'House of the Dragon' season 2 will reportedly have two episodes lesser than season 1
House Of The Dragon will reportedly have a shorter season 2 as
compared to season 1 which had 10 episodes in total.
The upcoming
season of Game of Thrones prequel series House Of the Dragon will consist of
eight episodes, two fewer than season 1.
As reported by Deadline,
it is part of a long-term plan for the show, which includes HBO proposing a
green light for a third season.
It is also reported that the production on season 2 is about to
begin in the UK for possibly a summer 2024 premiere.
An HBO
spokesperson also confirmed to Deadline that season 2 will contain 8
episodes, stressed that the episode count trim was based on story flow.
House
of the Dragon’s creative team reportedly had envisioned the series running
for 3 or 4 seasons.
The executive producer/showrunner Ryan
Condal, who is working with author/executive producer George R.R. Martin,
took a step back when season 2 was being put together to take a big-picture
view of the series, which follows Martin’s Fire & Blood, and figure out
the overall story flow, including how to break down the stories season-wise
and what battles to include and when.
During that process, season 3 has been figured out and may be
greenlighted with HBO seriously considering committing to moving ahead with
scripts, casting and a production.
Some part of the plot, which
was originally intended for season 2, including a major battle, moving to
season 3, automatically creates room for series to run for at least 4
seasons.
However, it has not been determined yet, as sourced
revealed that Condal and Martin are going back-and-fourth on the amount of
seasons (three or four) that would be optimal to tell the full story.
