Here’s when episode 8 of House of the Dragon season 2 will drop in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Akhil Arora, a Film Critics Guild member and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified TV critic, who has been reporting on Game of Thrones since 2016. He has written for NDTV and SlashFilm.
Spoilers ahead for episode 7 of House of the Dragon season 2.
The start of episode 7 caused a seismic shift in Rhaenyra’s approach to her conundrum, “What good are dragons without dragonriders?” After discovering that Seasmoke—the dragon who had burnt her Lord Commander of the Queensguard to a crisp—had picked a lowly-born shipwright as its new rider, the Targaryen Queen wondered how she could replicate it. Mysaria correctly advised her to look beyond the thin bloodlines of the elite and search among the dragonseeds, bastards with Valyrian blood in them. With King’s Landing holding no future for them, many made the trip to Dragonstone. And though most predictably lost their lives, Rhaenyra had three new dragonriders amongst her force by the end of the episode.
What might she do with this new arsenal? All season, Rhaenyra has practised a cautionary approach, not wanting to unleash any dragons for the untold damage they can cause. House of the Dragon gave us a glimpse of it in episode 4. But the war hasn’t exactly been progressing as she might have hoped. She has no land army she can speak of—Daemon is practically useless in Harrenhal and it’s not like he’s interested in helping Rhaenyra—and Criston Cole is likely out there sweeping the Crownlands. Though she may not like it, her new dragonriders might be the only offensive option available to her. (Rhaena might soon bolster that number, given what episode 7 hinted at in the Vale scene.)
With that, here are the release dates and times for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8.
What is the release date for episode 8?
The eighth episode of House of the Dragon’s second season is out on Sunday, August 4 in the Americas and Monday, August 5 in the rest of the world.
Where can I watch House of the Dragon? If Max—the streaming service previously known as HBO Max—exists in your country, then that’s the way to go. If Max is not available in your region, keep on reading.
House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 release time in the US and Canada
If you live on the West Coast—in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Vancouver—you can start watching episode 8 at 6 pm PT on August 4.
For those in the Mountain time zone—in the likes of Denver, Calgary, and Salt Lake City—the eighth episode and season 2 finale will drop at 7 pm MT on Sunday.
For the Central time zone—for the likes of Dallas and Kansas City—the episode 8 release time is 8 pm CT on Sunday.
And over on the East Coast—in places such as New York, Toronto, and Washington DC—House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 will premiere at 9 pm ET on August 4.
On TV, the Game of Thrones spin-off airs on HBO. You can stream House of the Dragon on Max in the US and Crave in Canada.
House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 release time in Latin America
In Mexico, the eighth episode will be available at 6 pm PDT (Tijuana), 7 pm CST (Mexico City), and 8 pm EST (Cancún) on Sunday, August 4.
Those in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica can start watching episode 8, the season 2 finale, at 7 pm local time on August 4.
Episode 8 drops at 8 pm local time in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia on Sunday, August 4.
The final House of the Dragon season 2 episode arrives at 9 pm on August 4 in Chile, Haiti, Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic.
Episode 8 release time is 10 pm local time in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay on Sunday, August 4.
House of the Dragon is available on Max in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 release time in the UK and Ireland
For those on the British Isles—be it England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland—House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 arrives at 2 am BST local time on Monday, August 5 on NOW and Sky Go.
Episode 8 will be simulcast at 2 am BST on Sky. For those unwilling to stay up, the season 2 finale will also be broadcast at 9 pm BST local time on Monday.
House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 release time in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the rest of Europe
In Portugal, House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 debuts at 2 am WEST local time on Monday, August 5 on Max.
The eighth episode will be available at 3 am CEST on August 5 on Max in Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden.
In Italy, the season 2 finale arrives at 3 am CEST local time on August 5 on NOW.
Over in Germany, you can watch the eighth episode from 3 am CEST local time on August 5 on WOW.
Those in Austria can start watching episode 8 of House of the Dragon season 2 from 3 am CEST local time on August 5 on Sky X.
In Bulgaria, Finland, Moldova, and Romania, episode 8 drops at 4 am EEST local time on Monday, August 5 on Max.
House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 release time in the Middle East
The eighth episode of House of the Dragon season 2 will be available at 4 am local time on Monday, August 5 in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
For those in Oman and the UAE, episode 8, the season 2 finale, drops at 5 am local time on Monday, August 5.
House of the Dragon is available on OSN+ in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the rest of the Middle East.
What time is episode 8 out in India?
In India, House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 will drop at 6:30 am IST local time on Monday, August 5.
As with all other HBO originals, the Game of Thrones spin-off is exclusive to JioCinema in India.
House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 release time in Australia
If you live on the West Coast—in Perth or elsewhere—the final House of the Dragon season 2 episode drops at 9 am AWST on Monday, August 5.
For the Central time zone—in cities such as Adelaide—the episode 8 release time is 10:30 am ACST.
That leaves the East Coast—in the likes of Melbourne and Sydney—where House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 arrives at 11 am AEST on Monday, August 5.
You can stream House of the Dragon on Binge in Australia.
What time is episode 8 out in New Zealand?
For most Kiwis, the eighth episode of the second season of House of the Dragon will premiere at 1 pm NZST local time on Monday, August 5.
Unless you live on the Chatham Islands, then the episode 8 release time is 1:45 pm CHAST.
On TV, you can watch the Thrones spin-off on SoHo. You can stream House of the Dragon on Neon in New Zealand.
Everywhere else
What about the rest of the world? If your region hasn’t been covered, please leave a comment below and I’ll make sure to update this piece with the answer.
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