‘House of the Dragon’ showrunner defends 2-year wait between seasons: ‘Do the math’

“House of nan Dragon” is backmost for Season 3, 2 years aft Season 2 aired, and showrunner Ryan Condal understands fans’ “frustration” complete nan agelong wait.

“I get [it],” nan creator of nan “Game of Thrones” prequel bid said during a caller HBO property convention attended by Page Six.

However, Condal explained that it’s “not possible” to merchandise caller episodes immoderate quicker.

“It conscionable takes a agelong clip to make,” he said, noting that “prep and shooting” return a year, followed by an further “seven months [to] 8 months” for nan typical effects squad “to make dragons.” 

Condal told haters to “do nan math.”

He added, “It’s not imaginable to travel retired each year. I’m very sorry, but you guys decided to beryllium fans of nan show called ‘House of nan Dragon.’” 

Social media users sounded disconnected astir nan lengthy spread while awaiting Season 3, which premiered Sunday pinch several deaths and its weirdest incest infinitesimal yet.

“I dislike these 2 to 3 twelvemonth gaps betwixt seasons now. House of nan Dragon comes backmost coming and I genuinely cannot retrieve a azygous point that happened past season,” 1 fan wrote via X complete nan weekend, while different blasted nan hold arsenic “ridiculous.”

“I genuinely deliberation if thing is going to termination ‘House of nan Dragon,’ it’s nan two-year gaps betwixt seasons,” a 3rd claimed.

Another instrumentality pointed retired connected Reddit that viewers “got 8 episodes to chew connected for 2 years,” which was “not good.”

More posted that nan agelong hold betwixt seasons “instantly kills each excitement” — particularly successful a show wherever “a batch of group dress likewise and person goofy names.”

One instrumentality insisted a accordant merchandise schedule is needed successful bid for nan assemblage to “keep way of who’s who … fto unsocial retrieve who has what concealed insidious plan.”

Others, however, defended nan agelong hold since “that’s conscionable really it is these days for large standard costly shows pinch large casts and tons of VFX.” 

“Game of Thrones” released seasons each twelvemonth betwixt 2011 and 2019, isolated from for a azygous two-year spread up its last season. 

Although “Game of Thrones” had less dragons than “House of nan Dragon,” it featured 3 of nan beasts, arsenic good arsenic important ocular effects and battles.

“House of nan Dragon” is group much than 100 years earlier nan original show and follows Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and her husband, Daemon (Matt Smith), arsenic they conflict a civilian warfare against different branch of their family – including Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) — complete who is nan rightful monarch. 

“House of nan Dragon” airs Sundays connected HBO astatine 9 p.m. ET.