House of the Dragon is officially getting a Season 3, and it sounds like it’s going to be gruesomely action-packed!
Following the contentious conclusion of Season 2 in August 2024, showrunner Ryan Condal teased in the post-episode featurette that, “While this season was very much about the fits and starts of an early medieval war, Season 3 is clearly going to be about total war.”
Read on for everything we know about House of the Dragon Season 3.
When will Season 3 of House of the Dragon premiere?
While we don’t yet have an exact premiere date for House of the Dragon Season 3, we do know filming commenced in July 2025.
WHO obtained photos of Matt Smith and newcomer to HOTD James Norton on set – you can see them below.
What is House of the Dragon Season 3 about?
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
While House of the Dragon Season 2 saw Rhaenyra command seven adult dragons and Daemon pledge his allegiance to her rule, fans of the book series were disappointed to not see the Battle of Gullet take centre stage in the finale.
The battle, which takes place between Arbor and Westeros, sees an epic showdown between Rhaenyra and her brother half-brother Aegon II’s loyal forces, with Aegon leaving the battlefield victorious.
Despite being the epic cliffhanger for a finale, Ryan shared that the writers were “trying to give [the Battle of Gullet] the time and the space that it deserves,” with the decision to omit it from Season 2 coming largely down to the pacing of the series.
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Teasing the upcoming drama, Ryan shared, “I think in Season 3, you do start to see things boil over from here to the end of the war. As always with this show, there’s going to be giant moments of spectacle but also real moments of surprise and character nuance that we’re very much looking forward to. Some of my favourite moments in the book, just as a reader, that I’m excited to adapt as a dramatist, are yet to come in the story.”
Who will star in Season 3 of House of the Dragon?
Most of the cast are returning for Season 3 including:
- Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen)
- Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen)
- Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower)
- Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower)
- Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole)
- Ewan Mitchell (Prince Aemond Targaryen)
- Tom Glynn‑Carney (Aegon II Targaryen)
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A few actors have joined the cast for Season 3 too, including James Norton – he will play Lord Ormund Hightower, cousin to Alicent and general of the Green faction.
How many seasons of House of the Dragon will there be?
Ryan shared in a Season 2 post-finale press conference that House of the Dragon will run for at least four seasons.
This matches what he previously wrote on his blog in 2022:
“It is going to take four full seasons of 10 episodes each to do justice to the Dance of the Dragons [book], from start to finish.”
Where can I watch House of the Dragon in Australia?
Australians can watch Seasons 1 and 2 of House of the Dragon on HBO Max.
Season 3 will be made available on the streaming platform once it’s released; watch this space for the release date!
