- Matt Smith said he hadn't "heard a thing" about "House of the Dragon" season three.
- The British actor plays Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series.
Matt Smith told audiences at New York Comic-Con that he hadn't "heard a thing" about "House of the Dragon" season three.
Season two wrapped up in August with a finale widely regarded as muted because it focused on the emotional development of its characters rather than a fight scene or dramatic death. Instead, it set the scene for one of the biggest battles mentioned in George R. R. Martin's book, "Fire and Blood": the Battle of the Gullet.
The season two finale also reunited king consort Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) with his wife, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy), as he reaffirmed his allegiance to her.
On Sunday, Business Insider attended the "House of the Dragon" panel at New York Comic-Con, where host Joshua Horowitz asked Smith and his costars, Tom Glynn-Carney and Fabien Frankel, if they had read any scripts from the third season.
Glynn-Carney said: "Not a jot, not a letter. The longer they take, the longer we don't have to read anything for a while."
Smith added: "I've not heard hide nor hair. I don't know about you guys. I've not heard a thing — have you?"
Frankel said: "I've heard some things that I couldn't possibly share here."
The Hollywood Reporter reported in 2019 that analysts estimated the "Game of Thrones" franchise was worth over $1 billion, so it makes sense that the network wants to continue telling more stories in Westeros.
But the sheer scale of "House of the Dragon" means it can take a long time to write, produce, shoot, and edit a season. In terms of release dates, there was a two-year gap between the end of the first season in October 2022, and the start of the second season in June 2024.
"House of the Dragon" showrunner Ryan Condal previously explained the timeline for season three shortly after the season two finale. He told Deadline that production will start in early 2025, and he was excited to show how the war escalates.
He said: "This war really comes to a big head at this point in the storytelling. I mean, if you look at season two, it's largely a metaphor for a nuclear conflict.
"There's gonna be giant moments of spectacle but real moments of surprise and character nuance that we're very much looking forward to. Some of my favorite moments of in the book, as a reader, I'm excited to adapt as a dramatist."
But fans won't have to wait until then for their next dose of Westeros: The next spinoff series, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," starts in 2025.