The latest update regarding the release of House of the Dragon Season 3 cemented fans’ concerns that we’ll be waiting a while for the series’ next installment. House of the Dragon Season 2 ended in early August 2024, with Team Green and Black gearing up for the bloodiest peak of the Dance of the Dragons. While fans were sad to no longer see their favorite warring family, excitement was restored when it was announced the show would be getting a Season 3 .
However, some viewers were afraid a new entry wouldn’t come for at least two or three years, and those fears were confirmed as it’s been revealed that pre-production for Season 3 will begin on October 31, 2024, with filming beginning in “earlyish 2025.” Showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal told Variety the third season was already being written before the Season 2 finale aired. They hoped to start shooting in early 2025, though no dates were confirmed for the start of production.
Fans didn’t take the news of a later release date well as one posted to X/Twitter, “Waiting 2 years for 8 episodes is actually insane when you think about how TV shows used to have 20+ episodes per season every year.” Another commented , “So if filming starts in ‘earlyish 2025,’ we should expect to see House of the Dragon Season 3 on our screens in ‘middleish 2026.'” A third viewer pointed out how the series vastly differed from its predecessor: “Reminder that, aside from Season 8, Game of Thrones had a season premier.