‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 Release Date, Cast & HBO Premiere Details

“House Of The Dragon” Season 3 teaser key art featuring Targaryen imagery ahead of the HBO and HBO Max premiere on June 21

After that explosive Season 2 finale, “House Of The Dragon” Season 3 finally has a premiere date and it’s sooner than you might think.

If you’ve been waiting to see how the Targaryen war unfolds, HBO just gave us the update we needed.

What To Know About “House Of The Dragon” Season 3

  • Release Date: Sunday, June 21
  • Premiere Time: 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
  • Where To Watch: HBO and HBO Max
  • Episodes: 8 total, released weekly
  • Season Finale: August 9

“House Of The Dragon” Season 3 will follow the same weekly rollout, so expect the internet to be in full meltdown mode every Sunday night.

Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen holding a crown in “House Of The Dragon” Season 3 on HBO and HBO Max

What “House Of The Dragon” Season 3 Is About

Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, “House Of The Dragon” is set 200 years before “Game Of Thrones” and tells the story of House Targaryen’s rise and downfall.

Season 3 is expected to dive deeper into the Targaryen civil war, also known as the Dance of the Dragons.

As tensions escalate, alliances will shift, betrayals will hit harder, and the fight for the Iron Throne will only get more ruthless.

This is the point in the story where everything changes.

“House Of The Dragon” Season 3 Cast

The “House Of The Dragon” Season 3 cast brings back familiar faces along with new additions, raising the stakes even higher:

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, Barry Sloane

Behind The Scenes

“House Of The Dragon” Season 3 is led by co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal, alongside George R.R. Martin.

Executive producers include Sara Hess, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Vince Gerardis, David Hancock, and Philippa Goslett.

With this team behind the scenes, the series continues to stay grounded in the rich storytelling that made it a global hit.

Why Season 3 Matters

“House Of The Dragon” Season 3 is where the story shifts from tension to full-blown war.

Every decision from this point forward carries real consequences, and not everyone is making it out unscathed.

If you’ve been invested in the power struggle, this next chapter is going to take things to another level.

Will You Be Watching “House Of The Dragon” Season 3?

Are you watching week to week, or waiting to binge once the full season drops?

Drop down in the comments and let me know!

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