We now have two people with authority who wants to see House of the Dragon last longer than four seasons. After George R.R. Martin made it known that it would take at least four full seasons to properly adapt his book, Fire & Blood, to the small screen, an HBO executive has stepped forward to pretty much say the same thing.
Francesca Orsi, HBO’s head of drama, recently hinted to Deadline that House of the Dragon could go on for a fourth season if not beyond.
The Game of Thrones prequel, which chronicles part of the expansive history of Westeros under Targaryen rule, has become a fan favorite in just its first season. The show survived the departure of Miguel Sapochnik, the executive producer, director, and co-showrunner, albeit maybe it was for the better due to the rumored circumstances behind his departure.
To date, Ryan Condal remains the sole showrunner of House of the Dragon with Season 2 currently in production.
Going back to what Orsi said about House of the Dragon, she reveals:
George and Ryan are going to meet after the writers strike. They had originally planned to meet before the strike took place and that was to figure out at what point the series itself was going to end. Is it four seasons? I don’t think from where I sit at this point will be any less than four. But could be more. We’ll see.
While Orsi’s comments aren’t an official confirmation by any means, it certainly highlights HBO’s confidence in the series.
With both Martin and Orsi believing that House of the Dragon could go on for more than four seasons, it’s highly likely that we’ll get news of Season 4 soon enough.
For now, though, fans are still looking for HBO to officially confirm that Season 3 is on its way.
As for what future seasons of House of the Dragon could feature, George R.R. Martin’s fictional world of Westeros has no shortage of stories that it can tell. If House of the Dragon grows to become a show centered around the Targaryen dynasty as opposed to just the events of the Dance of the Dragons, HBO and George R.R. Martin could work together to weave live-action versions of many tales surrounding the incestual dynasty.
For starters, fans have been begging to see Aegon’s Conquest in live-action form as well as the Fall of Valyria.
Of course, even if House of the Dragon stuck purely with the source material, we’re pretty sure fans wouldn’t mind seeing the events stretched out for more clarity and exposition after what happened with the last few seasons of Game of Thrones.
Aside from Season 2 of House of the Dragon, at least two more spin-offs are currently in development: Snow and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.
