Plans for House of the Dragon’s third season are taking shape. HBO announced on June 13, days ahead of the season 2 premiere, that season 3 is officially greenlit.
“George, Ryan, and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast, and crew, have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season of House of the Dragon,”
Francesca Orsi, head of HBO Drama Series and Films, said in a statement. “We are in awe of the dragon-sized effort the entire team has put into the creation of a spectacular season two, with a scope and scale that is only rivaled by its heart. We could not be more thrilled to continue the story of House Targaryen and watch this team burn bright again for season three.”
Season 2 is set to focus on the beginnings of the civil war within House Targaryen, split between the Greens (pro-Aegon and Alicent Hightower) and the Blacks (pro-Rhaenyra Targaryen). Things are ramping up for a shocking, bloody eight episodes, but even before they premiered, showrunner Ryan Condal, writer Sara Hess, and their team were already planting the seeds for season 3. As Entertainment Weekly reported in May, Condal confirmed that the season was already being written, even before HBO gave the season the green-light. At the time, he was already being mindful of how the show would end; though we don’t know exactly when it will officially wrap up.
“You certainly don’t want to rush to get to an end, but you also don’t want to overstay your welcome,” Condal told EW. “You want to find this very satisfying place to go out that ties up enough loose ends and leaves others intentionally open because, as we know, this history marches on for another 150 years to Daenerys.”
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