By The third season of HBO’s House of the Dragon starring Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke is deep in post-production with a June 2026 release date officially confirmed. Today we have some casting news that may or may not mean something structure-wise for the upcoming season.
House of the Dragon has an older Jaehaera Targaryen
We’ve learned that young actress Pearl Clark has been cast as Princess Jaehaera Targaryen in House of the Dragon Season 3. Jaehaera is the daughter of Aegon and Helaena, who was seen in the brutal premiere of Season 2.
In Season 2, Jaehaera was only a toddler, played by a 3-year old actress. Season 3 will also have her as a toddler, played by an actress of around the same age. That means there will be two Jaehaeras in Season 3: one toddler Jaehaera and one Jaehaera that’s around 10 years old.
The natural question that comes up: is this for a time jump or some sort of vision of the future? Either seems possible since House of the Dragon likes its visions and the show had a time jump back in Season 1, recasting a large number of characters with their older counterparts.
In any case, we only have about three more months until we find out as the new season has been confirmed for a June 2026 release.
House of the Dragon Season 3 is in post-production for a 2026 release on HBO. Watch this space for more news!
