House of the Dragon Season 3 Wraps Filming

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The highly anticipated series is still expected to premiere in 2026. Filming for the third season of the *Game of Thrones* prequel has recently been completed, according to a new report.

Redanian Intelligence reports that filming for *House of the Dragon* Season 3 has finished. Production started six months ago in March at Leavesden Studios in Watford. Now that filming is complete and the show is in post-production, Season 3 is still expected to premiere on HBO in Summer 2026. Fans anticipate a release schedule similar to Season 2, which aired its ten episodes from June to August 2024, though this hasn’t been officially confirmed.

House of the Dragon is inspired by George R.R. Martin’s book, Fire & Blood, which details the history of the Targaryen family. The show is a fantasy drama set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and it tells the story of how the Targaryen dynasty began to fall apart. Specifically, it focuses on the lead-up to and the events of the Dance of the Dragons, a devastating war that ultimately destroyed the Targaryens’ power. The upcoming third season will show this war escalating dramatically.

House of the Dragon Season 3 Is Full of New Cast Additions

Season 3 of *House of the Dragon* will introduce several new actors to the series. Among them is a pivotal warrior from George R.R. Martin’s *Fire & Blood* who fights for Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) during the Dance of the Dragons and later marries Lord Cregan Stark (Tom Taylor), becoming a significant figure in House Stark history. Joining the cast are also James Norton as Ormund Hightower, a cousin of Alicent, Tommy Flanagan as Lord Roderick Dustin, and Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly.

HBO is expanding the world of *Game of Thrones* with spinoff series, starting with *House of the Dragon*. Next up, the network will release *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms*, based on the novellas *The Hedge Knight*, *The Sworn Sword*, and *The Mystery Knight*. The series will star Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell as Dunk and Egg, and it’s set during a time when the Targaryen family still rules and people still remember dragons – a period between the events of *House of the Dragon* and *Game of Thrones*.

The first season of *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms*, with six episodes, is confirmed. This means *Game of Thrones* fans can look forward to two new seasons within the franchise next year. A separate series about Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros is also in development, and is being written by .

House of the Dragon Season 3 is slated to premiere on HBO in Summer 2026.

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2025-10-15 03:03