<div><em><strong>HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S2 </strong><span style="color:#000000">| Express from the US | Mondays from 3am from 17 June</span></em></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">The second season of </span><em>House of the Dragon </em><span style="color:#000000">flies express to Showmax and M-Net from 17 June 2024. The Emmy-winning first season was named Best TV Series - Drama at the 2023 Golden Globes and Best TV Series at </span><em>Rotten Tomatoes</em><span style="color:#000000">' Golden Tomato Awards for the best-reviewed show of 2022. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Based on George RR Martin's </span><em>Fire & Blood</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>House of the Dragon</em><span style="color:#000000"> is set 200 years before the events of </span><em>Game of Thrones</em><span style="color:#000000"> and tells the story of House Targaryen. Following King Aegon Il's coronation, Alicent and Rhaenyra cling to fading memories of their old friendship as their opposing factions gear up for civil war. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Matt Smith is back in his Critics Choice-nominated role as Daemon Targaryen, as is Emma D'Arcy in her Golden Globe-nominated role as Rhaenyra Targaryen and multi-award-winner Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">New cast this season includes BAFTA nominee Abubakar Salim (Father in </span><em>Raised by Wolves</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Alyn of Hull and Gayle Rankin (Sheila the She-Wolf in </span><em>GLOW</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Alys Rivers.</span></div>