With the season finale of House of the Dragon leaving everyone on edge, fans are now highly excited about the next installment in the series. While viewers were highly anticipating an all-out war to take place in the season finale, the big battle between the two factions for the Iron Throne never arrived, as this season mostly focused on the build-up to the war.
But for the next chapter, showrunner Ryan Condal shared an exciting update, stressing it’ll be more action-packed compared to its predecessor.
Ryan Condal Assured House of the Dragon 3 Will Be About Total War
With House of the Dragon season 2 seeing only one major clash between Team Black and Team Green at the Battle of Rook’s Rest, Ryan Condal assured fans things would change with season 3.
Opposed to the second installment’s slow pace, which saw Princess Rhaenyra mostly attempting to cut back on collateral damage, Condal stressed season 3 will be more action-packed.
Speaking on the post-finale featurette, the showrunner said season 3 will be about “total war”.
While this season was very much about the fits and starts of an early medieval war, season three is clearly going to be about total war,
However, following the scale of these productions, fans aren’t too thrilled about the prolonged wait, especially considering fans were expecting more action in this season.
With no release date in sight, keeping in mind that season 2 took two years to develop, fans can expect the next installment in the series to hit the screens at some time around late 2025 or 2026.
House of the Dragon Needs at Least Four Seasons per George R.R. Martin
With HBO rolling the ball on season 3, it’ll be interesting to see if Condal and the studio have plans for more installments in mind for HOD. According to its author, George R.R. Martin, the show would need a minimum of four seasons to do the entirety of Dance of the Dragons justice.
It is going to take four full seasons of 10 episodes each to do justice to the Dance of the Dragons, from start to finish.
As of now, it can’t be said for sure if a season four is on the cards or Condal aims to conclude the prequel series with the third installment. But for House of the Dragon season 3, fans will desperately hope it lives up to the season-long build-up and goes out with a bang, which GOT is notable for.
House of the Dragon Season 2 is available to stream on Max.
