Overview
- A new HBO sizzle reel includes the first public look at House of the Dragon season 3, featuring brief new shots of the central cast.
- Matt Smith said in a TV interview that he thinks the new season will arrive in August 2026, a comment that has not been formally confirmed by HBO.
- HBO has maintained a summer 2026 window, and executive Casey Bloys had previously suggested a June or July timeframe in public remarks.
- Reporting indicates principal photography wrapped in October 2025 and the show moved into post-production and editing.
- Season 3 is widely expected to escalate the Targaryen civil war on screen, as HBO extends its Westeros slate with a season 4 renewal and the January 18 debut of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.