House of the Dragonseason 3’s “insane” size has been teased in a new production update for the Game of Thrones prequel series during production.House of the Dragonseason 3will be showcasing the start of Westeros' massive civil war between two factions of the Targaryen family. The upcoming episodes are expected to reveal many major battles and deaths.
Speaking on his podcastThe Stuff Dreams Are Made Ofwith co-host David Mandel, series creator Ryan Condal provided an update onHouse of the Dragonseason 3’s production.He explained how much bigger season 3 is going to be, confirming filming has wrapped in Wales and studio work is next on the list. Check out Condal’s full update below:
We’re right in the middle of production. We’ve wrapped Wales, we’re moving on to some huge things now that we’ve got going at the studio and then other locations that we’re working on, so we’ve moved into that part of the schedule. It gets pretty nuts here through July and August. So I will be rushing off to set tomorrow to do the beginning of some insane things that we’re doing this month. But yeah, we’re right in the middle in the thick of it, and it’s going great. I mean, the season is just Godd**n huge. Every day I walk around there and look at the things that we’re building and the things that we’re doing and the number of costumes and extras and all that…I knew it was bigger than season 2, but I don’t think I realized quite how much.
What House Of The Dragon’s Production Update Says About Season 3
Many Game-Changing Events Are About To Play Out
House of the Dragonseason 2 endedwithRhaenyra and Daemon amassing their army, prepared to move toward King’s Landingand fight against the Greens. In the meantime, Alicent Hightower traveled to Dragonstone in hopes of stopping the war; however, her former friend insisted Aegon would need to die for there to be any end to the fighting.
Season 3 is promising to have an even wider vision than season 2, not just with what’s going on in the war.Aegon himself has left King’s Landingdespite the mobilization of the Greens' armies, while the show has also teased the return of Otto Hightower in his own storyline. This echoes Condal’s sentiments about how massive season 3 is.
House of the Dragonis based off parts of George R.R. Martin’s 2018 Targaryen history novelFire & Blood.
As for the main events,theHouse of the Dragoncharactersare destined to fightin a number of important battles that will determine the future of Westeros. This includes a number of fights with their dragons, many of which will leave important characters dead and cause major rifts between others. These events shape the future of House Targaryen overall.
Our Take On House Of The Dragon Season 3’s Newest Production Update
Condal’s Statements Are Good Signs For The Show’s Future
Condal’s update is promising, especially after the second half of season 2 slowed the storydown considerably. However, with all the pieces in place for the conflict to come, season 3 will likely be an action-packed thrill ride that delivers on all the elements of the series' built-up war. It’ll also likely follow closely events that transpired in the book.
As for how the show will approach these events, it sounds like there will be many action sequences thatwill pay off the escalation of the series' conflict. Much has happened so far regarding the war, but now that it’s finally in full swing,House of the Dragoncan more readily reveal everything it’s been building to for so long.
House of the Dragonseason 3 is expected to arrive in 2026 on HBO and HBO Max.
