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“There will be no doubt who the gods have chosen to rule.”
That’s the new tag line of House of the Dragon Season 3, which will raise the stakes even higher when it debuts on June 21. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series tells the story of House Targaryen, 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
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Before we're dropped back into the fantastical world, here's what you need to know about the new season.
Where can I watch the House of the Dragon season 3 trailer?
HBO Max dropped season 3’s trailer this week, which you can watch right here.
When does season 3 premiere?
House of the Dragon season 3 premieres June 21.
When do the episodes air?
Episodes will drop weekly on Sundays until the season finale on August 9.
What happened in the last season of House of the Dragon?
Last we left the series (two years ago), we watched the Targaryen civil war (the "Dance of the Dragons") escalate as several new riders, including dragonseeds such as Hugh Hammer (Kieran Bew) and Ulf (Tom Bennett), bonded with riderless dragons while Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) pressed her claim while continuing her rivalry with Alicent (Olivia Cooke). With armies and dragons poised across Westeros, tension built around Dragonstone, King’s Landing and the Riverlands, with no payoff (a frustrating and abrupt ending). Regardless, season 2 set us up for a decisive, war-ending confrontation in Season 3.
What will happen in season 3?
The new season, which will have just eight episodes, looks darker than ever as the Blacks and the Greens head toward inevitable battle—Battle of the Gullet included. The trailer promises dramatic destruction, and if you know anything about Fire & Blood, there will be major character deaths, dragon‑vs‑dragon combat, sieges, betrayals, and massive losses on both sides. The cost of war will be front and center. But how the show decides to depict the story remains to be seen.
Who will be cast in season 3?
Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, James Norton, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, Abubakar Salim, Tom Cullen, Tommy Flanagan, Dan Fogler, Joplin Sibtain, and Barry Sloane.