House of the Dragon season 2 will arrive in June, and it’ll be up against some big streaming rivals
A three-way battle for viewers
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House of the Dragonseason 2 will take flight on Max in June, according to Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) president of streaming.
Speaking at an event during the Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media and Telecom conference yesterday (March 4), J.B. Perrette all but confirmedHouse of the Dragonwould return to our screens in mid-2024.Varietywas the first outlet to report on the premiere month for the high fantasy show’s sophomore season.
If Perrette can be believed – he’s WBD’s head of streaming, so there’s no reason not to –House of the Dragonseason 2will air two months before its previously leaked launch date. In January, Matt Smith, who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen, suggested the hit series' second outing would arrive in August. Responding to TechRadar’s request for comment on Smith’s leak, an HBO spokesperson said WBD had"nothing to announce" aboutHouse of the Dragonseason 2’s release date. Now, though, we have a much clearer idea of when the show will return.
WheneverHouse of the Dragon’s next installment makes its debut, it’ll be released on HBO andMaxin the US. Meanwhile, it’ll air on Sky Atlantic in the UK and Binge in Australia –despite Max launching in Latin America in late February, the first non-US territory it’s launched in, Max won’t arrive in the UK and Australia until Sky and Foxtel’s licensing deals with WBD expire. That won’t happen until December 2025 and December 2026 respectively, so Sky and Binge will continue to be home to WBD-developed series in these countries for the foreseeable future.
Clash of the titans
House of the Dragonseason 2’s seemingly confirmed June arrival means we can look forward to an almighty three-way tussle for viewers' attentions very soon.
Indeed, theGame of Thronesprequel series isn’t the only big name due out in June.Netflixhas announced that season 3 part 2 of period drama seriesBridgerton(one of thebest Netflix shows) will be released in June 13, so fans are sure to tune in to see what delicious drama will be cooked up after part 1’s May 16 launch.
ButBridgertonseason 3 part 2 isn’t alone in debuting on one of the world’sbest streaming services. Fans of R-rated superhero fare will be settling in to catchThe Boysseason 4onPrime Video, too, with the hugely popularAmazonTV show’s next entry premiering on that date.
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The arrival ofBridgertonseason 3 volume 2, plus one of thebest Prime Video shows, on the same date would be a juicy enough event. IfHouse of the Dragonseason 2 is also released that weekend on June 16 – HBO TV shows usually air on Sundays – it would pit one of thebest Max showsagainst its peers in a streaming clash for the ages. That would be alotof TV to consume in a single weekend, but you won’t hear me complaining. As Ken Watanabe’s Doctor Serizawa opined in 2014’sGodzillamovie: “Let them fight”, and let’s see who wins.
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