{"id":31982,"date":"2023-04-11T17:50:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1814081"},"modified":"2023-04-11T22:47:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T20:47:31","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-season-2-begins-production","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-begins-production\/","title":{"rendered":"House of the Dragon season 2 begins production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> We&#8217;re one step closer to more Targaryen tales. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 11 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><strong>Warning: Spoilers for House of the Dragon season 1 ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s happening! <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">House of the Dragon<\/a> season 2 has officially begun production.<\/p>\n<p>After that shocker of an <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-season-1-ending-explained-lucerys-velaryon\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ending to season 1<\/a>, fans are clamouring for more Targaryen tales and we\u2019re one step closer to seeing <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rhaenyra Targaryen<\/a> (Emma D\u2019Arcy), Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) back in action.<\/p>\n<p>The official House of the Dragon <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/HouseofDragon\/status\/1645803753227038720&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> account shared a snap of the iconic Iron Throne on set, simply captioning it: \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">It\u2019s time to return to King\u2019s Landing. Season 2 of <\/span><span class=\"&quot;r-18u37iz&quot;\">#HouseoftheDragon<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> is now in production.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Condal, co-creator\/showrunner\/executive producer, said: \u201cHouse of the Dragon has returned. We are thrilled to be shooting again with members of our original family as well as new talents on both sides of the camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll your favourite characters will soon be conspiring at the council tables, marching with their armies, and riding their dragons into battle. We can\u2019t wait to share what we have in store.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">It&#8217;s time to return to King&#8217;s Landing.<br\/>Season 2 of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HouseoftheDragon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#HouseoftheDragon<\/a> is now in production. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/lGSQSq6oK9&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/lGSQSq6oK9<\/a><\/p>\u2014 House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseofDragon\/status\/1645803753227038720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Of course, season 2 will show the Greens and Blacks more divided than ever before following the shock death of Lucerys Targaryen (Elliot Grihault) at the hands of Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell).<\/p>\n<p>While Luke\u2019s death was ultimately a horrifying accident, it\u2019s clear the two factions of the family are at the point of no return.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t have a specific release date for season 2 just yet, although it\u2019s expected to land sometime in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>However, we do know that the new instalment will be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-season-2-shorter-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">shorter<\/a> than season 1 \u2013 and that the showrunners are currently \u201cmulling\u201d over a potential season 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-season-2-shorter-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>House of the Dragon season 2 will be shorter than the first<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-dragon-season-2-brutal-storyline-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>House of the Dragon writer teases brutal season 2 storyline<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The news was reported by\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-episode-count-season-3-greenlight-season-4-hbo-1235312044\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a>, with the publication confirming that season 2 will feature eight episodes, with a HBO spokesperson saying the shortening is \u201cstory-driven\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Deadline report goes on to say that the shorter second season is likely to arrive in summer 2024, and that HBO is currently \u201cmulling a green light for a third season\u201d.<\/p> <p>The initial plan was reportedly for another 10-episode arc, with the change leading to script rewrites.<\/p>\n<p>While specific plot details are currently under wraps, writer and executive producer Sara Hess previously teased that she doesn\u2019t think fans \u201cwill be disappointed\u201d by the season 2 finale, hinting that it will include the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-dragon-season-2-brutal-storyline-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">brutal Blood and Cheese revenge plot<\/a>\u00a0from the Fire &amp; Blood book.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6324014895112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>House of the Dragon season 1 aired on Sky Atlantic and is available on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.nowtv.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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