2025 has been a bit of a holding pattern for Game of Thrones fans (even beyond whatever is perpetually happening, or not happening, with Winds of Winter). With no House of the Dragon and a long wait until early 2026 for the next Game of Thrones spinoff, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, ravens from Westeros have been few and far between. But with HBO’s new plans, it’s hoping that the next three years will be much more plentiful.
This morning HBO confirmed that it had renewed both Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon for new seasons, setting out an alternative release schedule that will see the shows both broadcast in 2026, before alternating releases in 2027 and 2028.
“We are thrilled to be able to deliver new seasons of these two series for the next three years, for the legion of fans of the Game of Thrones universe,” HBO head of Drama Series and Films Francesca Orsi said in a statement provided via press release. “Together, House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms reveal just how expansive and richly imagined George R. R. Martin’s universe continues to be. In January, I think audiences will be delighted by the inspiring underdog tale of Dunk and Egg that George and Ira Parker have captured so beautifully. And this summer, House of the Dragon is set to ignite once again with some of its most epic battles yet.”
To mark the announcement, HBO also released new images from both shows—check them out below.
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Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is set to premiere January 18 next year, with the third season of House of the Dragon slated for a summer 2026 release window. After that, Knight‘s sophomore season will broadcast in 2027, and House‘s fourth season in 2028.
Although HBO did not confirm it in its renewal announcement today, showrunner Ryan Condal previously stated shortly after the conclusion of House of the Dragon‘s second season that the plan for the Targaryen-focused spinoff would remain to tell the story of the Dance of the Dragons across four seasons, bringing the series to an end in 2028.
What HBO has planned for the future of Game of Thrones beyond 2028 remains to be seen. If House does indeed finish that year, it might be time for another Westerosi spinoff to emerge—although it’s not been for a lack of ideas that another series hasn’t made it to production in the years since Game of Thrones itself came to a controversial end.
And if there isn’t? Well… at least we’ll have Winds at some point.
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