House of Dragon fans dealt crushing blow as showrunner confirms show's end

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It's officially been confirmed how many seasons Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon will run for. The epic finale of season two aired on Sunday evening, leaving fans wondering when and if they'll be getting any more instalments.

During a press conference on Monday to discuss the season two season finale, showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal revealed that there will be two more seasons before it concludes with season four.

He also confirmed that the third season is still in a writing stage and the plan is for it to go into production in "earlyish 2025", meaning fans still have a long way to wait until they get new episodes.

When asked how many episodes the third series will be, Ryan responded: "I haven’t had discussions with HBO about it.

"I would just anticipate the cadence of the show, from a dramatic storytelling perspective, will continue to be the same from Season 2 on," Variety reports.

House of the Dragon will be ending after season four (Image: HBO)

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Enthusiastic viewers were left fuming after the season two finale was left on a massive cliffhanger.

The HBO drama's eighth episode picked up with Rhaenyra Targaryen (played by Emma D'Arcy) taking advantage of her swell in power, while Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) is concerned for Helaena (Phia Saban) and Aemond's (Ewan Mitchell) rages are becoming impossible to reign in.

As a result of the show's huge scale and massive productions costs, they'd already waited two years after the first season finished airing in 2022.

Fans flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their frustrations as one person fumed: "HOTD season 2 finale was a dud in my eyes. Such a big setup that we will have to wait at least 2 years for."

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House of the Dragon is airing exclusively in the UK on Sky Atlantic. And Sky has confirmed that you'll be able to watch the Game of Thrones prequel exclusively in 4K on both Sky Q and Sky Glass. You will need the 4K add-on for Sky Q which costs £12 a month.

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Another disgruntled person penned: "HOTD Finale was a f***ing disappointment. Can't believe waited 2 years for this. S03 better be good!!!!"

Somebody else commented: "Just seen the season finally of HOTD and man that s**t sucked just like the last 2 episodes!" before adding: "No damn action and now we have to wait idk how many years for season 3."

On Reddit, yet another annoyed viewer expressed: "You know, this season could use 2 more episodes. Would anyone honestly be opposed? Instead, 2 more years here we come."

House of the Dragon is available to stream on Sky Go and NOW.

House of Dragon fans dealt crushing blow as showrunner confirms show's end

House of Dragon fans dealt crushing blow as showrunner confirms show's end

House of Dragon fans dealt crushing blow as showrunner confirms show's end

House of Dragon fans dealt crushing blow as showrunner confirms show's end

House of Dragon fans dealt crushing blow as showrunner confirms show's end