the poorest district of King’s Landing, and the idea of an animated series is also being floated around. The first season received highly positive reviews, with praise towards its character development, visual effects, writing, score by Ramin Djawadi, and performances.

Matthew Needham plays Lord Larys Strong

Mizuno is known for her collaborations with writer-director Alex Garland, having appeared in films Ex Machina and Annihilation, as well as the miniseries Devs. She has also appeared in Netflix cult favourite Maniac along with major box office hits La La Land, Beauty and the Beast, and Crazy Rich Asians. Mysaria is a former dancer and prostitute who has risen from her beginnings as a victim of slavery and trafficking to become Prince Daemon Targaryen's most trusted ally and paramour. At the conclusion of the first episode, Prince Daemon departs King's Landing on the back of his dragon Caraxes with Mysaria. After the end of their romance, Mysaria takes up a new line of work as a spymaster in King's Landing and is dubbed the "White Worm". Frankel played Dominique Renelleau in true crime drama The Serpent, starring Jenna Coleman.

Stateside, he's best known for playing Simon Ross in The Bourne Ultimatum, Claude Bolton in the HBO miniseries The Outsider, and Father John Hughes in season 3 of Peaky Blinders. King Viserys is the warm-hearted king of the Seven Kingdoms and inherited the Iron Throne from his grandfather, King Jaehaerys, whose 50-year reign was defined by peace and prosperity. However, there is tension brewing around both Viserys' ascension to the throne and who his successor might be, which is causing factions to emerge and could lead to a significant conflict. By the end of season 1, Viserys is dead and a civil war has begun.

Alicent and Viserys' second-born Helaena is a quiet, sensitive girl who cares for her bug collection. She also has a habit talking to herself, saying phrases that sound a lot like prophecies. House of the Dragon is both Allen and Saban's second acting credit. Allen previously appeared in the film Lost in London, while Saban (seen above) acted in the fifth season of the Netflix Viking epic The Last Kingdom. The young actor previously acted in the 2019 biopic Tolkien and the Epix adaptation of War of the Worlds. Jace's shy younger brother Luke is played by Sadler in episodes 6 and 7 and Grihault (seen center in brown cloak) in later installments.

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We're moving on to the actors who were announced in previous press releases, starting with Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull. Salim was in the HBO series Raised by Wolves from 2020 to 2022, which is where American fans are most likely to recognize him from. He will play another dragonseed named Alyn from the town of Hull on the island of Driftmark – the domain of House Velaryon. After seeing his younger brother Addam tame a dragon, Alyn hopes to do the same. Regan is a great choice for this role with plenty of experience playing sword-wielding heroes.

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Lord Beesbury goes on to become one of the longest-running advisors to the King. Macmillan, who portrays an older Ser Laenor, is best known for his roles in Mitchell and Webb sitcom Back, Critical, Famalam, Hang Ups, and Chewing Gum. British actress Sian Brooke is best known for her role as Eurus Holmes in Sherlock opposite Benedict Cumberbatch but has also had roles in Doctor Foster, The Moorside, Good Omens, Trying, Stephen and No Return.

The 58-year-old actor played the Captain in 300, Eudorus in Troy and King Cepheus in Clash of the Titans. He has held plenty of other roles both in and out of armor, but right now fantasy fans would most likely recognize him for playing Vice Admiral Garp in the Netflix live-action adaptation of One Piece. Fans may recall that at the end of House of the Dragon Season 1, Rhaenyra's two sons flew off on their dragons to negotiate with the lords of other great houses. Lucerys went to Storm's End which we saw in the finale, but we haven't seen Jacaerys' trip to Winterfell yet. The book lingers on this meeting, though it raises more questions than it answers.

Known as "Breakbones", Ser Harwin Strong is noted as the strongest Knight in the Seven Kingdoms and is the heir to Harrenhal. Ser Harwin has a liking for Princess Rhaenyra and also serves in the City Watch of King's Landing. Ser Harwin is rumoured to be the biological father of Princess Rhaenyra's children.

She's best known for playing Elizabeth in the fourth season of Sherlock, Deidre Young in Prime Video's Good Omens, and Karen in the Apple TV+ series Trying. Viserys' younger brother Daemon is the presumed heir to the throne at the start of the series, though his hostile personality and antics leave him with very few allies at court. He's also a talented warrior and dragonrider, who thinks he'd be a better ruler than his brother. Considine is a British actor and director who's best known for a series of indie films in the 'oos.

Catch exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew breaking down the series' biggest moments and the process behind creating its memorable sets. Obviously, the show will continue to track the Targaryen lineage about 300 years prior to near-extinction level on Game of Thrones. So, we’ll see the “Dance of the Dragons,” so nicknamed by the civilians of Westeros, take place with mass casualties as a result.