2026 has already been a big year forGame of Thronesfans, withA Knight of the Seven Kingdomspremiering in January, and nowHouse of the Dragonreturning for its highly anticipated third season on 21 June.

UnlikeA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,House of the DragonSeason 3 will be centred on war. Matt Smith, who plays Daemon Targaryen, evendescribes itas 'bigger, bolder, bloodier, more brutal, more dangerous.'

Based on George R.R. Martin's 'Fire & Blood',House of the Dragontakes place nearly 200 years before the events ofGame of Thrones. The series shows the events that led to the beginning of the decline of House Targaryen.

HBO just released a new trailer for the upcoming season, and it's filled with battles and dragons. As the conflict deepens, the new season raises questions about which characters will survive.

Season 2 ended with both sides preparing for the Battle of the Gullet. The Season 3 trailer offers glimpses of at least two major battles expected to occur this season—the Battle of the Gullet and the Butcher's Ball, both of which could bring major character deaths.

'All that remains is for you to decide what you want from this war,' Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) says. Later, Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) says, 'Look to the sky. Doom and ruin surround us.'

The trailer also introduces Ormund Hightower (James Norton), a new key player for the Greens, who declares that 'The Targaryens are a savage race'.

Tensions also appear to be rising between King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) and his brother, Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), with the former claiming that he's going to kill his brother or 'die in the attempt.'

There's also a scene of Helaena (Phia Saban) appearing to give birth, which could mean that the show is bringing in Maelor Targaryen (Helaena and Aegon II's third child in the book), after the character was omitted in the 'Blood and Cheese' scene (something authorGeorge R.R. Martin criticised).

In the trailer, there's a scene of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) crying, and that's likely because of Jacaerys Velaryon's (Harry Collett) death. In 'Fire & Blood', Jace dies during the Battle of the Gullet, and his death will likely be the earliest in the season.

Source: International Business Times UK