{"id":53384,"date":"2023-04-24T19:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T23:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=53384"},"modified":"2023-04-24T19:07:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T23:07:04","slug":"simon-russell-beale-freddie-fox-gayle-rankin-and-abubakar-salim-join-the-cast-of-house-of-the-dragon-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/24\/simon-russell-beale-freddie-fox-gayle-rankin-and-abubakar-salim-join-the-cast-of-house-of-the-dragon-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Russell Beale, Freddie Fox, Gayle Rankin and Abubakar Salim Join the Cast of &#8220;House of the Dragon&#8221; Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Russell Beale, Freddie Fox, Gayle Rankin and Abubakar Salim Join the Cast of &#8220;<strong><em>House of the Dragon<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; Season 2<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Send a raven.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Russell Beale, Freddie Fox, Gayle Rankin and Abubakar Salim have joined the cast of House of the Dragon Season 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dChVN9WJE9\">pic.twitter.com\/dChVN9WJE9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseofDragon\/status\/1650530978308452353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/7QMsOTMUswlwxJP0rTTZfmz2tX2.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>House of the Dragon<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> HBO<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 3<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 18<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. 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