In a new interview, showrunner Ryan Condal teases what fans can expect from the sophomore season of the hit HBO series which focuses on the Targaryen House.
- March 9, 2023
AceShowbiz - "House of the Dragon" will only get bigger in its second season. In a new interview, showrunner Ryan Condal teased what fans can expect from the sophomore season while joining author George R.R. Martin and stars of the HBO series at a FYC event on Tuesday, March 7.
At the event, Condal revealed that there would be more dragons in the upcoming season. "You're going to meet five new dragons," he shared, adding that the new season would start filming "very shortly" in 2023.
Following a screening of "The Lord of the Tides", the eighth episode of season 1, the panel engaged in a Q&A session with Josh Gad, who served as the moderator. "If you're wondering what I'm doing here, I'm asking myself the same question," the actor joked.
Of the episode, Martin said, "This is a favorite of mine. Of course, I'm hardly objective." He continued, "I thought it was really powerful. This guy [Condal] has an amazing writing staff. Because if you read my book 'Fire & Blood', which you should, it's a fake history. So there are a lot of the details that are in this that are absolutely wonderful and moving that are not in the book. They added stuff, and they added good stuff, which is important."
The writer also addressed the pressure to follow HBO's previous smash hit "Game of Thrones", Martin explained, "The pressure of trying to follow the original series is nothing compared to the pressure of trying to finish the novel. That has me sleepless at nights. The show? That's Ryan's problem."
Later, Martin gushed over Condal's work in the first season of "House of the Dragon", which focuses on the Targaryen House. " 'Fire & Blood' is an outline, and you can't present an outline on television. So it has to be filled in. And that's where I think Ryan and his staff of writers have done a marvelous job," he said.
Joining Martin and Condal at the event were stars Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower), Eve Best (Rhaenys Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (Corlys Velaryon), Fabien Frankel (Criston Cole), Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen) and Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower). The panelist also included Paddy Considine (King Viserys/Targaryen) and Emily Carey (young Alicent Hightower).
