MOSCOW, 29 Mar . The second season of «House of the Dragon» will be two episodes shorter than the first, writes Deadline.
Eight episodes are planned instead of ten like its predecessor. The media attributes this to HBO's long-term plans. The company is already considering the third part of the prequel to the cult «Game of Thrones».
«An HBO spokesperson who confirmed that season 2 will have eight episodes stressed that the reduction in episodes is due to the story,» the post reads.
Game of Thrones was based on George Martin's saga A Song of Ice and Fire. It was published from 2011 to 2019. The House of the Dragon premiered in August 2022. The prequel tells what happened several hundred years before the events presented in the original. In the center — the struggle for power, intrigue and love in the Targaryen house.
Martin previously stated that he thinks House of the Dragon should be filmed for four seasons of ten episodes.