House of the Dragon brought the world of Westeros back to television for the first time since Game of Thrones ended in 2019, and it was no surprise that HBO quickly renewed the Targaryen-centric series for a second season. The bad news is that fans are in for a long wait before getting to see what's next for Rhaenyra, Daemon, and all the others, as the show isn't expected back until 2024. That hasn't stopped one network executive from sharing why fans may love the series even more in Season 2!
Planning for House of the Dragon Season 2 was already guaranteed to be different compared to Season 1 (which is available streaming via a Max subscription), and not just because of the first season's gargantuan task of getting a huge fantasy show off the ground with the Game of Thrones legacy to live up to in 2022. Original co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik left House of the Dragon while the first season was airing, leaving co-creator Ryan Condal as the sole showrunner. According to Francesca Orsi, the head of drama at HBO, Condal stepped up in a big way for Season 2, as she told Deadline:
