House of the Dragon season 3 is drawing 75x more Wikipedia traffic than normal

What this article is

The third season of the American fantasy drama television series House of the Dragon premiered on HBO on June 21, 2026, in the United States and concluded on August 9, 2026. It consists of eight episodes, each of approximately one hour. The season covers the events of the book Fire & Blood, a prequel novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The season was ordered on June 13, 2024, three days before the premiere of the second season. Ryan Condal serves as the sole showrunner for the season. The third season was filmed from March to October 2025.

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Where editors were working

Wikipedia editors made 33 edits to this article on 2026-06-22, concentrated in these sections. This is evidence about the surge, not an explanation of it.

• Episodes
• Critical response

What changed that day

The article grew by 1,258 characters that day. The largest single addition was 1,603 characters to Episodes. See everything that changed on 2026-06-22 in Wikipedia's own diff view — that is where the reason for a surge is usually visible, written and sourced by the editors who were following the story.

Rose at the same time

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• House of the Dragon American fantasy TV series

How this was measured

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