This post contains spoilers from House of the Dragon ‘s Season 2 finale. Proceed accordingly.
House of the Dragon to End With Season 4, Showrunner Says
House of the Dragon ‘s Season 2 finale Sunday brought all of its major characters right up to the brink of a legendary battle — but didn’t cross over into actual fighting — and showrunner Ryan Condal explained that decision in a call with reporters Monday.
Episode 8 moved many pieces into place for some of the biggest fights detailed in George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Ice , including the Greens’ attempt to break Corlys’ blockade, aka the Battle of the Gullet. But the 70-minute episode ended on footage of Alicent’s #TeamGreen and Rhaenyra’s #TeamBlack marching , riding and/or sailing to war. (Read a full recap here , and see what director Geeta Vasant Patel had to say about a key scene here .)
The finale polarized fans. TVLine readers gave the episode an average grade of C+, and Season 2 overall a B-.
Condal said that while he understood why the show’s choice to wait for the Gullet might rankle viewers, it wasn’t made lightly — and he promised that the payoff in Season 3 would be worth it.
“When you’re trying to mount this show, which requires a tremendous amount of resources — construction, armor, costumes, visual effects — we were trying to give the Gullet, which is arguably the most anticipated — well, maybe the second most anticipated action event of Fire & Blood — trying to give it the time and the space that it deserves,” he said.
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“We are building to that event,” he added. “That event will happen very shortly, in terms of the storytelling of House of the Dragon . And it should be, I mean, based on what we know now, it should be the biggest thing to date that we’ve pulled off. And we just wanted to have the time and the space to do that at a level that is going to excite and satisfy the fans in a way that’s deserved.”
HBO has not yet announced a premiere date for House of the Dragon ‘s third season. During the call, Condal confirmed that the show will go start pre-production on Season 3 in fall 2024, with production beginning in earnest in “early-ish 2025.”
“I apologize for the wait,” the EP added, “but I will just say that if [the Battle of] Rook’s Rest and the Red Sowing are any indication, the team that we have together, we’re going to pull off a hell of a win with the Gullet in the future.”
During the press conference, Condal also confirmed that Season 4, which HBO has not yet picked up officially, will be the fantasy drama’s last .
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