The first season of House of the Dragon has wrapped, which brings us one step closer HBO’s grand return to Westeros. The upcoming Game of Thrones spin-off is set hundreds of years before the original series and is based upon George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, a Targaryen history book which chronicles the history of House Targaryen, starting off with “Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and [going on] to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold the throne, all the way up to the civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, that nearly tore their dynasty apart.“
George R.R. Martin announced that filming had wrapped on the first season of House of the Dragon on his blog. “Yes, all ten episodes,” Martin wrote. “I have seen rough cuts of a few of them, and I’m loving them. Of course, a lot more work needs to be done. Special effects, color timing, score, all the post production work. But the writing, the directing, the acting all look terrific. I hope you will like them as much as I do. My hat is off to Ryan and Miguel and their team, and to our amazing cast.” As far as when House of the Dragon will debut on HBO, George R.R. Martin doesn’t know.
I wish I could tell you. Lots of work remains to be done, as I said, and covid makes planning difficult. This spring? Unlikely. Maybe summer? Could be. Fall? Who knows? You’ll know when we do.
HBO Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys also wasn’t ready to announce when House of the Dragon would debut, but he did tell Variety that they’re already thinking about a second season renewal. “If you’re betting on whether we’re going to do a second season, I think it’s probably a pretty good bet,” Bloys said. “Generally speaking, we usually let something air and see how it does, but obviously, we’ll make preparations ahead of time to make sure we’re ahead of the game.”