'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2: All We Know So Far

On August 26, HBO announced that it had renewed House of the Dragon for a second season.

The Game of Thrones prequel series is set almost 200 years before the events of HBO's flagship show, and it charts the history of the Targaryen dynasty from King Viserys I (Paddy Considine), who chooses his daughter Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock, later Emma D'Arcy) as heir to the Iron Throne.

This succession will lead into the Dance of the Dragons from George R. R. Martin's iconic "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels that began with A Game of Thrones. The series is based on Martin's novel focused on the Targaryen's history, Fire & Blood.

Here is everything we know so far about Season 2 of House of the Dragon.

'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2: All We Know So Far

House of the Dragon was co-created by Martin and Ryan Condal, with the latter acting as showrunner alongside Miguel Sapochnik for the first season.

The show premiered on the network and its streaming platform HBO Max on August 21, and five days later the show was renewed for Season 2.

According to HBO, House of the Dragon's first episode garnered over 20 million viewers across linear, on demand and HBO Max platforms in the U.S., data which the network put together from Nielsen and first party data.

In a press statement released by HBO, Francesca Orsi, executive vice president, HBO Programming said of the show's success: "We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with season one.

"Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see TV.

"A huge thank you to George, Ryan, and Miguel for leading us on this journey. We couldn't be more excited to continue bringing to life the epic saga of House Targaryen with season two."

HBO has not yet shared details on which cast members will return to the series for its second season, likely to ensure that the fates of their characters are not revealed before the entirety of Season 1 has been released.

House of the Dragon's first episode was focused on the early years of King Viserys I's reign, and it ended when he chose Rhaenyra to be his heir.

Alcock portrays Rhaenyra as a teen in the episode, and the actor is set to continue to do so before Emma D'Arcy takes over the role during Rhaenyra's adult years.

Similarly, Emily Carey plays a teen Alicent Hightower and Olivia Cooke is set to portray the character when she is older.

Meanwhile, Matt Smith portrays King Viserys I's brother Daemon Targaryen, while Steve Toussaint plays Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best portrays Rhaenys Targaryen, Fabien Frankel is Ser Criston Cole, Rhys Ifans plays Alicent's father Otto Hightower and Sonoya Mizuno portrays Mysaria.

House of the Dragon airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.