by Thinus Ferreira

HBO Max has released a second official trailer of House of the Dragon, the dragon-filled prequel drama series set 200 years before Game of Thrones, which will be broadcast in August on M-Net (DStv 101) as an Express from the US release.

The new trailer follows after the first teaser trailer for House of the Dragon which was released in October 2021, with the new prequel series which is based on author George R.R. Martin’s book, Fire & Blood.

The new series, filmed in the United Kingdom, stars Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother of Princess Rhanyra; alongside Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen; Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King; Olivia Cooke as Lady Alicent Hightower, and Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the king’s first child and heir.

Also in the show are Fabien Frankel as knight Ser Criston Cole; Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon also known as “The Sea Snake”; Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Velaryon, and Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria.

The August launch date means that the big-budget fantasy series will be competing for attention with the first season of Amazon Prime Video’s new fantasy drama series  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which will be releasing weekly episodes from 2 September. 

Although M-Net hasn’t yet confirmed a specific starting date it will be taking House of the Dragon as an Express from the US title for MultiChoice DStv subscribers, similar to what Britain’s Sky satellite pay-TV service will be doing for its pay-TV subscribers in the UK.