Season 2

2026-06-22 · 24m

Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, EP and episode director Loni Peristere, and more share behind-the-scenes insights from the season 3 premiere. Cast and crew share what it was like to film the most complicated buck sequences yet, the elaborate combination of SFX and VFX that makes the Battle of the Gullet so visceral and say goodbye to a beloved character.

2026-06-29 · 22m

Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen), Harry Collett (Jacaerys Velaryon) and more dive into Season 3’s meticulous production and design, detailing Aemond’s new battle armor crafted specifically to accommodate his missing eye, learning to operate the buck to simulate dragon riding, and the challenging yet rewarding experience of filming a beheading scene

2026-07-06 · 20m

A new reign has begun. Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, Emma D’Arcy (Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen), Clinton Liberty (Addam of Hull), and more give behind-the-scenes insight into Episode 3 of the new season. Cast and crew discuss the special lenses and filming techniques used to portray Rhaenyra’s point of view, how the prosthetics teams created realistically edible rat dishes, and the stylistic choices behind the newly-knighted dragonriders’ costumes.

2026-07-13 · 19m

No task is too big for this team. Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen), Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Daeron Targaryen), and more, walk through the massive production behind Season 3, Episode 4. Cast and crew discuss the attention to detail that went into crafting a full-size prosthetic head for Aegon’s dragon, Sunfyre, introducing the idyllic town of Tumbleton in an authentic way, and reimagining the Eyrie's Moon Door from Game of Thrones

2026-07-20 · 19m

This crew is up for any challenge. Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, Emma D'Arcy (Queen Rhaenyra), Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole), James Norton (Lord Ormund Hightower), and more, break down the logistics behind producing this latest episode. They dive into the challenges of staying above ground while filming Cole’s army on a muddy bog, the trial and error involved in properly lighting a labyrinth, and the research required to create lifelike bowels for a macabre massacre.

2026-07-27 · 19m

It’s all in the details. Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole), Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon), and more go in-depth into the diligent planning and preparation that went into creating Season 3, Episode 6 of House of the Dragon. Cast and crew discuss the process of choreographing Ser Criston’s last battle and Gwayne’s epic fight sequence, constructing Flea Bottom in a way that captured the poverty of its community, and the on-set effects of Lord Corlys’s spirit-lifting sea shanty.

2026-08-03 · 20m

Producing House of the Dragon requires pulling off the impossible. Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen), Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen), and more go in-depth into the massive scale and fiery effects that went into creating Season 3, Episode 7. Cast and crew discuss the elaborate CGI and on-the-ground production needed to film an epic dragon altercation, the meticulous planning behind setting twenty-three stuntmen on fire, and the unwavering dedication Tom put into portraying Aegon’s most powerful on-screen moment.

2026-08-10 · 22m

That’s a wrap on this record-breaking season of House of the Dragon. Co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen), Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), James Norton (Lord Ormund Hightower), and more break down the level of preparation both on set and off set that went into creating the Season 3 finale. They discuss the scale and special effects involved in filming the siege of Tumbleton, the intentionality behind Rhaenyra’s wardrobe and makeup for her momentous speech, and the illustrative approach to Helaena’s telling tapestry.