House of the Dragon Starts Production on Season 3: Sons of Anarchy and Fantastic Beasts Alums Join Cast
House of the Dragon is unfurling its wings for another season.
HBO announced Monday that is Game of Thrones prequel has begun production on Season 3, marking the event with a video of Emma D'Arcy in full Queen Rhaenyra regalia.
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'The fight for the Throne is far from over,' the caption reads on the cabler's X post.
The fight for the Throne is far from over.S3 of #HOTD is now in production. pic.twitter.com/zGgISrHUhl
— Max (@StreamOnMax) March 31, 2025
While the news wasn't accompanied by a new trailer or release date, HBO did confirm the addition of several new faces to the realm.
Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy, Power Book IV: Force) will play Ser Roderick Dustin. Dan Fogler (The Goldbergs, the Fantastic Beasts films) will play Ser Torrhen Manderly. They join previously announced Season 3 newbie James Norton (The Nevers, Happy Valley), who'll play Ormund Hightower.
The returning cast includes Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, Olivia Cooke, 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.
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House of the Dragon was renewed for Season 3 in June, ahead of its Season 2 premiere. In a call with journalists after the Season 2 finale, showrunner Ryan Condal said Season 4 would be the fantasy series' final season.
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