HBO’s House of the Dragon will be moving forward to a fourth season as expected, but the show will wrap up at that point. George R.R. Martin had previously indicated that work was already underway for Seasons 3 and 4, but that fourth year had not been confirmed yet. We now have the official announcement on that as well as when the series will be ending. House of the Dragon has been a huge hit for HBO, but it is based on just one book–Fire & Blood–so it could only stretch the source material so far. GRRM has been more closely involved with the show than he was with Game of Thrones, especially the later seasons of that one, and he has indicated that he is very happy with the direction House of the Dragon has taken (though fans of A Song of Ice & Fire would much prefer that he spend some time finishing those books).
The fact that the show is wrapping up will not end the Game of Thrones franchise on HBO, though, as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is in the works following the adventures of Dunk and Egg, and seven total shows are in various stages of development including four animated entries. Production has begun on Knight and it should arrive at some point in 2025 along with the third season of House of the Dragon. For the latter series, the episode count of the final two seasons has not been confirmed, but expect around eight to ten eps each.
The 2024-25 season has just begun and this is the first new renewal counting for that year. There were also several shows that were renewed in advance, and I will be tallying those numbers in the coming weeks. The 2023-24 season just ended and the Cancellation/Renewal Score for that stands at 34 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries (44% of shows tracked) vs. 20 cancelled and ending (26%). You can see the breakdown of the numbers and the full list of shows for the current and prior seasons at our Cancellation Watch Page.
House of the Dragon takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of the House of Targaryen and how the Seven Kingdoms are united by the Targaryen conquest. It stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Rhys Ifans, and Steve Toussaint and is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood.
The 2023-24 season has ended with several shows waiting for word on their fates, and I expect more announcements to come over the next month or so. You can see the status of all this season’s shows at this link. And be sure to follow this site and the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site for updates and breaking news.
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