Bad News About The ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 Release Date

As war comes to Westeros in the House of the Dragon finale, fans are wondering when season 2’s release date is going to arrive. But like with most expensive productions these days, we are very far from a yearly schedule. Even though House of the Dragon premiered in August 2022, we now know that season 2 will not arrive anywhere close to a year later.

This confirmation comes from HBO chief content officer Casey Bloys who says House of the Dragon’s release date will be “sometimes in ’24.” Speaking to Vulture, he said: “We’re just starting to put the plan together, and just like last time, there are so many unknowns. It’s not to be coy or secretive, but you don’t want to say it’s going to be ready on this date, and then you have to move it.”

And then just: “Don’t expect it in 2023.”

We can at least try to do a rough estimate based on the length of time between Game of Thrones seasons, given that the productions are of at least somewhat similar size and scope.

For a very, very long time, HBO had Game of Thrones seasons down to a pretty regimented schedule. The show would arrive in April and run until June. That was the case from 2011 to 2016 with just nine month waits between seasons, but then things changed. Season 7 debuted 13 months after season 6, and then season 8 debuted about 20 months after season 7 premiered.

If we are closer to the latter era of Game of Thrones now, bare minimum, it would be about 14 months since season 1 of House of the Dragon aired to make it arrive in January 2024. It seems more likely it could be closer to a year and a half, so 18 months would take it closer to April 2024 instead, back to traditional Game of Thrones release timing. Two full years would of course take us all the way to October 2024, and I don’t think anyone wants that.

It’s becoming more and more common for there to be lengthy stretches between seasons of especially big TV shows. Almost nothing had the traditional “release during this month every year” window anymore. This was obviously disrupted by the pandemic, which delayed the production of literally everything, but even afterward, it’s still happening, and seems to be the new norm for many productions. I do wonder if some of this may be due to a backlog of VFX studio work that’s currently plaguing Hollywood, in addition to other issues.

So yes, you will have to wait a while for House of the Dragon season 2. Production and filming should begin early next year, and we’ll see where we go from there.

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