HBO has released two trailers for House of the Dragon Season 2, urging viewers to pledge their loyalty to Team Black or Team Green ahead of the new batch of episodes on June 16.
The trailer for Team Black shows the council fighting for Emma D'Arcy's Queen Rhaenyra to claim her "rightful" place on the Iron Throne. "I mean to fight this war and win it," she tells Matt Smith's Prince Daemon, who later warns the opposition that their house will "burn" if they do not agree to their terms, threatening an all-out war.
The Black Trailer is here. #HOTDS2 premieres June 16 on @StreamOnMax. #TeamBlack pic.twitter.com/OlKEnrXVxI
— House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) March 21, 2024
Meanwhile, the trailer for Team Green offers a different perspective, as Olivia Cooke's Alicent and the King's Landing crew scheme to keep Tom Glynn-Carney's Aegon II on the throne, with violence as their only path to victory. "Rhaenyra's supporters will believe what they wish, but Viserys wanted Aegon to succeed him," Alicent claims.
The Green Trailer is here. #HOTDS2 premieres June 16 on @StreamOnMax. #TeamGreen pic.twitter.com/J7DBVrJ6WQ
— House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) March 21, 2024
The two previews carry the same message as the recently-released character posters, which showed off the key players on both sides and warned viewers that "all must choose" a side as Team Black and Team Green prepare to fight against each other in a battle that begins the Dance of the Dragons (the Targaryen civil war).
House of the Dragon Season 2 picks up from the story of George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, a lengthy novel that covers roughly 150 years of Westeros history. Martin has already watched the first two episodes of Season 2 and described them as "powerful, emotional, gut-wrenching, heart-rending", and "very dark".
Season 2 will be shorter than the first, with eight episodes compared to 10 for the first season. The episode count is not indicative of the story, as Martin has already said the show will need at least four seasons to do justice to his book, and HBO's Head of Drama has seemingly agreed that there is still a lot of material to cover.
House of the Dragon will return for its sophomore run on June 16.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter @AdeleAnkers.
