HBO Drama Chief Touts Big ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 Battle, Talks ‘Knight Of The 7 Kingdoms’ 3-Season Plan, Teases New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff

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Coming off an abbreviated, eight-episode second season, which surprised fans with its low-key ending, Game Of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon will come back with a vengeance in 2026, HBO‘s Head of Drama Series and Films Francesca Orsi said in an interview with Deadline at The White Lotus Season 3 premiere about the network’s upcoming drama slate. “I’m really excited.

I think you’re going to be in for a great surprise on how we start the [season] with an exciting battle,” she said of the fantasy drama, which is gearing up to begin production on Season 3.

As Deadline has reported, for various reasons, including strike preparation, House of the Dragon‘s second season was trimmed from 10 episodes to 8, with a portion of the plot originally intended for Season 2, including the much-anticipated Battle of the Gullet between the Blacks and Greens, moved to Season 3. “You know what, it was worth the wait,” Orsi said about the upcoming battle scene. “I was just on set and saw all the elements and what was behind it.

I’m so glad we waited because it’s going to be better than ever, and I don’t think we had the time at that point to do what it is that we’ve achieved now this season. “It’s just so massive, we needed the time to build it,” Orsi continued. “One of the lead producers on it [Kevin de la Noy] worked on Titanic, so all that he brought in terms of acumen of what happened on the Titanic and how that entire experience is built, he brings that expertise to it.” Addressing the challenge of “having to balance storytelling and resources you have available to tell that story,” HoD showrunner Ryan Condal in August spoke about the “tremendous number of resources, construction, armor, costumes and visual affects needed to give