HBO renews 'House of the Dragon' for a third season

Looking ahead to the premiere of the second season of House of the Dragon This coming Sunday, June 16, HBO confirmed to have renewed prequel series Game of Thrones for a third season (via HBO).

House of the Dragon sets its plot in Westeros, 200 years prior to the events portrayed in GoT, prior to the fall of the Throne, exploring the beginning and end of House Targaryen after the unification of the Seven Kingdoms. The first season dramatized the backstory of key characters in King Viserys's reign and the civil war that resulted from his disrespected succession plans, and another heartbreaking event that we won't spoil in case you haven't seen this first one. season.

George R.R. Martin y Ryan Condal They are the co-creators, co-writers, and executive producers. House of the Dragon is based on the novel Fire & Blood by Martin.

In December 2023, Martin revealed that he was working with a team of scriptwriters on the –then probable– seasons 3 and 4 of HOTD.

Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of programming at HBO, and head of HBO drama series and films, said of the renewal in a press release:

“George, Ryan and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast and crew have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season of House of the Dragon. We are in awe of the dragon-sized effort the entire team has put into creating a spectacular second season, with a scope and scale rivaled only by the heart of it. “We couldn't be more excited to continue the story of House Targaryen and see this team shine again in season three.”

The season two cast includes the returns of Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall y Matthew Needham.

And the new additions of Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Being Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew like Hugh, Tom Bennett like Ulf, Tom Taylor como Lord Cregan Stark, Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne, abu bakar salim como Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin como Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, and Simon Russell Beale like Being Simon Strong.

Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Loni Peristere and Vince Gerardis are other executive producers.

The second season of House of the Dragon premieres Sunday, June 16 at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and Max.