Dragon House Season 3 finally came out, but fans had to wait two years to see it.
According to showrunner Ryan Condal, there’s a simple reason why the HBO fantasy series can’t return every year. In a recent HBO press conference, Condal addressed the two-year gap between seasons 2 and 3 and explained why the long wait is inevitable.
“I understand [it]“said Condal for Page sixacknowledging the “frustration” of viewers over 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 do it,” he explained. Condal broke down the process, noting that “preparation and filming” alone takes about a year, while the visual effects team spends another “seven months.” [to] eight months” giving life to the dragons of the series.
His message to impatient fans was simple: “Do the math.”
“It’s not possible to go out every year. I’m really sorry, but you guys decided to be fans of the show called ‘House of the Dragon,'” he added.
In comparison, game of Thrones It largely maintained an annual release schedule during its run from 2011 to 2019, aside from a two-year wait before its final season. While that series featured dragons and large-scale battles, Dragon House It relies even more heavily on visual effects as it chronicles the bloody Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of Dragons.
Set more than a century before game of ThronesThe series follows Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon Targaryen as they fight rival members of their own family for control of the Iron Throne.
