Overview
- HBO’s trailer that debuted Monday confirmed a June 21 U.S. premiere and a June 22 debut in Spain on HBO Max.
- The season runs for eight weekly episodes, with the U.S. finale slated for August 9 and Spain on August 10.
- Showrunner Ryan Condal said the story enters “total war,” centering on the Dance of the Dragons with large-scale dragon battles.
- The war focus includes a major set piece that trade reports say shifted from Season 2 after that earlier run was reduced to eight episodes.
- Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, and Olivia Cooke return, with outlets reporting new additions such as James Norton, Tommy Flanagan, Dan Fogler, Tom Cullen, Joplin Sibtain, Barry Sloane, and Annie Shapero, as Warner Bros. also readies more Thrones-universe series this year.