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That long old wait for House of the Dragon Season 3 has been especially lengthy because the show basically spent the entirely of its first two seasons lining its ducks dragons in a row and preparing for battle. The pieces are on the board, for another metaphor, and almost everyone in Westeros is tired of being reasonable with people. Season 3 will begin with the Dance of the Dragons swinging into action and now, the fire is going to begin burning earlier than thought.
House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 1 will have an exclusive early premiere at Italy’s Taormina Film Festival before its official HBO debut. According to Variety, the premiere episode will open the festival, which runs from June 10 to June 14. That means attendees will be able to watch the Season 3 premiere 11 days before it debuts on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday, June 21.
The cast for Season 3 includes Matt Smith (Doctor Who) as Daemon Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy (Truth Seekers) as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One) as Alicent Hightower, Steve Toussaint (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) as Corlys Velaryon, Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) as Otto Hightower, Fabien Frankel (Last Christmas) as Criston Cole and basically a billion other Targaryens, Baratheons, Starks, Lannisters and Tyrells.
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
Showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal has previously disclosed in an interview that we’ll be kicking off Season 3 with the legendary Battle of the Gullet, and calling the premiere “arguably the craziest episode of television ever made, with D’Arcy also teasing:
“The series this time around starts at 60 miles an hour. We’re finally watching a war that has been building for two seasons… I’m so impressed by Ryan and the team. There was a thrill in what was on the page this season because the show’s gotten bigger. It felt to me that the bar had been raised.”
Season 3 is co-created by Condal and Martin, with Condal serving as showrunner and executive producer. Martin also executive produces alongside Sara Hess, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Vince Gerardis, David Hancock, and Philippa Goslett.
House of the Dragon Season 3 premieres June 21 on HBO and HBO Max, with new episodes releasing weekly through August 9.
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George R.R. Martin
Clare Kilner, Geeta Patel
Prince Daemon Targaryen