{"id":6395,"date":"2026-06-22T18:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/house-of-the-dragon-showrunner-defends-2-year-wait-between-seasons-do-the-math\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:01:23","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-showrunner-defends-2-year-wait-between-seasons-do-the-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/house-of-the-dragon-showrunner-defends-2-year-wait-between-seasons-do-the-math\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018House of the Dragon\u2019 showrunner defends 2-year wait between\u00a0seasons: &#8216;Do the math&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fhouse-of-dragons.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/entertainment\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-is-all-gas-no-breaks-review\/\">is back for Season 3<\/a>, two years after Season 2 aired, and showrunner Ryan Condal understands fans\u2019 \u201cfrustration\u201d over the long wait.<\/p>\n<p>However, Condal explained that it\u2019s \u201cnot possible\u201d to release new episodes any quicker.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d starring Olivia Cooke and Ewan Mitchell (pictured), is back for Season 3, two years since Season 2 aired. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ryan Condal (pictured above on June 8) recently said he gets the \u201cfrustration\u201d over the long wait between seasons. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt just takes a long time to make,\u201d he said, noting that \u201cprep and shooting\u201d take a year, followed by an additional \u201cseven months [to] eight months\u201d for the special effects team \u201cto make dragons.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Condal told haters to \u201cdo the math.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIt\u2019s not possible to come out every year. I\u2019m very sorry, but you guys decided to be fans of the show called \u2018House of the Dragon.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Condal said it\u2019s \u201cnot possible\u201d to make \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d starring Emma D\u2019Arcy (pictured) any faster. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Condal told haters to \u201cdo the math\u201d on why \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d starring Matt Smith (pictured) takes so long to come out each season. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Social media users sounded off about the lengthy gap while awaiting Season 3, which premiered Sunday with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/21\/entertainment\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-premiere-multiple-deaths-heartbreak-for-rhaenyra\/\">several deaths<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/21\/entertainment\/house-of-the-dragon-has-its-weirdest-incest-moment-yet\/\">weirdest incest moment yet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate these 2 to 3 year gaps between seasons now. House of the Dragon comes back tonight and I genuinely cannot remember a single thing that happened last season,\u201d one fan<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_DariDee\/status\/2068809921466957944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> wrote via X<\/a> over the weekend, while another blasted the wait as \u201cridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI truly think if anything is going to kill \u2018House of the Dragon,\u2019 it\u2019s the two-year gaps between seasons,\u201d a third claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Another fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/HouseOfTheDragon\/comments\/1gvzjnd\/thoughts_on_the_long_break_between_seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointed out on Reddit<\/a> that viewers \u201cgot eight episodes to chew on for two years,\u201d which was \u201cnot good.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The show, starring Mitchell (pictured), takes one year of \u201cprep and shooting,\u201d as well as several months of visual effects. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some fans defended the long wait time as \u201chow it is these days\u201d for shows with lots of VFX.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More posted that the long wait between seasons \u201cinstantly kills all excitement\u201d \u2014 especially in a show where \u201ca lot of people dress similarly and have goofy names.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One fan insisted a consistent release schedule is needed in order for the audience to \u201ckeep track of who\u2019s who \u2026 let alone remember who has what secret insidious plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, defended the long wait since \u201cthat\u2019s just how it is these days for big scale expensive shows with big casts and tons of VFX.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d released seasons every year between 2011 and 2019, except for a single two-year gap ahead its final season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Others have complained that the lengthy wait \u201ckills\u201d the excitement. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d is set over a hundred years before \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d and follows the Targaryen family (pictured) in a civil war.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d had fewer dragons than \u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d it featured three of the beasts, as well as significant visual effects and battles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d is set more than 100 years before the original show and follows Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D\u2019Arcy) and her husband, Daemon (Matt Smith), as they fight a civil war against another branch of their family \u2013 including Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) \u2014 over who is the rightful monarch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d airs Sundays on HBO at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/22\/entertainment\/house-of-the-dragon-showrunner-defends-2-year-wait-between-seasons-do-the-math\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d is back for Season 3, two years after Season 2 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