Overview
- A newly released marketing photo depicts Emma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra Targaryen holding a sword, indicating a possible on-screen combat role.
- This depiction diverges from Fire & Blood, where Rhaenyra does not engage in direct hand-to-hand fighting.
- Showrunner Ryan Condal has said Season 3 will still cover four major events from the source material.
- HBO has ordered Season 4 for a planned 2028 launch, and Casey Bloys said decisions about the series’ conclusion rest with the creative team.
- Coverage notes speculation that shorter season orders could require a fifth season to finish the Dance of the Dragons, with Season 3 slated for summer 2026.