‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 is over. Here’s what to watch next

“House of the Dragon” wrapped up its third season Sunday, which means at least another year wait to close the book on the HBO series. If you loved this prequel spinoff of the groundbreaking series “Game of Thrones” and are looking for something similar to watch during the wait, we have some ideas for you. 

If you’re a George R.R. Martin fan 

As you probably already know, HOTD is far from the first series to be adapted from the vast universe created by George R.R. Martin. In fact, if you’re a fan of the series, we’d wager you’ve already put in the work on the eight seasons of “Game of Thrones” that came before it. If you haven’t, now’s the time. 

GoT, which premiered in 2011, is set a couple centuries after the events of HOTD and involves the descendants of many of the key players in the latter. By the time of Season 1 of GoT, the Targaryens have been overthrown, and Robert Baratheon is now king of the Seven Kingdoms. His death sets up a chain of events that lead to a power struggle in Westeros—and beyond—just as Aegon the Conqueror’s prophecy comes to fruition. 

HOTD was the first spinoff of the main series, followed shortly thereafter by “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” which first aired in January 2026. On the timeline, this series is set about halfway between GoT and HOTD. It’s based on a series of novellas also known as “Tales of Dunk and Egg.” Dunk is Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and Egg is a Targaryen prince who will be the future King Aegon V (Dexter Sol Ansell). The two unlikely companions encounter adventure and danger en route to compete in an important tournament at Ashford Meadow. 

Season 2 is set to premiere in 2027. 

All of Season 1, along with all eight seasons of GoT are available to stream on HBO Max. 

Outside of the world of “A Song of Ice and Fire,” Martin’s science-fiction novella and series of short stories were adapted in the Syfy series “Nightflyers.” It ran for only one season starting in 2018. Set in the near future, it tells the story of a group of scientists on a mission to be the first humans to make contact with aliens. The team soon realizes something mysterious is happening on board their ship, the Nightflyer, threatening their mission and their lives. The series stars Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Jodie Turner-Smith and Gretchen Mol. 

The series is available to stream on YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango and Apple TV. 

If you like dragons

If you’re into HOTD primarily for the dragons, sure, you can get some of that in GoT, but try another franchise with plenty of movies and series to keep you busy—“How to Train Your Dragon.” Sure, it’s animated and it’s generally for kids, but if you’re into learning goofy dragon names and catching some high-flying battles, this franchise will scratch that itch. Plus, the movies are genuinely fun to watch, even as an adult. 

The series is inspired by the series of children’s books by Cressida Cowell. The first three films of the franchise are animated, with voice acting from Jay Baruchel (Hiccup), America Ferrera (Astrid) and Gerard Butler (Stoick the Vast). Dean DeBlois, the director behind the films, relaunched the movie franchise in 2025 with a live-action version starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker and Butler reprising his original role. The sequel is set to hit theaters June 11, 2027. 

If that’s not enough, DreamWorks has also put out three spinoff TV series—eight seasons of “DreamWorks Dragons” (aka “Dragons: Race to the Edge”), six seasons of “DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders” and eight series of “DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms.”

You could also give Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy a go. The second film in the franchise, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” features the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug, a dragon that guards a hoard of gold deep in the Lonely Mountain. 

If you like court intrigue

Finally, if royal power struggles, secret plots and courtly manners (or lack thereof) are what you love about HOTD, take a look at the “The Cousins’ War” series of books by Philippa Gregory and their respective adaptations. Starz brought a handful of these books to life with three connected series—“The White Queen,” “The White Princess” and “The Spanish Princess.” They tell the story of the real-life War of the Roses and the subsequent Tudor dynasty in 15th century England. 

Gregory fictionalizes the history to tell stories from the perspective of the women of the time. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Elizabeth Woodville, the wife of Edward IV and so-called White Queen. Jodie Comer plays her daughter, Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII in the sequel series. And “The Spanish Princess” features Charlotte Hope portraying Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife. 

The book series goes well beyond what Starz did with its adaptations, comprising 17 novels, including this year’s “Royal Witch.” It’s a shame Starz didn’t continue with adaptations; one can only hope they’ll pick it back up in the future. 

Finally, for a good laugh, give Hulu’s “The Great” about Russia’s Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) and her husband, Emperor Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). Tony McNamara created the series inspired by his own 2008 play of the same name. 

“The Great” takes great liberties with the historical record to tell the story of how Catherine, born a Prussian princess, was married off to the Russian emperor and later rose to overthrow him and become empress in her own right. The comedy also stars Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley and Sebastian de Souza. 

About the writer

Danielle Haynes is the co-founder and co-editor of Booked & Screened, covering book-to-screen adaptations, film and TV development. Give her dragons and messy court intrigue any day of the week.