House of the Dragon is split into two factions – the Blacks and the Greens.

The main stars of Team Black are:

• Emma D’Arcy (Truth Seekers, Wanderlust) as Rhaenyra Targaryen

• Matt Smith (Doctor Who, Morbius) as Prince Daemon Targaryen

• Steve Toussaint (Small Axe, It’s A Sin) as Lord Corlys Velaryon

• Eve Best (Lucky Man, Nurse Jackie) as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen

• Harry Collett (Dunkirk, Dolittle) as Prince Jacaerys “Jace” Velaryon

• Bethany Antonia (Stay Close, Nolly) as Lady Baela Targaryen

• Sonoya Mizuno (Ex-Machina, Maniac, Devs) as Mysaria

• Abubakar Salim (Jamestown, Raised By Wolves) as Alyn of Hull

• Clinton Liberty (Red Election, Normal People, Smother) as Addam of Hull

• Gayle Rankin (The Greatest Showman, GLOW) as Alys Rivers

• Kieran Bew (Warrior, Liar, Rellick) as Hugh

• Tom Bennett (Phone Shop, After Life, A.P. Bio) as Ulf

The main cast of Team Green are:

• Tom Glynn-Carney (The Last Post, SAS: Rogue Heroes) as Aegon Targaryen

• Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One, Vanity Fair) as Alicent Hightower

• Ewan Mitchell (Saltburn, The Last Kingdom) as Prince Aemond Targaryen

• Phia Saban (The Last Kingdom) as Princess / Queen Helaena Targaryen

• Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Nyad, Elementary) as Ser Otto Hightower

• Fabien Frankel (The Serpent, Last Christmas) as Ser Criston Cole

• Matthew Needham (Sanditon, Great Expectations) as Lord Larys Strong

• Jefferson Hall (Oppenheimer, Tenet) as twins Lord Jason and Ser Tyland Lannister

• Freddie Fox (Slow Horses, The Great) as Ser Gwayne Hightower

• Abigail Thorn (The Acolyte, Django) as Shakaro Lohar

Earlier episodes, set a decade before the main events of the series, stars:

• Paddy Considine (Peaky Blinders, Informer, Hot Fuzz) as King Viserys I Targaryen

• Milly Alcock (Upright, Reckoning) as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen

• Emily Carey (Wonder Woman, Casualty) as Alicent Hightower

• Ty Tennant (War of the Worlds, Tolkien) as Prince Aegon Targaryen

• Leo Ashton (Red Rose, The Bay) as Prince Aemond Targaryen

• Eva Ossei-Gerning (The Snow Spider) as a Rhaena Targaryen

• Newcomer Evie Allen as Princess Helaena Targaryen

• Newcomer Leo Hart as Jacaerys Velaryon

• Newcomer Shani Smethurst as Baela Targaryen

Find out more about each character and their history here.

To date, there are 18 episodes of House of the Dragon – ten in season one, and eight in episode two.

A third season has been confirmed, but at the time of writing (August 2024), filming is yet to commence.

It is believed the series is due to return some time in 2026.

The official rating of House of the Dragon in the UK, as certified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is 18 for the overall series.

This means the show has been deemed suitable for adults only.

Reasons for this rating include:

• Graphic depictions of sex and sex acts – including instances of incest, scenes involving sex workers and orgies

• Graphic and prolonged scenes of full-frontal male and female nudity

• Frequent graphic blood and gore – including blood spray, graphic violent injury and creative kills

• Scenes of child murder some may find upsetting

• Frequent use of other weaponry – most prominently swords

• Scenes of peril and imminent threat - including from dragon warfare

• Violent depictions of childbirth including scenes of miscarriage some may find upsetting

• Profane language is used in every episode

• Scenes of disease, illness and injury that some may find upsetting

House of the Dragon has already been widely celebrated and critically acclaimed, earning widespread awards recognition.

For the first season alone, the show was nominated for 70 awards, winning 13 including a Primetime Emmy, and a Golden Globe for Best Drama Television series.

It currently stands at an impressive 8.4/10 rating on IMDb, as rated by 424,000 users.

Sky is proud to be the exclusive home of the Game of Thrones franchise – including House of the Dragon.

Both seasons of House of the Dragon, as well as all eight seasons of Game of Thrones, are available in full to watch on Sky Atlantic or to stream on NOW.

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If you’re already a Sky subscriber, you will get complete continuity of the service at no extra cost via the Max app. The new deal means Sky and NOW customers benefit from more content through bundled access to the streaming service that will exclusively feature new HBO Original and Max Original shows and more.

And in the case of House of the Dragon and a range of other series, as part of Sky’s new deal with HBO, customers will continue to find shows such as House of the Dragon, The White Lotus, and The Last of Us, and any new series aired before the end of 2025, on Sky Atlantic and through Sky’s On Demand service.

Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios and chief content officer of Sky, said: “What’s really good about the deal that we struck is that if you’re a Sky subscriber, at no additional cost, you will have access to the Max app within your Sky platform. So if you’re already a Sky subscriber, you have complete continuity of service. Actually, you probably have more because Max will have more content than what we have today with the HBO shows and the Warner Bros. films.

“It’s going to be completely seamless for those customers, so you’ll have a really rich experience, and that’s at no additional cost.

“Any show that we’ve had historically on our channels you’ll continue to get on the channels, including future seasons of The Last of Us and The White Lotus.”

In addition, NOW UK and Ireland Entertainment members will also receive bundled access to the ad-supported version of Max, seamlessly integrated into the NOW experience alongside other premium content. They will also continue to get the existing series which were available on Sky as part of their subscription.