The official trailer for House of the Dragon’s second series is here.

The follow-up installment of the Game of Thrones prequel promises an all-out battle for supremacy in one of the most anticipated television releases of 2024.

The new series sees House Targaryen divided into two fractions as a vengeful Queen Rhaenyra and her followers seek to reclaim the Iron Throne from King Aegon II and his power-hungry mother Alicent.

Leading stars Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke are back in their respective roles as sparring queens Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower alongside other returning cast members including Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen), Eve Best (Princess Rhaenys Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon), Fabien Frankel (Sir Criston Cole), Ewan Mitchell (Aemond Targaryen), Tom Glynn-Carney (King Aegon II), Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria), Harry Collett (Jacaerys Velaryon), Bethany Antonia (Baela Targaryen), Phoebe Campbell (Rhaeyna Targaryen), Phia Saban (Helaena Targaryen), Jefferson Hall (Jason and Tyland Lannister), Matthew Needham (Larys Strong), and Rhys Ifans (Sir Otto Hightower).

Additionally, the series welcomes a number of new faces including Abubakar Salim (Raised by Wolves, Napoleon) as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin (GLOW, Men) as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, White House Farm) as Ser Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale (The Death of Stalin, Benediction) as Ser Simon Strong, Amanda Collin (Raised by Wolves, The Promised Land) as Jeyne Arryn, Clinton Liberty (Normal People, Holding) as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna (Coronation Street, Gran Turismo) as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew (Da Vinci’s Demons, Warrior) as Hugh, Tom Bennett (Love & Friendship, Rocketman) as Ulf, Tom Taylor (Doctor Foster, The Kid Would Be King) as Lord Cregan Stark, and Vincent Regan (300, Before We Die) as Ser Rickard Thorne.

House of the Dragon, which first aired in 2022, will premiere its second run of eight episodes on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV from 17 June.