Producers Give Conflicting Reasons for Shorter 'House of the Dragon' Season 2

The season 2 finale for “House of the Dragon” airs on Sunday night, August 4 with its eighth episode. But season 1 of “House of the Dragon” was longer, airing 10 episodes total. Why is season 2 shorter than season 1? The reasons given in interviews for the shorter season are conflicting. A director for the hit HBO series told The Hollywood Reporter that they made this second season shorter in order to ensure it had a strong ending. But a producer told Entertainment Weekly they didn’t really have a...