Home of the Dragon Clare Kilner explains why season 2 of the Sport of Thrones prequel sequence is shorter than the primary.
Home of the Dragon season 2 will proceed telling the blood-soaked historical past of the Targaryen’s, however that story shall be a bit shorter this time round. As an alternative of 10 episodes, Home of the Dragon season 2 will encompass simply 8 episodes and director Clare Kilner defined to THR why that’s for one of the best.
“There are eight great episodes with a lot taking place in each episode, and now we have bother, at instances, bringing them down to 1 hour,” Clare Kilner mentioned. “Ryan’s determination was to provide it opening and ending, and so they’re jam-packed with emotional and visually thrilling occasions.” So whereas the second season shall be two episodes shorter, it feels like each shall be packed to the brim with all of the dragons and household drama one may need.
Whereas the Home of the Dragon forged had been in a position to work in a “pre-release bubble” for the primary season, the brand new season has been capturing after the sequence has been unveiled to the world. Clare Kilner mentioned that they “extra settled” going into the second season. “They’ve come on this season extra relaxed, and there’s a way of household,” Kilner mentioned. “Everyone is aware of each other and needs to do good work, and so they know their characters so a lot better.“
One of many largest additions to the sequence this season has been Alan Taylor, who directed many stand-out episodes of Sport of Thrones. As Clare Kilner explains, Taylor’s presence has led to all the opposite director’s upping their sport. “It’s very inspiring as a result of there are 5 administrators and so they’re all totally different, and we’re all watching the dailies and commenting on each other’s work,” Kilner mentioned. “We are able to’t assist it, we’re all a bit aggressive. So, Alan helps us up our sport. He’s such an achieved director, and I actually love the best way he makes use of depth of area and focus in his storytelling to carry viewers’ consideration to sure components within the body. I’ve been watching that and going, ‘How can I evolve in that course?’“
Home of the Dragon is predicated on George R.R. Martin’s Fireplace & Blood, a Targaryen historical past guide which chronicles the historical past of Home Targaryen, beginning off with “Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and [going on] to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to carry the throne, all the best way as much as the civil conflict, often called the Dance of the Dragons, that almost tore their dynasty aside.”