An exact release date for Season 2 of House of the Dragon is not known at this time, although YouTube host Grace Randolph did announce it Twitter Season 2 will begin filming in March 2023, with HBO currently scouting for new characters. Some of these new characters will likely include Daeron Targaryen, the youngest of Viserys’ (Paddy Considine) and Alicent’s (Emily Carey/Olivia Cooke) children, who George RR Martin has confirmed spent Season 1 off-screen in Oldtown , as well as Cregan Stark, the Lord of Winterfell and Aemond Targaryen’s (Ewan Mitchell) mistress, Alys Rivers.
The chilly reception of Season 8 of Game of Thrones is likely to blame for HBO’s delay in releasing Season 2 of House of the Dragon. Panned by fans and critics, the final season of “Thrones” contained several controversial moments, from Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) killing the Night King (Vladamir Furdik) to Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) destroying King’s Landing. HBO probably wanted to wait to gauge fan interest before moving on to Season 2 of the Thrones prequel. The studio currently has other spin-off projects in development, including an epic of Nymeria’s journey and a prequel centered on Corlys Velaryon’s (Steve Toussant) “House of the Dragon.”
