HBO CEO Casey Bloys’ name is mud right now due to revelations he led an effort to troll TV critics (he has since apologized), but there’s one good way to get back into fans’ good graces: give them some positive updates on House of the Dragon season two!
At a press conference this morning, Bloys reportedly revealed that House of the Dragon would return for its second season in “early summer” 2024. This one will also run for eight total episodes, and Bloys also had a teaser trailer for reporters to gawk at. Hopefully we’ll get that online soon.
As for the other Game of Thrones spinoffs? While most are still too early and have yet to be greenlit, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, based on George R.R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg novels, could begin production next spring if the SAG strike comes to an end.
HBO has all of their big guns in the hopper just waiting for their moment to return. A second season of The Last of Us could begin in the spring, as well, for release in 2025. That would be around the same time we’d see Euphoria season 3 and The White Lotus‘ third season. Also arriving in 2025 is It prequel series Welcome to Derry from Andy and Barbara Muschietti.
So it’s a bit of a long wait for HBO’s heaviest hitters, but 2024 is also incredibly stacked. Early next year you can look forward to True Detective: Night Country, the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm for its 12th season (!!!), The Regime starring Kate Winslet, Robert Downey Jr. in Wong Kar-Wai’s The Sympathizer, and more.
In the fall, HBO has The Batman spinoff The Penguin with Colin Farrell, and Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster film. [THR]
