House Of The Dragon will return for a third series, HBO has announced. The news comes ahead of series two of the epic fantasy series, a prequel to Game Of Thrones, debuting on Sky Atlantic in the UK on June 17th. Advertisement Based on George RR Martin’s series of novels A Song Of Ice And Fire, the show stars a host of British talent including Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke.
View this post on Instagram Advertisement A post shared by House of the Dragon (@houseofthedragonhbo) HBO announced the news with a video posted to Instagram of a dragon breathing golden fire which disperses to reveal the words “season 3”. Advertisement “The Dance of the Dragons continues”, the US network wrote alongside the post. “#HouseOfTheDragon has been renewed for Season 3, ahead of its Season 2 premiere this Sunday on @streamonmax.
” Advertisement Martin’s original books chronicled the former rulers of the fictional world of Westeros, called the House Targaryen, who had been overthrown in the HBO series Game Of Thrones. Season two of House Of The Dragon sees Westeros on the brink of a bloody civil war as the Green and Black Councils fight for King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra, respectively. Advertisement The upcoming season will see Smith return as Prince Daemon Targaryen, younger brother of King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), and D’Arcy reprises her role as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the king’s first-born child who is of pure Valyrian blood and a dragon rider.
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