House of the Dragon‘s Season 2 finale will be the series’ longest episode yet, at 73 minutes long. Episodes 6 and 7 are almost just as long.
Episode 6 of Season 2 runs at 70 minutes, episode 7 at 67 minutes, and the finale, episode 8, at 73 minutes.
At 73 minutes, it stands to be the longest episode of the series, but is still behind some episodes of Game of Thrones. Most episodes of the show have run for over an hour, contrasting most of Game of Thrones’ early stint, which averaged closer to 55 minutes.
Season 1 Runtime
Episode 1: “The Heirs of the Dragon”
Runtime: 66 min
Air Date: August 21, 2022
Episode 2: “The Rogue Prince”
Runtime: 54 min
Air Date: August 28, 2022
Episode 3: “Second of His Name”
Runtime: 63 min
Air Date: September 4, 2022
Episode 4: “King of the Narrow Sea”
Runtime: 63 min
Air Date: September 11, 2022
Episode 5: “We Light the Way”
Runtime: 60 min
Air Date: September 18, 2022
Episode 6: “The Princess and the Queen”
Runtime: 68 min
Air Date: September 25, 2022
Episode 7: “Driftmark”
Runtime: 59 min
Air Date: October 2, 2022
Episode 8: “The Lord of the Tides”
Runtime: 68 min
Air Date: October 9, 2022
Episode 9: “The Green Council”
Runtime: 58 min
Air Date: October 16, 2022
Episode 10: “The Black Queen”
Runtime: 59 min
Air Date: October 23, 2022
Season Total: 618 Minutes
Episode Average: 61.8 Minutes
Season 2 Runtime
Season 2 Episode 1: “A Son for a Son”
Runtime: 58 min
Air Date: June 16
Season 2 Episode 2: “Rhaenyra the Cruel”
Runtime: 69 min
Air Date: June 23
Season 2 Episode 3: “The Burning Mill”
Runtime: 66 min
Air Date: June 30
Season 2 Episode 4: “The Red Dragon and the Gold”
Runtime: 55 min
Air Date: July 7
Season 2 Episode 5: “Regent”
Runtime: 63 min
Air Date: July 14
Season 2 Episode 6: “TBD”
Runtime: 70 min
Air Date: July 21
Season 2 Episode 7: “TBD”
Runtime: 67 min
Air Date: July 28
Season 2 Episode 8: “TBD”
Runtime: 73 min
Air Date: August 4
Season Total: 521 Minutes
Episode Average: 65.1 Minutes
As you can see, Season 2 is beefier than Season 1 in episode average but has 2 fewer episodes to stack up against it. While it’s unclear whether Season 3 will continue with 8 episodes, it’s likely that the episodes will continue to be quite long regardless. The length of the finale may be an indication of what is to come.
House of the Dragon stars Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen, Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole, and Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon II Targaryen. The show airs on HBO.
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