HBO‘s House of the Dragon bewitched Game of Thrones viewers by showing them what Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow’s (Kit Harington) dragon-riding forebears looked like at the height of their power. There were dragons galore, wealth beyond measure, and non-stop incestuous hookups between silver-haired freaks. House of the Dragon Season 2, however, is going to show us how this all-powerful royal family destroyed itself in a fiery civil war, “The Dance of the Dragons.” First blood in the family has already been shed, but who will die next? Which characters will claim bloody vengeance? And when will House of the Dragon Season 2 come out on HBO and Max?
House of the Dragon Season 1 revealed how childhood besties Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) inadvertently became the leaders of rival Targaryen factions, the Blacks and the Greens. Team Green believes that Alicent Hightower’s son, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), should be king simply because he was his father’s eldest male heir. Never mind the fact that he’s kind of a selfish idiot who tried to shirk from the position. Team Black, on the other hand, sticks with the dead king Viserys’s (Paddy Considine) proclamation that his eldest child, daughter Rhaenyra, should inherit the Iron Throne. Working against Rhaenyra are sexism and scandal. She blithely bore three bastard children in her first marriage, convinced it wouldn’t be a problem.
House of the Dragon Season 2 will see Team Green and Team Black embroiled in all out war now that Alicent’s son Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) and his dragon Vhagar have killed Rhaenyra’s son Luke (Elliot Grihault). But when can you see what happens next in House of the Dragon? What is the House of the Dragon Season 2 release date? And can you watch House of the Dragon Season 2 for free?
Here’s everything you need to know about tuning into House of the Dragon Season 2…
Raise the banners, because House of the Dragon Season 2 is coming out today, June 16, 2024. In just a few hours, we’ll be reunited with Team Black, Team Green, and their bitter, bloody feud for the Iron Throne.
House of the Dragon Season 2 will premiere tonight, Sunday, June 16, at 9 PM ET on HBO and Max.
If you’re not based on the East Coast, check your local listings for when the episode airs live on HBO. However it will be available on Max at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.
There are eight episodes in House of the Dragon Season 2, amounting to what showrunner Ryan Condal has teased is about nine hours of TV. New episodes will premiere on Sundays from June 16 until the House of the Dragon Season 2 finale on August 4.
Want to calendar those dates in? Here is a handy dandy guide to when each episode of House of the Dragon Season 2 will premiere on HBO and Max…
House of the Dragon Season 2 will be available to watch on HBO and Max. For a limited time, new subscribers can get a 7 day free trial of Max, from now through June 23. After that, you will have to opt into one of the plans listed below…
As mentioned, you can watch House of the Dragon Season 2 on HBO and Max. Available for $9.99 (with ads) or $16.99 (ad-free) per month (or $99.99/$169.99 a year), Max includes all of HBO, along with additional movies, shows, Warner Bros. titles, and Max Originals. With both of those subscription plans, you’ll have access to Max on two screens and full HD. The ad-free tier also offers 30 offline downloads per month.
Not good enough for your household’s viewing purposes? Max also offers an Ultimate ad-free plan on up to 4 screens, with 4K UHD, Dolby Atmos, and 100 offline downloads. The Ultimate ad-free plan is $20.99/month or $209.99/year.
If you’re already an HBO subscriber, you probably already have access to Max, which is available to stream on Amazon devices, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android devices, and more.
If you were an HBO Max subscriber before the Max launch, you have access to Max. Simply use the same email address and password associated with your HBO Max account to log in.
Max is currently offering a one-week free trial to new subscribers. The seven-day trial is available for all three of Max’s subscription plans, which start at $9.99/month.
If you’d like to stream the new season of House of the Dragon on Hulu, you can add Max to your Hulu account for an additional $16.99/month.
Similar to Hulu, if you want to watch House of the Dragon on Prime Video, all you have to do is add the service to your Prime Video account as an Amazon channel. Max on Prime Video costs an additional $16.99/month.