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HBO has greenlit a new season of House of the Dragon ahead of its season two premiere.
The network has ordered another season of the Game of Thrones prequel series, though isn’t specifying how many episodes.
Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, praised co-creators George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal while announcing the pickup.
“George, Ryan, and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast, and crew, have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season of House of the Dragon,” she said. “We are in awe of the dragon-sized effort the entire team has put into the creation of a spectacular season two, with a scope and scale that is only rivaled by its heart. We could not be more thrilled to continue the story of House Targaryen and watch this team burn bright again for season three.”
Dragon returns for season two on Sunday. Critics are praising the new episodes, which have scored an 88 percent positive score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Based on Martin’s book Fire & Blood, Dragon is set 200 years before the events in Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen’s devastating civil war. The season two cast is led by Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Matthew Needham, Sonoya Mizuno, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Harry Collett and Bethany Antonia.
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