{"id":478060,"date":"2026-06-15T07:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/478060\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T07:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:53:18","slug":"when-does-house-of-the-dragon-season-3-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/478060\/","title":{"rendered":"When does ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 start?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been two years since we last visited the House of the Dragon<\/a> on HBO<\/a>. House of the Dragon Season 2 ended the eve of a massive showdown between Rhaenyra Targaryen\u2019s (Emma D\u2019Arcy<\/a>) Blacks and the Hightower family\u2019s Greens at sea. Meanwhile, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke<\/a>) had made a desperate plan to surrender King\u2019s Landing \u2014 and her son Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney<\/a>) \u2014 to Rhaenyra in exchange for her and Helaena\u2019s (Phia Saban<\/a>) safety and an end to all the bloodshed. The only problem? Alicent made this agreement without knowing that the sneaky Larys Strong (Matthew Needham<\/a>) had spirited Aegon out of the city. Oh, and Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith<\/a>) had a mystical vision of the events of Game of Thrones<\/a> and now is a true believe in the Song of Ice and Fire. <\/p>\n

So what happens next? Well, close readers of George R.R. Martin<\/a>\u2018s books know that the bloody Battle of the Gullet is about to go down. The Triarchy, led by Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn<\/a>), have agreed to support Team Green for the chance to stick it to their nemesis, Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint<\/a>). When their fleet collides with the Sea Snake\u2019s navy, all hell will break loose. <\/p>\n

Teases for House of the Dragon Season 3 promise that HBO has spared no expense in trying to nail the awesome scope of this major battle. So can you watch \u201cHot D\u201d tonight? <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about when House of the Dragon returns to HBO and HBO Max\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Bloodied Photo: HBO<\/p>\n

Is\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0On Tonight? (6\/14\/26)<\/p>\n

Nope, House of the Dragon Season 3 does not premiere\u00a0on HBO and HBO Max this weekend.<\/p>\n

House of the Dragon\u00a0Season 3 Release Date:<\/p>\n

House of the Dragon Season 3 will premiere on HBO and HBO Max next week on Sunday, June 21.<\/p>\n

What Time Does\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0Season 3 Premiere Come Out?<\/p>\n

House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 1 will be airing on HBO and streaming on HBO Max at 9 PM ET on Sunday, June 21.<\/p>\n

\"Corlys Photo: HBO<\/p>\n

How Many Episodes are in\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0Season 3?\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0Episode Guide:<\/p>\n

There are eight episodes in total in\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0Season 3. New episodes of the fantasy series premiere on Sundays between now and August 9. Here\u2019s your guide to when every episode of\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0comes out:<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 1:\u00a0Sunday, June 21<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 2:\u00a0Sunday, June 28<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 3: Sunday, July 5<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 4:\u00a0Sunday, July 12<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 5: Sunday, July 19<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 6: Sunday, July 26<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 7: Sunday, August 2<\/p>\n

Season 3 Episode 8: Sunday, August 9<\/p>\n

\"Sharako Photo: HBO<\/p>\n

How To Watch House of the Dragon:<\/p>\n

House of the Dragon is an HBO original, which means you can only catch it with an HBO or HBO Max subscription. Don\u2019t have HBO Max?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to HBO Max<\/a>, you can sign up for as low as $10.99\/month with ads, but an ad-free subscription will cost $18.49\/month.<\/p>\n

If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you\u2019re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the discounted Disney+ Bundles<\/a> with Hulu and HBO Max. With ads, the bundle costs $19.99\/month and without ads, $32.99\/month.<\/p>\n

\"Aemond Photo: HBO<\/p>\n

Will There Be\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0Season 4?<\/p>\n

HBO has already renewed\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0for its fourth and final season.<\/p>\n

House of the Dragon\u00a0is inspired by the parts of George R.R. Martin\u2019s in-universe history book Fire & Blood<\/a> that deal with an intense Targaryen civil war known as the \u201cDance of the Dragons.\u201d By the end of the war, almost all the power players \u2014 and their dragons \u2014 will be dead. So steel yourself for an unhappy ending for your favorite characters. <\/p>\n

Is There\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0Season 3 Trailer?<\/p>\n

There sure is! You can watch the official\u00a0House of the Dragon\u00a0Season 3 trailer by scrolling to the top of this page.<\/p>\n

House of the Dragon Cast Guide: Meet New Characters like Ormund Hightower, Roddy the Ruin, and Alysanne \u201cBlack Ally\u201d Blackwood<\/p>\n

House of the Dragon Season 3 will welcome back stars Matt Smith and Emma D\u2019Arcy as Daemon and Rhaenyra, but it will also introduce some new characters who will be important to the war effort. Here\u2019s your guide to who\u2019s playing who in House of the Dragon Season 4:<\/p>\n

Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen<\/p>\n

Emma D\u2019Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen<\/p>\n

Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower<\/p>\n

Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon<\/p>\n

Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower<\/p>\n

Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole<\/p>\n

Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen<\/p>\n

Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon Targaryen<\/p>\n

Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria<\/p>\n

Harry Collett as Jacaerys \u201cJace\u201d Velaryon <\/p>\n

Bethany Antonia as Baela Targaryen <\/p>\n

Phoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen <\/p>\n

Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen <\/p>\n

Jefferson Hall as twins Jason and Tyland Lannister <\/p>\n

Matthew Needham as Larys Strong <\/p>\n

James Norton as Ormund Hightower <\/p>\n

Tom Bennett as Ulf <\/p>\n

Kieran Bew as Hugh <\/p>\n

Kurt Egyiawan as Maester Orwyle <\/p>\n

Freddie Fox as Gwayne Hightower <\/p>\n

Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull <\/p>\n

Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers <\/p>\n

Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull <\/p>\n

Abigail Thorn as Sharako Lohar<\/p>\n

Tom Cullen as Luthor Largent<\/p>\n

Tommy Flanagan as Roderick \u201cRoddy the Ruin\u201d Dustin<\/p>\n

Dan Fogler as Torrhen Manderly<\/p>\n

Annie Shapiro as Alysanne \u201cBlack Aly\u201d Blackwood<\/p>\n

Joplin Sibtain as Ser Jon Roxton<\/p>\n

Barry Sloane as Ser Adrian Redfort<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been two years since we last visited the House of the Dragon on HBO. House of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[174993,156,240655,34721,150438,159701,79328,111,139,69,14468,240656,437],"class_list":["post-478060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-emma-darcy","tag-entertainment","tag-ewan-mitchell","tag-fabien-frankel","tag-george-rr-martin","tag-james-norton","tag-matt-smith","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-olivia-cooke","tag-steve-toussaint","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}