Dragon House Season 3 is finally out, but fans had to wait two years for it.
According to showrunner Ryan Condal, there’s a simple reason why HBO’s fantasy series can’t return every year. Speaking at a recent HBO press conference, Condal discussed the two-year gap between Seasons 2 and 3 and explained why the long wait is inevitable.
“I receive [it]”, said Condal by Page sixacknowledging viewers’ “frustration” with the delay. But according to the showrunner, the scale of the production leaves little room to speed things up.
“It just takes a long time to make,” he explained. Condal broke down the process, noting that “preparing and filming” alone takes about a year, while the visual effects team then spends another “seven months.” [to] eight months” bringing the dragons of the series to life.
His message to eager fans was simple: “Do the math.”
“It’s not possible to release every year. I’m really sorry, but you guys have decided to be fans of the series called ‘House of the Dragon,'” he added.
In comparison, Game of Thrones largely maintained an annual release schedule during its run from 2011 to 2019, aside from a two-year wait before its final season. Even though this series featured dragons and large-scale battles, Dragon House relies even more on visual effects as it chronicles the bloody Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.
Set over a century before Game of Thronesthe series follows Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon Targaryen as they battle rival members of their own family for control of the Iron Throne.
