Overview
- The third season began airing in late June 2026, with U.S. and German premieres in close succession and episodes now released weekly.
- HBO lists Season 3 as eight episodes that will run through early August 2026 with one new episode each week.
- Producers and HBO executives say the season is escalating the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons and will present a large-scale sea and dragon set-piece called the “Schlacht in der Gurgel” or Gullet battle.
- In Germany the season is available on HBO Max, Sky and WOW with multiple bundled subscription offers and pay options reported by outlets.
- Showrunner Ryan Condal and HBO frame each season as film-scale work, which explains longer production cycles, and HBO has already renewed the series for a fourth season slated to begin in 2028.