‘House of the Dragon’ Locks Season 2 Cast, Production Team as Filming Begins

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Miguel Sapochnik’s exit in August.HBO has given the upcoming second season a shortened run of eight episodes, TheWrap previously confirmed.

Individuals with knowledge of the matter said the move is due only to the needs of the story being told and not to any other concerns.HBO and HBO Max chief Casey Bloys previously said he expects the second season to premiere “sometime in 2024.”“We’re just starting to put the plan together, and just like last time, there are so many unknowns,” Bloys told Vulture in an interview in October. “It’s not to be coy or secretive, but you don’t want to say it’s going to be ready on this date, and then you have to move it.”Condal previously told TheWrap that “House of the Dragon” is a shorter story, all-told, than “Game of Thrones” and likely won’t run as long as the flagship series did, so while the wait between seasons could be longer, the story may wrap up within a few seasons.“This particular story, the one that I’m telling right now, the Dance of the Dragons as the original series, it doesn’t have that breadth to it,” he said. “Not to say it’s any less interesting.

It’s a really great series. But I think also part of making a series is knowing when to drop the curtain on it and call an end.”That said, Condal teased that there’s a rich Targaryen history to be mined before and after the events of “House of the Dragon” that could be continued in another HBO series.“But I’ve always said the show is called ‘House of the Dragon.’ It’s not called ‘The Dance of the Dragons.’ And I think there is a very rich 300-year Targaryen dynasty to mine many stories out of, and that is the thing that I think is the most promising for the future for fans of Westeros is that George [R.R.