Ryan Condal said he and the author "enjoyed a mutually fruitful, I thought, really strong collaboration for a long time" on the series — until they didn't

Showrunner Ryan Condal sits down (over Zoom) with EW as production kicks off in the U.K. Key PointsShowrunner Ryan Condal addresses that now-deleted George R. R. Martin blog post criticizing House of the Dragon.

House of the Dragon” showrunner Ryan Condal told Entertainment Weekly that “it was disappointing” when George R.R. Martin came out swinging against the HBO series last year in a series of since-deleted blog posts.

Flanagan and Fogler join previously announced season 3 newcomer James Norton ("Happy Valley", "Little Women") as Ormund Hightower, the nephew of Otto Hightower (played by returning cast member Rhys Ifans) and cousin to Olivia Cooke's Alicent and Freddie Fox's Gwayne.

I would like to say we've brought some northern spirit into our southern base tale here,” showrunner Ryan Condal tells EW.

Production of House of the Dragon Season 3 is causing a stir among fans, particularly after a recent leak suggested the character lineup for the new season.