Catch Up with ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, and Watch the Season 2 Premiere Free with Max
Catch Up with ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, and Watch the Season 2 Premiere Free with Max
For a limited time, viewers can sign up to Max free for an entire week to stream ‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ or anything else available on the streamer.
Who will claim the Iron Throne for themselves? Will Rhaenyra Targaryen become the first ruling queen in the history of Westeros, or will Aegon II win the throne for himself? Fans will just have to watch Season 2 of “House of the Dragon,” which premieres Sunday, June 16 on Max and find out for themselves! Max normally starts at $9.99 per month, but for a very limited time the streamer is offering new customers a seven-day free trial to re-watch the first season of the show or anything else they desire before Season 2 becomes available.
Key Details:
- New customers can sign up for a seven-day trial of Max between now and June 23.
- By signing up on or after Sunday, June 9, viewers can see the Season 2 premiere of “House of the Dragon” for free.
- Viewers can also stream “Game of Thrones,” blockbuster movies like “Dune: Part Two” and more with their Max free trial.
The news that Max was offering new customers a one-week free trial until Sunday, June 23 first dropped earlier this week. Viewers can choose from any of Max’s three plans for the trial; its ad-supported plan will cost $9.99 per month once the trial ends, while the Max Ad-Free plan will run $16.99. Max’s Ultimate plan, with no ads and the ability to stream select titles in 4K plus Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, and HDR 10 on select titles costs $20.99 per month after a weeklong trial.
The new free trial offer is obviously intended to help Max promote the release of “House of the Dragon” Season 2 next Sunday. The series is set almost 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” and shows the events of the so-called “Dance of Dragons,” a civil war which split the loyalties of the Seven Kingdoms between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her half-brother Aegon. Season 1 sets the stage for the conflict, and Season 2 promises plenty of action, along with a hefty dose of more palace intrigue.
The Season 1 premiere of “House of the Dragon” set records for HBO when it was released in 2022, scoring almost 10 million viewers across linear and streaming platforms. Warner Bros. Discovery would love to see the Season 2 debut shatter that number, and allowing customers to watch via a free trial is an excellent way to boost viewership for the new season.
Fans who want to stream the premiere episode of Season 2 free should wait until after 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 9 to start their free trial of Max, as the trial is seven days in length from the time a viewer signs up. “House of the Dragon” will debut the first episode of its second season at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 16.
Max does not normally offer a free trial, but a recently-announced price increase likely plays into the timing of its decision to provide one ahead of “House of the Dragon” Season 2. The trial will bring a new batch of prospective customers to the service, and it could be highly effective at pushing people toward Max’s ad-supported tier, which is the only one of its three plans that did not jump in price with the latest increase.
Viewers who choose to take advantage of the free trial will be able to stream much more than just “House of the Dragon” Season 1. They’ll have access to the entire Max library, including the franchise’s first series “Game of Thrones,” the newly arrived from theaters “Dune: Part Two,” new seasons of “Hacks” and “The Jinx,” “Barbie” — the biggest movie of 2023— and much more.
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