House of the Dragon has officially begun the production of its second season at Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom, according to a press release by HBO.
In the release, co-creator and Season 2 showrunner Ryan Condal stated: House of the Dragon has returned. We are thrilled to be shooting again with members of our original family as well as new talents on both sides of the camera. All your favorite characters will soon be conspiring at the council tables, marching with their armies, and riding their dragons into battle. We can't wait to share what we have in store. The development was also announced on the show's Twitter account accompanied by a picture of the iconic Iron Throne.
House of the Dragon chronicles the civil war between different factions of House Targaryen, the dragonriding ruling family of Westeros. Set about 200 years before the events of Games of Thrones, House of the Dragon is based on the book Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martins, which is a prequel to the author's A Song of Ice and Fire book series that provided the story for Game of Thrones.
House of the Dragon is one of HBO's most successful television series of all time. The Game of Thrones prequel series debuted to record numbers with almost 10 million viewers tuning in to watch the first episode and wasrenewed for a second season less than a week after.