Game of Thrones spin-off "House of the Dragon" Season 2 will have a more "traditional" narrative

Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon is set to return for season 2, and show creator Ryan Condal has revealed more about what's to come.

Condal told Deadline that the first season laid the foundation for the story, and now the second season will incorporate "more traditional narrative beats."

“We’ve gone through a difficult and complex narrative to build up this new dynasty and family and all the players from Season 1, and we’ve taken the time to develop all the characters so that you understand where everybody stands, are they on Alicent’s side of the scale, or are they Aegon’s? Or are they Rhaenyra’s faction or Daemon’s faction?” Condal described. “Now what’s exciting is that we start to get into more traditional storytelling rhythms and you can anticipate where the story is going to go.”

Condal went on to say that the story of House of the Dragon is a "Shakespearean or Greek tragedy." The original Game of Thrones was a "grand epic fantasy about light and dark, ice and fire." But House of the Dragon tells a more focused story about the Targaryen family being torn apart from within.

“Now that all of that has settled, I’m really excited to move on to the next chapter and see what happens now that Viserys is dead and isn’t holding back on things,” Condal said.

Season 2 of House of the Dragon is currently in production, and filming is still going on despite the writers' strike. HBO has not yet announced a release date for Season 2, which will consist of eight episodes.