House of the Dragon season 2

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The second season of the American fantasy drama television series House of the Dragon premiered on HBO on June 16, 2024, in the United States and concluded on August 4, 2024. It consists of eight episodes, each of approximately one hour. Like the first season, it covers the events of the book Fire & Blood, a prequel novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The season was ordered on August 26, 2022, five days after the premiere of the series. Miguel Sapochnik, a showrunner on the first season, departed after the season, leaving Ryan Condal as the sole showrunner. The second season was filmed from April to September 2023, filming alongside the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike due to its largely British cast working under British Equity rules. The season follows in the aftermath of the first season's final episodes, in which Aegon II Targaryen was planted on the Iron Throne after the death of his father King Viserys I Targaryen, causing...

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