{"id":774493,"date":"2024-05-30T12:54:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=774493"},"modified":"2024-05-30T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:54:32","slug":"season-2-is-coming-watch-house-of-the-dragon-on-showmax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/774493\/season-2-is-coming-watch-house-of-the-dragon-on-showmax\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 2 is coming &#8211; Watch House of the Dragon on Showmax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There has never been a better time to begin watching House of the Dragon on Showmax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Season 2 coming to the popular streaming platform on 17 June 2024, now is the perfect time to catch up on the first season of this smash hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/za\/stream\/series\/house-of-the-dragon\/541ffb36-7312-335e-af70-a0ee48545852\/seasons\/1?utm_source=BusinessTech+and+MyBroadband&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to watch House of the Dragon on Showmax.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in the Game of Thrones universe, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen, House of the Dragon follows the battles for power within House Targaryen when it was at the height of its power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring stars like Matt Smith, Emma D\u2019Arcy, and Olivia Cooke, House of the Dragon has taken the world by storm, and boasts an 8.4\/10 rating on IMDb based on the opinions of 381,000 viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Season 1 also features an approval rating of 93% on popular review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, as well as an impressive audience score of 82%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGeorge RR Martin\u2019s world struts its way back onto our screens with utter confidence and brio,\u201d said Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon is gorgeous, opulent television, cinematic and big, pushing at the edges of what TV can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaiya Shunyata of RogerEbert.com added that House of the Dragon \u201cbreathes new life into the world of Westeros.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new look into the world that George R.R. Martin created is an example of what an adaption should be,\u201d said Shunyata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFans of Martin\u2019s books and the lore of Westeros are in for a treat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YN2H_sKcmGw?si=A352y9NIdO8SYW2v\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Watch it on Showmax<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning 17 June 2024, new episodes of House of the Dragon: Season 2 will be available on Showmax every Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If shows like House of the Dragon aren\u2019t your thing \u2013 which we doubt \u2013 Showmax has a wealth of other movies and series for you to binge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of our picks that you can watch in June 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Special Ops: Lioness<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring award-winning actress Zoe Saldana, this series is inspired by true events, and follows an undercover all-women US special ops team who befriends the wives, girlfriends, and daughters of high-value terrorist targets with the goal of turning them for the CIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge this show from 13 June.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3axWgmlwnl4?si=3wdKA5ZNeKSxMfup\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Power Book IV: Force S2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Tommy Egan, a drug dealer, who finds himself straddling the line between two of the biggest crews in a city divided by race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tommy must use his outsider status to his advantage and rewrite all the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge this show from 10 June.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LJ4JxmhGfUU?si=qh3g-7EHc3AHyZMm\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chucky S38<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chucky has moved into the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How and why did this happen, and how can Jake, Devon, and Lexy get to him inside the world\u2019s most secure house?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out in the latest season of Chucky, which Slashfilm called \u201cThe wildest season yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New episodes available each Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/za\/stream\/series\/chucky\/5d1df72b-cb10-336a-bd18-eb8468df1175?utm_source=BusinessTech+and+MyBroadband&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=May+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" 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