House Of The Dragon Showrunners Promise Series Won't Have 'Gratuitous' Sex And Violence
As part of the Game of Thrones universe, House of the Dragon has always been expected to feature more than its share of sex and violence. However, the showrunners behind House of the Dragon are promising the prequel series will not follow that same path.
Last month, showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik made comments that went viral. Condal and Sapochnik indicated they would «pull back» from the number of sex scenes, but will still depict sexual violence in House of the Dragon. The comments courted controversy, with some pointing out that displaying consensual sexual content would be less harmful or triggering than depicting sexual assault.
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Condal and Sapochnik have now clarified their comments during a roundtable with Pop Sugar, claiming that the comments were misconstrued. Though Condal concedes, «It's Game of Thrones,» and that the universe inherently features many expressions of sexuality and violence, he acknowledges that House of the Dragon will feature sex or violence only if there is a compelling reason to depict it on-screen. He reiterated that the show would not feature scenes of sex and violence gratuitously, nor would the scenes be present merely to titillate the audience.
Condal indicated that the showrunners were aware that the world is a different place now that House of the Dragon is premiering compared to when Game of Thrones first aired, and that the show would be mindful of societal progress. For instance, intimacy coordinators were on scene for every scene with sexual content in it, and the actors rehearsed every scene extensively knowing what would occur beforehand. Sapochnik stated that it was important for the
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