Production for 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 Will Begin Early Next Year
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Spoilers below.
Plans for House of the Dragon’s third season are taking shape. HBO announced on June 13, days ahead of the season 2 premiere, that season 3 is officially greenlit.
“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, head of HBO Drama Series and Films, said in a statement. “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.”
Season 2 focused on the beginnings of the civil war within House Targaryen, split between the Greens (pro-Aegon and Alicent Hightower) and the Blacks (pro-Rhaenyra Targaryen). But now that that chapter has drawn to a close, here’s where the series could go next.
What will season 3 of House of the Dragon be about?
Going off of the season 2 finale, we can expect some major battles, including one possibly at Harrenhal, which is where most troops seem to be heading. The greens have the Lannisters, Hightowers (including Daeron and dragon Tessarion), and the Triarchy fleet; the blacks have at least six dragons (maybe seven if Rhaena is able to tame a wild one), the Starks, and the Velaryons. The forces seem bound to clash.
But there are a few other loose ends too: Alicent offers Rhaenyra an easy entry to King’s Landing and Aegon’s life—will she take it? But speaking of Aegon, he and Larys Strong have taken off for Braavos, so season 3 might follow their journey there. And then there’s Otto Hightower, who appeared at the end of season 2 in an undisclosed cell.
“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,” showrunner Ryan Condal said in an Inside the Episode interview after the season 2 finale.
“I think Team Black are in ascendancy,” predicted Steve Toussaint (Corlys Velaryon) in the same episode. Emma D’Arcy said that their character, Rhaenyra, now “has the better hand and an inevitably positive shot at the throne.” However, as Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen) added, The pendulum could swing either way very quickly.”
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Who will be in the season 3 cast?
HBO has yet to confirm the official cast list, but we can look to the surviving characters at the end of season 2 for reference. There’s Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra), Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower), Steve Toussaint (Corlys Velaryon), Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole), Matthew Needham (Larys Strong), Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria), Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen), Ewan Mitchell (Aemond Targaryen), Harry Collett (Jacaerys Targaryen), Bethany Antonia (Baela Targaryen), Phoebe Campbell (Rhaena Targaryen), Phia Saban (Helaena Targaryen), and Jefferson Hall (Tyland and Jason Lannister).
Other season 2 new additions we’re hoping to see more of: Kieran Bew (Hugh Hammer), Tom Bennett (Ulf), Clinton Liberty (Addam of Hull), and Abubakar Salim (Alyn of Hull). And if we’re spending more time at Harrenhal, let’s hope we see more of Simon Russell Beale (Ser Simon Strong) and Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin) too.
While no new casting announcements have been made yet, one we’re waiting for his Daeron Targaryen.
When will season 3 of House of the Dragon air?
There’s no date set yet, but season 1 premiered in August 2022 and season 2 in June 2024.
As Entertainment Weekly reported in May, Condal confirmed that the season was already being written at the time, even before HBO gave the season the green-light. At the time, he was already being mindful of how the show would end; though we don’t know exactly when it will officially wrap up.
“You certainly don’t want to rush to get to an end, but you also don’t want to overstay your welcome,” Condal told EW. “You want to find this very satisfying place to go out that ties up enough loose ends and leaves others intentionally open because, as we know, this history marches on for another 150 years to Daenerys.”
After the season 2 finale aired on August 4, Condal told The Hollywood Reporter that season 3 production would commence sometime early 2025.
Will this be the last season 3?
No, but the series is likely set to end for season 4. When THR asked if the show would run for five seasons, Condal responded, “No, I think it’s four.”
This story will be updated.
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