House of the Dragon Season 3 premieres
tvJun 21, 202630150
House of the Dragon Season 3 premieres tonight on HBO, opening with a sequence billed as the Battle of the Gullet that throws dragons into pitched combat. The episode arrives after a two-year hiatus under showrunner Ryan Condal and immediately escalates the Targaryen civil war. The premiere kills Jacaerys Velaryon and depicts Rhaena claiming a previously unclaimed wild dragon amid the battle. That shift pushes the war into more destructive, dragon-driven territory and reshapes succession stakes for Rhaenyra’s faction, raising the stakes for the rest of the season.