Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Entertainment
  3. News

House of the Dragon renewed by HBO for season 3

By
A woman stands with her two sons staring out to sea.
Theo Whitman / HBO

The Targaryen civil war will continue. On Thursday, HBO announced the renewal of House of the Dragon for season 3. The news comes days before Sunday’s season 2 premiere.

House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood. Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles House Targaryen and the war of succession that will lead to its decline. Martin and Ryan Condal co-created the series for HBO.

Recommended Videos

“George, Ryan, and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast, and crew, have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season of House of the Dragon,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president, HBO programming, head of HBO drama series and films, said in a press release. “We are in awe of the dragon-sized effort the entire team has put into the creation of a spectacular season two, with a scope and scale that is only rivaled 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 three.”

Like Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon boasts a large ensemble. Season 2’s returning cast includes Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel, Matthew Needham, Harry Collett, Tom Glynn-Carney, Ewan Mitchell, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, and Jefferson Hall.

House of the Dragon Season 2 | Official Trailer | Max

Season 2’s newcomers are Abubakar Salim, Gayle Rankin, Freddie Fox, Simon Russell Beale, Clinton Liberty, Jamie Kenna, Kieran Bew, Tom Bennett, Tom Taylor, and Vincent Regan.

The renewal of season 3 is not a surprise, considering House of the Dragon’s critical success and high viewership. In August 2022, House of the Dragon’s premiere drew the largest audience for any new original series in HBO history. In a December 2023 blog post, Martin teased that the House of the Dragon creative team was working on seasons 3 and 4.

House of the Dragon season 3 premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, June 16. It will air on HBO and stream on Max.

Editors’ Recommendations

Topics
Dan Girolamo
Dan Girolamo
Entertainment Writer
Dan is a passionate and multitalented content creator with experience in pop culture, entertainment, and sports. Throughout…
House of the Dragon’s latest episode foreshadows one major battle
Daemon stands with his sword at the ready in House of the Dragon season 2.

In the latest episode of HBO's House of the Dragon, Daemon Targaryen's (Matt Smith) taking of Harrenhal doesn't go exactly as he planned. He successfully takes the castle, but there's little excitement to be found in his conquest. He arrives atop the cursed fortress astride his dragon, Caraxes, only to find the castle largely deserted -- save for a few workers and its castellan, Lord Simon Strong (Simon Russell Beale), who immediately surrenders Harrenhal to Daemon without protest.

While still at Harrenhal, Daemon experiences an unsettling vision. Drawn to a fire-lit room by the sound of a distant woman's hums, Daemon eventually finds himself face to face again with a younger version of Rhaenyra (returning season 1 star Milly Alcock). "Always coming and going, aren't you? And I have to clean up afterwards," Rhaenyra remarks, all while sewing the head of Prince Jaehaerys, the young boy who was decapitated as a result of Daemon's orders in the House of the Dragon season 2 premiere, back onto his body.

Read more
The Bear season 3: Find out when the popular TV show starts streaming
A chef stands in the kitchen and stares.

The Bear season 3 will arrive earlier than expected.

FX announced on Monday that all 10 episodes of The Bear season 3 will stream on Hulu starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Wednesday, June 26. That's three hours earlier than the originally announced premiere date of midnight Thursday, June 27.

Read more
House of the Dragon’s latest episode reveals the series’ biggest problem
Alicent and Criston face each other in House of the Dragon season 2.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 2.

The second episode of House of the Dragon season 2 begins, as it should, in chaos. As the news of Prince Jaehaerys' murder spreads throughout the Red Keep of King's Landing, bed maidens and castle workers are detained, all while Jaehaerys' father, Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney), rages over his son's death, and members of his Small Council -- namely, Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) -- brainstorm over how to respond to the tragic event. The Hightowers, as cunning as ever, decide to use Jaehaerys' assassination to their political advantage by parading the boy's dead body through the streets as part of a funeral procession and denouncing his murder as an act of wanton cruelty on the part of Aegon's rival, Rhaenyra (Emmy D'Arcy).

Read more