It’s hard to believe, but the global megahit “Game Of Thrones” started in season 1 with a relatively modest budget of about $5-6 million per episode – about a third of what HBO had spent per episode in the last episode. eighth season. You can see that in season 1 in the sets and the effects. Another advantage, to stay within budget, was that in the first season dragons only had to be animated in the finale, and then only very small ones. And even later dragon fans probably weren’t entirely happy: only three of the majestic beasts were on display in total – after they were actually considered extinct.
Now look at that in comparison Prequel Game Of ThronesHouse of the Dragon“ , which premiered in 2022, was not stingy with kites from the start. So it’s no wonder that a whopping $20 million per episode was invested here in the first season. And in season 2 there will be another one in terms of dragons Turn it up a notch: five new dragons are coming!
That’s what showrunner Ryan Condal said loudly recently at a special screening of the series in Los Angeles. Condal also confirmed that production on Season 2 of House Of The Dragon will begin “soon”.
George RR Martin thought the “GoT” fliers were lame
If the three dragons in “Game Of Thrones” were not enough for you, now you can look forward to the fact that the prequel series about the Targaryens is really big – and not only in the number of dragons, but also in their appearance . Even “A Song of Ice and Fire” author George RR Martin himself agrees, who also attended the event in LA and was not at all happy with the appearance of the lizards in the “Game Of Thrones” series.
“They all looked the same,” said George RR Martin of the dragons in Game Of Thrones. The star author was much more satisfied with the design of the fire-breathing animals in the spin-off “House Of The Dragon” (which also had a much higher budget): “They had personality. They came to life. That gave me a lot of satisfaction.”
However, we will have to wait a while for the dragon’s replenishment: The second season of “House Of The Dragon” with Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith and co. shall at the earliest in the summer of 2024 get started. Until then, you can get an overview of the dragons we already got to know in season 1: