House of the Dragon: Did Matt Smith reveal the release month of Season 3? Here’s what we know

House of the Dragon fans, buckle up once again for another ride with the Targaryen saga! The first and foremost question that bounces around in everyone's mind is whether Matt Smith accidentally revealed one month for House of the Dragon Season 3's release. To answer quickly, yes. Matt Smith has exclaimed his excitement to once more be in this world of ice and fire, even to a specific month of the release.

According to Screenrant, Smith explained,

"That comes out in...I think in August next year."

Although House of the Dragon Season 3 was going to be released in 2026, at this point, HBO has not indicated when it will happen. Matt Smith's comments have fired up discussion on such a subject, but these are just his own considerations on the matter and not from HBO.

The official HBO position on House of the Dragon Season 3

Well, in that regard, HBO announced that House of the Dragon Season 3 will come in 2026, but the month has not been mentioned to date. It was said that from the very beginning, the president of HBO, Casey Bloys, and the rest of the HBO bosses, continuously affirmed that the season would likely hit the screens on or after May 31st, 2026, because it is a cut-off point for Emmy nominations, so it is going to fall in the summer.

This positioning also agrees with what Smith said and is consistent with HBO's plans, but it is in no way confirming August 2026 as the final month of release. This is so because, for now, the official positioning by HBO is still precisely 2026, likely summer.

Timeline of production and status of post-production

In this regard, the various productions involved in the production of House of the Dragon Season 3 seemed to confirm a mid-to-late 2026 release. Filming began in March 2025 and wrapped up in October 2025. Once the shooting is over, the show goes into its post-production process, especially of this magnitude.

That includes editing, effects of the sound, music, and graphic effects, more so concerning dragon battles. Hence, summer or late summer 2026 can be expected.

Returning cast and story continuation

Once the shooting is over, the show enters its post-production, a long process, especially of this magnitude. The House of the Dragon Season 3 is ready to flash the whole cast that includes Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Emma D'Arcy as Rhaeny, and Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower.

Along with the re-establishment of the main trio, new characters will accompany the flow of the story since it is based on George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood. The storyline is going to present more comprehensively to the audience the Targaryen civil war that was briefly shown in earlier seasons.

Therefore, House of the Dragon Season 3 remains on schedule for release in 2026, with no confirmed date yet for its launch set by HBO. The date proposal brought in by Matt Smith's statements should thus be considered a rumor since it is subject to his own projections and not set by HBO.

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Per hour of production, post-production, and total programming on HBO, it promises to be a release in the summer, but no month in particular has been fixed. Until Warner Bros. officially gives a date, it can only tentatively be considered a month like August 2026.

Also read: House of the Dragon Season 3 to wrap production next month! Further details revealed

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