Send a raven and mount your dragon as a result of the Targaryens are again.
“House of the Dragon,” the spinoff of HBO’s fantasy mega hit “Game of Thrones,” is returning for Season 2 on Sunday, June 16. It’s all-out struggle for the white-haired Targaryens, as Westeros is engulfed in the Dance of Dragons — a bloody civil struggle from the pages of George R. R. Martin’s novel “Fire and Blood,” on which “House of the Dragon” is predicated.
In the wake of the Season 1 finale, contentious sides have fashioned in Westeros: the blacks and the greens. Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) had been promised the Iron Throne from her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine), however her succession was usurped by her youthful half-brother Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) — his mom, Viserys’ queen and Rhaenyra’s childhood greatest good friend. A bloody, dragon-filled struggle has now erupted between Rhaenyra’s black faction and Aegon and Alicent’s greens.
Rhaenyra has taken the island of Dragonstone, the Targaryens’ ancestral residence, as her base for the blacks. She’s joined there by Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), her husband and uncle; Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), grasp of ships; Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best), her aunt; Jacaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett), her son; their dragons Syrax, Vermax, Meleys, Caraxes and their council and different allies.
King Aegon guidelines over Westeros and controls King’s Landing for the greens. He’s suggested by his mom Alicent; her father and his hand Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans); his brother Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell); head of the Kingsguard Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel); the manipulative Larys Strong (Matthew Needham); plus their dragons Vhagar and Sunfyre.
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Rhaenyra Targaryen
After the demise of her son Lucerys in the Season 1 finale, Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) is in mourning and in search of revenge on the greens – particularly Aemond Targaryen, whose large dragon Vhagar killed Lucerys and his dragon. She rides the yellow dragon Syrax.
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Alicent Hightower
Dowager Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) is now an advisor to her son, King Aegon II Targaryen, as he sits on the Iron Throne. She has lots of strategic expertise realized from her father, Otto Hightower, and her late husband, King Viserys Targaryen, that can assist in the civil struggle.
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Daemon Targaryen
Daemon (Matt Smith) is Rhaenyra’s husband, uncle and hot-headed advisor as the Dance of the Dragons inches nearer. As a talented warrior, Daemon will play a vital position in the struggle, however he beforehand had his personal ambitions for the Iron Throne. He rides the crimson dragon Caraxes.
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King Aegon II Targaryen
Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) is the sixth Tagaryen king of Westeros, following the demise of his father Viserys. He’ll now lead the Targaryen inexperienced forces in opposition to his half-sister Rhaenyra’s black military, who calls him an illegitimate king. He rides the golden dragon Sunfyre.
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Aemond Targaryen
The one-eyed brother to King Aegon II, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) has a goal on his again after his large dragon Vhagar killed Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys in the Season 1 finale. As we noticed final season, he’s additionally received his remaining eye on the Iron Throne if something had been to occur to his brother.
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Otto Hightower
Alicent’s father Otto (Rhys Ifans) is King Aegon II’s hand, placing him extraordinarily near Westeros’ highest energy. As the Dance of Dragons looms nearer, he’ll have to plot to maintain the greens alive.
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Criston Cole
After a quick romance with Rhaenyra in her youth, Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) switched sides and now serves as the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard for Aegon II.
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Corlys Velaryon
Corlys (Steve Toussaint) is the head of House Velaryon, an historical seafaring household that boasts the strongest navy in Westeros. He’s one of Rhaenyra’s strongest council members.
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Rhaenys Targaryen
Married to Corlys, Rhaenys (Eve Best) is Rhaenyra’s aunt who as soon as sought the Iron Throne herself. Now, she’s a member of the black council and rides her dragon Meleys. In Season 1, Rhaenys and Meleys crashed King Aegon’s coronation by bursting by means of the sept’s ground from the dragon pit.
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Baela and Rhaena Targaryen
(*2*) Baela (Bethany Antonia) and Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell) are the daughters of Daemon and the late Laena Velaryon. Despite their age, they play a bigger position this season in the Dance of Dragons. Baela rides the small dragon Moondancer
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Jacaerys Velaryon
Rhaenyra’s eldest son, Jace (Harry Collett), steps up after his brother Lucerys was killed in the Season 1 finale. While Luke traveled to Storm’s End to rally the Baratheons, Jace flew on his dragon Vermax to fulfill with Cregan Stark in Winterfell to hunt their support.
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Mysaria
Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) is Daemon’s former mistress and a overseas brothel dancer. Like Larys, she peddles secret info round King’s Landing.
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Larys Strong
Larys “The Clubfoot” (Matthew Needham) is one of Alicent’s greatest spies in King’s Landing – however he additionally has a creepy fetish for her ft, as we noticed in Season 1. He’ll cease at nothing to govern his method to the prime, together with orchestrating a hearth that killed some of his personal family.
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Helaena Targaryen
The spouse and sister of King Aegon, Helaena (Phia Saban) typically has unusual visions of the future, like when she predicted Rhaenys and her dragon would burst from the floorboards throughout Aegon’s coronation.
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Alyn of Hull
Alyn (Abubakar Salim), from the Driftmark island Hull, is a talented sailor who finally ends up taking part in an essential position in the Dance of Dragons, alongside together with his youthful brother Addam.
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Cregan Stark
Young Cregan (Tom Taylor) is the lord of Winterfell, the residence of the Starks. Rhaenyra’s son Jace flies to Winterfell to fulfill with Cregan to barter the Starks’ assist in the Targaryen civil struggle.