A huge spectacular battle promised for season 3 of House of the Dragon

“It was worth waiting” promises HBO to fans frustrated by the end of season 2.

Season 2 of House of the Dragonbroadcast in the summer of 2024, disappointed lovers of the book Fire and blood by George RR Martin. For production reasons, notably linked to strikes in Hollywood, it had been shortened to eight episodes instead of the ten initially planned. This reduction had led the writers to repel certain major intrigues, including the long -awaited battle of the throat (Battle of the Gullet), which must oppose blacks to the Greens, as roughly teases in a devilishly brushy finish. But Francesca Orsi, manager of dramatic series at HBO, promises that the battle will deserve the detour and that this postponement has made it possible to amplify the scale for season 3 : “What do you know? It was worth waiting“, She promises in Deadline.

“I was recently on the set and I saw all the elements that make up this scene. I am so happy that we have waited, because it will be even better than expected. At the time, we did not have The time required to accomplish what we have managed to film today. “

The battle of the throat is a key moment in the conflict between blacks and the Greens, an epic naval confrontation which required colossal preparatione. “It’s a massive scene, we needed time to build it“, continued Orsi, who specifies that Kevin de la Noy, one of the main producers, having worked on Titanic From James Cameron, brought all his expertise to recreate this maritime battle spectacularly. “”Everything he learned about Titanic and the way this experience was designed, he took advantage of it here.“”

waiting for this season 3 of House of the DragonHBO will continue to explore the universe of Game of Thrones with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,, which will focus on the adventures of Dunk and Egg. According to ORSI, the first feedback is very promising and HBO is already considering three seasons for this series. “”We are thinking about the construction of a full narrative arc on three seasons, based on the three existing news of George RR Martin“She said.”Even if we have not yet officially validated the rest, it looks good. “

In addition, other spin-offs are also in preparation, although HBO still retains the secret on these projects. Orsi confirmed that one of them, still mysterious, is very promising and still focused on the Targaryen line.