House of the Dragon Still on Track for Four Seasons, Likely With Similar Episode Counts to Season 2
This Game of Thrones spinoff is just heating up.
House of the Dragon is still on track to last four seasons, showrunner Ryan Condal confirmed in a press conference following the series' finale on Sunday.
Condal's answer came in response to a question about whether or not the Game of Thrones spinoff, which just wrapped up its second season, will last for five seasons. Both Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin and HBO drama chief Francesca Orsi have previously said they expect it to last a minimum of four seasons, with Orsi saying it "could be more."
Condal, however, hedged in his response, saying, "No, I think it's four."
His team is currently in the midst of writing Season 3, which is expect to start production in "early-ish 2025." That would likely put the premiere date for House of the Dragon's third season at some point in 2026.
House of the Dragon Seasons 3 and 4 will retain the same "cadence"
As for how many episodes the final two seasons will be, Condal said he hasn't had conversations with HBO about it, but added, "I would just anticipate the cadence of the show, from a dramatic storytelling perspective, will continue to be the same from Season 2 on."
At eight episodes, House of the Dragon's second season was two shorter than its first. Naturally, plans can change, but with the story it's based on already complete, it faces a less formidable task adapting its source material than its parent series did.
In the meantime, we were broadly positive on House of the Dragon's Season 2 finale in our review, writing, "It felt like loads of pieces were moved into place for the future, a really exciting future at that. And then, yet again, it proved to be all cliffhanger for next time, and a season finale needs to do more than that."
We have tons of House of the Dragon Season 2 coverage here on IGN, including 54 changes from Fire & Blood in Season 2 and our ranking of its various villains. House of the Dragon is currently available for streaming on Max.
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