The future of “Game Of Thrones” looks brighter than ever at HBO, with high critical marks for “A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms” (read The Playlist’s review here). Then there’s news of a sequel series to the original show back in development, though HBO’s Casey Bloys cautioned that there’s no guarantee it will get made. And of course, “House Of The Dragon” returns for a new season this summer with eight new episodes, tackling some of the most epic sequences from George R.R. Martin‘s “Fire & Blood.”
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“House Of The Dragon” S3 sees the conflict between the Blacks and the Greens escalate into a full-scale war with the Fall of King’s Landing and the Battle of the Gullet. But that’s not all the new season has to offer; there’s also the long-awaited intro of Daeron Targaryen…
Returning cast for “House Of The Dragon” S3 includes Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Rhys Ifans, Steven Toussaint, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel, Olivia Cooke, Matthew Needham, Jefferson Hall, Harry Collet, Tom Glynn-Carney, and more.
New cast this season includes James Norton, Tommy Flanagan, Dan Fogler, Tom Cullen, Joplin Sibtain, Barry Sloane, and Annie Shapero.
Condal returns as showrunner for the new season of “House Of The Dragon,” and co-writes with Sara Hess, Ti Mikkel, David Hancock, and Philippa Goslett. Directors this season include Clare Kilner, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Andrij Parekh, and Loni Peristere.
“House Of The Dragon” S3 premieres on HBO and HBO Max this June; stay tuned for an official release date. Watch the trailer for the new season below.


