House of the Dragon Season 2 premieres in the UK on 17 June 2024. Here's how to watch Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon in the UK, even if you don't have Sky.
Love it or hate it, you can't deny the impact of Game of Thrones. And while the final series received "mixed" reviews, the prequel series, House of the Dragon has managed to reignite our love for this franchise.
House of the Dragon will be available exclusively on Sky Atlantic, the home of the majority of HBO content in the UK. As an HBO show, it airs in the US on Max, a streaming service not available in the UK. Fans of the drama will need to either sign up to Sky TV or get a NOW TV membership if they want to watch.
House of the Dragon will air from 17 June 2024, with new episodes released weekly. It will be broadcast on Sunday 16th June in the US, which equates to 2am on Monday 17th in the UK.
Here is the official trailer for those who can't wait.
The first season of House of the Dragon was a resounding success, racking up 20 million viewers from its very first episode. As such, a second season was greenlit pretty much straight away.
Filming for season 2 only officially kicked off in Spain in March 2023, and it seems that we'll finally get our next Game of Thrones fix after waiting only two years since the season 1 finale.
Hopefully, future seasons will be released each year, so we won't have to wait this long again.
In the UK, Game of Thrones episodes are still exclusively available on Sky Atlantic, a channel dedicated to bringing you the best of US TV.
When first aired, new episodes of House of the Dragon (and Game of Thrones back in the day) aired on Monday nights at 2 a.m., at the same time as the US premiere. All previous episodes are then available to watch on-demand whenever you like.
Unlike some parts of Sky's TV output, Sky Atlantic and Sky Atlantic HD are only available to Sky TV customers through Sky itself or NOW. The good news is that if your pay-TV provider is BT or TalkTalk, you can add a NOW TV membership to your package and watch all the Game of Thrones content you wish.
If you're happy with your current provider but want to watch Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, you can get access to Sky Atlantic via Sky's streaming service, NOW.
NOW can be streamed online through laptops, game consoles, smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes and smart TVs. Sky Atlantic is available on the NOW Entertainment TV membership, which you can purchase on a monthly basis and are free to cancel at any time.
If you have the NOW Entertainment TV membership, you can watch Sky Atlantic live through certain devices or view it on-demand after the UK premiere date. You can also download episodes for offline viewing.
Check out our guides on how to watch NOW TV and what channels are on NOW TV
If you’re a Sky subscriber, you can still watch Game of Thrones on your TV, just like in the good old days, by accessing Sky Box Sets. There will be times when the show is aired on live TV, but if you want to re-watch it properly, you'll need to access the box set.
If you're a Sky TV customer, you'll get free access to the Sky Go app. From here, you can access the Game of Thrones box set and stream it on your supported Android device, iPad, or iPhone. If you upgrade to Sky Go Extra, you'll have the additional option to download and watch offline.
As its name suggests, Sky Atlantic's programming comprises some of the best US TV. Highlights of the current schedule include:
The Last of Us
The White Lotus
Succession
Euphoria
Chernobyl
Yellowjackets
Mare of Easttown
Westworld
Big Little Lies
Blue Bloods
Penny Dreadful
Perry Mason
Watchmen
Barry
Fortitude
Britannia
Riviera
Veep
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