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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n HBO\u2019s House of the Dragon<\/strong><\/a><\/em> might be shorter than fans are expecting.<\/p>\n According to a new report from Deadline<\/a>, the outlet suggests that the upcoming season could only be 8 episodes instead of the presumed 10 episodes that the first season had.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The outlet added that the shortened season is a new plan that the network is implementing as it plans for a third season of the hit fantasy series.<\/p>\n Filming for season two is about to kick off in the UK.<\/p>\n Deadline\u2019s sources are also reporting that the creators of House of the Dragon<\/em> had initially planned for the series to span three or four seasons, but plans have changed a bit as showrunner Ryan Condal<\/strong> and executive producer George R.R. Martin<\/strong> recently took a step back during the development of Season 2 to evaluate the overall narrative flow of the show, determine how to divide the stories across seasons, and decide which battles to include and when.<\/p>\n The result was HBO considering greenlighting the third season as it\u2019s being mapped out, and the network is thinking long-term instead of focusing solely on the current season.<\/p>\n Ryan <\/strong>and George<\/strong> are still discussing the optimal number of seasons needed to tell the full story.<\/p>\n Just recently, it was confirmed that more actual dragons are coming in the new season.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n