‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 Has Already Been Greenlit

Ahead of next week’s second season premiere, HBO has officially announced all systems are go for House of the Dragon season 3.

Further expansion of the Game of Thrones screen universe has long been the network’s intentions, with earlier whispers about this very outcome consistently in the conversation.

But now, we have solid confirmation that the critically-acclaimed prequel set 200 years before the events of the flagship series (and 100 years after the Targaryen dynasty unites the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros) will continue beyond its sophomore instalment — here’s everything we know about House of the Dragon season 3.

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Has House of the Dragon season 3 been confirmed by HBO?

As of June 14th, 2024, House of the Dragon season 3 has indeed been confirmed by HBO.

“[Author & co-creator George R.R. Martin], [co-creator Ryan Condal], and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast, and crew, have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season,” said Francesca Orsi, HBO’s programming and drama series chief.

“We are in awe of the dragon-sized effort the entire team has put into the creation of a spectacular season 2, with a scope and scale that is only rivalled by its heart.”

“We could not be more thrilled to continue the story of House Targaryen and watch this team burn bright again for season 3.”

The four-season minimum guarantee

In the past, there have been reassurances from the House of the Dragon’s creative team that at the very least four or five seasons were on the cards.

“It is going to take four full seasons of 10 episodes each to do justice to the Dance of the Dragons, from start to finish,” George R. R. Martin noted in a blog post published last October.

“As it is, I am thrilled that we still have 10 hours every season to tell our tale.”

Elsewhere, Ryan Condal added: “It’s more than two. That’s part of the discussion that we’re having. Where do you appropriately end the series in a way that doesn’t feel clipped, but also doesn’t feel dragged out?”

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… and the rest

Of course, that’s not the only Game of Thrones-related property currently in development.

At the time of this writing, the following shows are also on the proverbial boilerplate:

• Snow, a spin-off property that’ll hail the return of Kit Harrington as the titular Jon Snow
• 10,000 Ships (AKA Nymeria) with showrunner Amanda Segel
• 9 Voyages (AKA The Sea Snake) steered by showrunner Bruno Heller
• Dunk & Egg A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, currently being helmed by showrunner Steve Conrad (and expected to begin shooting this year)
• as well as another spin-off about Aegon’s conquest

Furthermore, there’ll also be three animated prequels including The Golden Empire, which is apparently “set in the China-inspired land of Yi Ti.”

What will House of the Dragon’s third season be about?

Around this time last year, Deadline indicated that a decent chunk of the forthcoming second season’s plot had been reallocated to House of the Dragon season 3.

“I hear the initial plan was for another 10-episode arc, which eventually changed, leading to some script rewrites,” explained Nellie Andreeva of the prolific entertainment publication.

“With a portion of the plot originally intended for season 2 (including a major battle) moving to season 3, I hear it is now more likely that the series would run for four seasons.

Andreeva added: “An HBO spokesperson, who confirmed to Deadline that season 2 will contain eight episodes, stressed that the episode count trim was story-driven.”

In other words, we simply don’t know what we don’t know. The story direction will become far clearer come August 4th, 2024 (the third season’s finale air date); though the marketing materials have certainly provided hints…

Do we know the House of the Dragon season 3 cast members?

[MINOR SEASON 2 SPOILERS]

The only names we’re 100% confident about making a return for House of the Dragon season 3 include the following:

• Emma D’Arcy as Princess / Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
• Olivia Cooke as Lady Alicent Hightower
• Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower
• Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
• Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole (Lord Commander)
• Tom Glynn-Carney as Prince / King Aegon II Targaryen

As for everything one, suffice it to say, all bets are off until the season 2 finale. Even crowd favourites Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen and Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen. Because, well… you know.

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When is the House of the Dragon season 3 release date (Australia or otherwise)?

Assuming production kicks off soon, and taking the show’s track record into account, we can expect the House of the Dragon season 3 release date to fall any time between mid-to-late 2025 and early 2026.

Has the House of the Dragon season 3 trailer been dropped yet?

Nope. Not even close (for obvious reasons).

In the meantime, you can check out the season 2 trailer above; and revisit every episode of House of the Dragon season 1 via HBO / HBO Max for those residing in the US and Foxtel / Foxtel Now or Binge here in Australia.

Keep an eye out here for future updates on House of the Dragon season 3.

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