Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon has received its official Season 2 trailer ahead of its June 16 premiere on HBO's Max.
The chunky two minutes and 27 seconds trailer, below, contains myriad scenes not shown off in previous promotions as Westeros prepares for a bloody war.
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All of its major players are shown off too, such as Emma D'Arcy's Rhaenyra Targaryen and Matt Smith's Daemon Targaryen, alongside a ton of dragons.
House of the Dragon Season 2 otherwise includes the return of Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans, and more, alongside new cast members Abubakar Salim, Gayle Rankin, Freddie Fox, Simon Russell Beale, Clinton Liberty, Jamie Kenna, Kieran Bew, Tom Bennett, Tom Taylor, and Vincent Regan.
Season 2 will continue the adaptation of original author George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, a book outlining the history of House Targaryen (featured in HBO's Game of Thrones series). Martin has already seen the first two episodes and described them as "powerful, emotional, gut-wrenching, heart rending", and "very dark".
In our 9/10 review of Season 1, IGN said: "After 10 episodes, House Of The Dragon has officially emerged as a worthy successor to Game Of Throne
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
