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Welcome back for another new Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon update video. In this video, I will be talking about Variety's new article. Earlier this week, HBO revealed 4 new cast members and characters for the second season of House of the Dragon! Some new faces are heading to Westeros, as HBO has revealed four cast members joining “House of the Dragon” Season 2. Among the additions are some new power players in the Hightower and Strong houses. Gayle Rankin will play Alys Rivers, a healer and resident of Harrenhal. In author George R.R. Martin’s novel “Fire & Blood,” on which “House of the Dragon is based, Alys is a witch who has mystical visions and becomes a powerful figure within the Targaryen’s Green faction. Simon Russell Beale will play Ser Simon Strong, the Castellan of Harrenhal and great-uncle to Lord Larys Strong, played by Matthew Needham in Season 1. Freddie Fox will play Ser Gwayne Hightower, the son of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), brother to Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and uncle to her children King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), Queen Helaena (Phia Saban) and Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). Abubakar Salim will play Alyn of Hull, a sailor in the Velaryon fleet who served in the Stepstones campaign. Previously, Salim appeared in HBO Max’s “Raised by Wolves” and voiced the protagonist Bayek in the video game “Assassin’s Creed: Origins.”

Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” will be eight episodes, down from the 10 episodes in Season 1. George R.R. Martin serves as co-creator and executive producers alongside showrunner Ryan Condal. Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Loni Peristere, Vince Gerardis are also executive producers. House of the Dragon's Season 2 official release date has not been announced. It will air in the summer of 2024, on HBO and HBO Max!

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Source: Variety
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-alys-rivers-season-2-1235592500/