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House of the Dragon is officially in production on season two and HBO has confirmed the stars who will be returning for the upcoming episodes.

The series is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.

The show’s co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer Ryan Condal said in a statement, “House of the Dragon has returned. We are thrilled to be shooting again with members of our original family as well as new talents on both sides of the camera. All your favorite characters will soon be conspiring at the council tables, marching with their armies, and riding their dragons into battle. We can’t wait to share what we have in store.”

HBO confirmed that 16 actors are reprising their roles in season two. Three fan-favorite actors from season one were left off the list as expected, even though fans were hoping they would still return. (And no, we’re not talking about actors whose characters died!)

Browse through the slideshow to see who is returning and who isn’t…

The stars of House of the Dragon have hit the red carpet!

Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy stepped out for the premiere of their new HBO series at Leicester Square on Monday (August 15) in London, England, and joined a ton of their co-stars for the debut event.

Paddy Considine, Rhys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Emily Carey, and Milly Alcock followed the trio on the carpet.

Other stars from the show that were at the premiere included Fabien Frankel, Bill Paterson, Matthew Needham, Gavin McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Harvey Sadler, Evie Allen, Leo Hart, Eva Ossei-Gerning, Shani Smethurst and Leo Ashton.

House of the Dragon is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.

The prequel series to will premiere on August 21 on HBO. Watch the trailer now!

FYI: Olivia wore John Galliano and Garrard jewelry. Emily wore Fendi. Milly wore Christian Dior and De Beers jewelry. Sonoya wore Saint Laurent. Emma wore Acne Studios.

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Ethan Hawke keeps it cool as he poses for photographs on the red carpet at the premiere of High Life held at Cinematheque Francaise on Monday (November 5) in Paris, France.

The 48-year-old actor was joined at the event by the stars of the film Juliette Binoche, Claire Tran, Gloria Obianyo and Ewan Mitchell, as well as writer-director Claire Denis.

The science fiction adventure drama, which also stars Robert Pattinson and Mia Goth, follows a group of criminals who are tricked into believing they will be freed if they participate in a mission to travel on a spaceship towards a black hole to find an alternate energy source while being sexually experimented on by the scientists on board.