House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3: what time is it out?

Here’s when episode 3 of House of the Dragon season 2 will drop in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Akhil Arora, a Film Critics Guild member and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified TV critic, who has been reporting on Game of Thrones since 2016. He has written for NDTV and SlashFilm.

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3
Emma D’Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon episode 3 // Photo: Theo Whiteman/HBO

Spoilers ahead for episode 2 of House of the Dragon season 2.

The second episode of the second season of House of the Dragon was wholly a response to the murder of King Aegon II’s infant heir, Jaehaerys. At Dragonstone, a worried Rhaenyra suspected Daemon was behind it and said she could no longer trust him. Following an argument, Daemon then promptly left. Over at King’s Landing, Otto Hightower—the Hand of the King—orchestrated a public funeral to generate sympathy for the usurpers and smear Rhaenyra’s image. Cue the chant, “Rhaenyra the Cruel”, which also gave us the name of the episode.

But later in the episode, Aegon poured cold water on Otto’s careful moves. He hanged all the ratcatchers, nullifying any public support for the usurpers. Additionally, Aegon okayed Criston Cole to send one of his Kingsguards—Arryk—to disguise himself as his twin Erryk and kill Rhaenyra in her bed. When questioned by an irate Otto, the impetuous Aegon fired him and appointed Criston as the new Hand of the King. The revenge plan, however, didn’t come to fruition. Erryk confronted his brother, killed Arryk, and then killed himself. Oh no! How will Rhaenyra react to this attempt on her life?

I suppose we shall find out in the new episode. With that, here are the release dates and times for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3.

What is the release date for episode 3?

The third episode of House of the Dragon’s second season is out on Sunday, June 30 in the Americas and Monday, July 1 in the rest of the world.

Where can I watch House of the Dragon? If Max—the streaming service previously known as HBO Max—exists in your country, then that’s the way to go. If Max is not available in your region, keep on reading.

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 release time in the US and Canada

If you live on the West Coast—in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Vancouver—you can start watching episode 3 at 6 pm PT on June 30.

For those in the Mountain time zone—in the likes of Denver, Calgary, and Salt Lake City—the third episode will drop at 7 pm MT.

Criston Cole in House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3
Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole in House of the Dragon episode 3 // Photo: Theo Whiteman/HBO

For the Central time zone—for the likes of Dallas and Kansas City—the episode 3 release time is 8 pm CT.

And over on the East Coast—in places such as New York, Toronto, and Washington DC—House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 will premiere at 9 pm ET on June 30.

The Game of Thrones spin-off airs on HBO. You can stream House of the Dragon on Max in the US and Crave in Canada.

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 release time in Latin America

In Mexico, the third episode will be available at 6 pm PDT (Tijuana), 7 pm CST (Mexico City), and 8 pm EST (Cancún) on Sunday, June 30.

Those in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica can start watching at 7 pm local time on June 30.

Episode 3 drops at 8 pm local time in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia on June 30.

The next House of the Dragon episode arrives at 9 pm on June 30 in Chile, Haiti, Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic.

Episode 3 release time is 10 pm local time in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay on June 30.

House of the Dragon is available on Max in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 release time in the UK and Ireland

For those on the British Isles—be it England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland—House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 arrives at 2 am BST local time on Monday, July 1 on NOW and Sky Go.

Episode 3 will be simulcast at 2 am BST on Sky. For those unwilling to stay up, the episode will also be broadcast at 9 pm BST local time on Monday.

Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3
Olivia Cooke as Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon episode 3 // Photo: Theo Whiteman/HBO

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 release time in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the rest of Europe

In Portugal, House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 debuts at 2 am WEST local time on Monday, July 1 on Max.

The third episode will be available at 3 am CEST on July 1 on Max in Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden.

In Italy, episode 3 arrives at 3 am CEST local time on July 1 on NOW.

Over in Germany, you can watch the third episode from 3 am CEST local time on July 1 on WOW.

Those in Austria can start watching episode 3 of House of the Dragon season 2 from 3 am CEST local time on July 1 on SkyX.

In Bulgaria, Finland, Moldova, and Romania, episode 3 drops at 4 am EEST local time on Monday, July 1 on Max.

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 release time in the Middle East

The third episode of House of the Dragon season 2 will be available at 4 am local time on Monday, July 1 in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

For those in Oman and the UAE, episode 3 drops at 5 am local time on Monday, July 1.

House of the Dragon is available on OSN+ in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the rest of the Middle East.

What time is episode 3 out in India?

In India, House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 will drop at 6:30 am IST local time on Monday, July 1.

As with all other HBO originals, the Game of Thrones spin-off is exclusive to JioCinema in India.

King Aegon II Targaryen, Larys Strong in House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3
Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen and Matthew Needham as Larys Strong in House of the Dragon episode 3 // Photo: Ollie Upton/HBO

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 release time in Australia

If you live on the West Coast—in Perth or elsewhere—the new House of the Dragon episode drops at 9 am AWST on Monday, July 1.

For the Central time zone—in cities such as Adelaide—the release time is 10:30 am ACST.

That leaves the East Coast—in the likes of Melbourne and Sydney—where House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 arrives at 11 am AEST on Monday, July 1.

You can stream House of the Dragon on Binge in Australia.

What time is episode 3 out in New Zealand?

For most Kiwis, the third episode of the second season of House of the Dragon will premiere at 1 pm NZST local time on Monday, July 1.

Unless you live on the Chatham Islands, then the release time is 1:45 pm CHAST.

On TV, you can watch the Thrones spin-off on SoHo. You can stream House of the Dragon on Neon in New Zealand.

Everywhere else

What about the rest of the world? If your region hasn’t been covered, please leave a comment below and I’ll make sure to update this piece with the answer.

Akhil Arora