House of the Dragon Season 2 has just ended, but fans are wondering just how long HBO plans to keep them in this era of Westeros.
As it turns out, we should only expect two more seasons out of the show moving forward. As confirmed by Variety, showrunner Ryan Condal has confirmed during a press conference that House of the Dragon is expected to conclude by Season 4.
It’s interesting that Condal would mention four seasons, as this was also said to be the plan by series co-creator George R.R. Martin who confirmed back in 2022 that they would need four seasons with ten episodes each to cover the events of the Fire & Blood book.
As of now, the show’s third season is still being written, and the goal is to start production early next year. When asked about the length of the season, Condal has said that there has been no episode number discussed yet. He explains:
“I haven’t had discussions with HBO about it. I would just anticipate the cadence of the show, from a dramatic storytelling perspective, will continue to be the same from Season 2 on.”
Admittedly, the series has been taking liberties from the source material, but it has been doing some interesting character choices—especially with the emphasis on the two queens Rhaenyra and Alicent being at the center of the conflict.
Though the finale may not have been as bombastic as some fans were expected, any seasoned Game of Thrones watcher knows that the ‘spectacle’ episode is always the penultimate one, and the finale is used to wrap up arcs and build up what’s to come in the next season.
Catch the complete second season of House of the Dragon now streaming on Max.
