News House of the Dragon It’s War All the Time in the New House of the Dragon Season 3 Trailer BRB, putting “so glad I don’t live in Westeros” on my gratitude list By Molly Templeton | Published on April 27, 2026 Image: Ollie Upton/HBO Comment 0 Share New Share Image: Ollie Upton/HBO The poor ordinary folk of Westeros must just be having the worst time while the battle for the throne goes on. And on. And on. In the third season of House of the Dragon, there are—surprise!—more battles. Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) now has “power no man has ever wielded.” Brother wants to kill brother, dragons want whatever it is dragons want (dinner? Probably dinner), and at least some people in Westeros still think they have “holy purpose” on their side. During a panel at CCXP Mexico this past weekend, Matt Smith, who plays Daemon Targaryen, said, “This season, we’re trying to make it bigger, bolder, bloodier, more brutal, more dangerous—just get back to the nuts and bolts of what we are as a show.” More brutal! Let’s get back to the nuts and bolts of dragons chomping each other in half while killing children, shall we? (Sorry, never getting over that scene.) Showrunner Ryan Condal said, “This is a huge season. It’s the biggest we’ve made by any margin and by a wide measure. It is dark. It’s funny. It’s action-packed. It’s emotional. And, of course, it has lots and lots of dragons.” HBO hasn’t offered much by way of a synopsis for the upcoming season, but it’s pretty clear that the battle between the Greens and the Blacks isn’t ending anytime soon, and Rhaenyra and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) are not in any hurry to return to their childhood friendship. There’s still one more season of this show to come, so presumably peace will not be found in season three. Cast members Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, Matthew Needham, Tom Bennett, Kieran Bew, Kurt Egyiawan, Freddie Fox, Clinton Liberty, Gayle Rankin, and Abubakar Salim have survived previous seasons and will return; season three also adds a sextet of men: James Norton, Tommy Flanagan, Dan Fogler, Tom Cullen, Joplin Sibtain, and Barry Sloane. House of the Dragon premieres June 21st on HBO Max.[end-mark] The post It’s War All the Time in the New <i>House of the Dragon</i> Season 3 Trailer appeared first on Reactor.