After only eight episodes, "House of the Dragon" Season 2 has come to an end That means the wait for "House of the Dragon" Season 3 is about to begin

Whether or not you agree with me that I felt somewhat cheated by the "House of the Dragon" Season 2 finale, one thing is certain

George RR Martin's "Fire and Blood" continues with some epic and brutal battles, and given how exciting the battle of Luke's Rest was, I can't wait for "House of the Dragon" season 3, when the story continues on HBO and Max

Here's what we know now about "House of the Dragon" Season 3

HBO decided to produce "House of the Dragon" Season 3 on June 13, just days before the Season 2 premiere And while we know that a third season will definitely take place, no "House of the Dragon" Season 3 release date has been set

Worse yet, the show's revival is likely still a long way off This is because there was a two-year gap between seasons 1 and 2 In addition, another "Game of Thrones" spinoff is coming in 2025

With that in mind, it seems unlikely that "Dance of Dragons" will last until 2026 Hopefully, "Knights of the Seven Kingdoms" will fill the role: "Hedge Knight" will serve as a suitable respite In the meantime, if you need to find a new show to replace "House of Dragons," check out our roundup of the best Max shows you should be streaming right now

While we don't know for sure, we can expect most of the ensemble cast to return for "House of Dragons" Season 3 Aside from those who have already lost their lives in previous "Dance of the Dragons" episodes - no, I haven't gotten over Lenice's death yet - everyone will have a role in the ensuing conflict, in one way or another

Here is a list of some of the main stars we are sure will appear in the third season:

New stars will no doubt join the cast

While the exact plot details will no doubt remain under wraps for some time yet (yes, OK, we could look ahead in the original book, but we won't do that here), there are signs of an all-out war in "House of Dragons" season 3

Both the Greens and the Blacks spent season 2 building up their forces in one way or another, and in the final moments of the season finale, both sides prepared for conflict and their forces began marching to war

After Aemon and Vergar defeated Lenis and Mehlis, Lenila's faction may have taken a hit, but it then gained three new dragonriders and the daemons renewed their oath to Lenila After more successful ground operations, the Greens took a back seat, but Tyran Lannister at least secured his allegiance with the Triumvirate

Just hours after this article was written, we learned that "House of the Dragon" would last four seasons During a press conference about the Season 2 finale, showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal confirmed that the "Game of Thrones" prequel will conclude in Season 4 Kondal also confirmed that Season 3 is currently being written, with production set to begin "in early 2025"

Whether the series will also have an eight-episode structure remains to be seen: "We haven't discussed that with HBO But in terms of the storytelling of the drama, we expect it to be the same after Season 2," (via Variety)

The news that the spinoff will end with season 4 is not that surprising After all, George R R Back in 2022, Martin claimed on his site "Not a Blog" that it would take four seasons of ten episodes each to properly portray "Dance of Dragons" from beginning to end In other words, things seem to be going pretty much as planned, except that the second season has been changed to a shorter one

This also means that we could be in for a seriously explosive final season, as some of the bloodiest battles in "Dance of the Dragon" take place further down the timeline