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House of the Dragon<\/em> is a prequel series set 200 years before Game of Thrones<\/em> and based on Fire & Blood<\/em> by George R. R. Martin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Ewan Mitchell, who plays Aemond Targaryen in the show, tells PEOPLE whether he’s had conversations with showrunner Ryan Condal about when Aemond, who dies in Fire & Blood<\/em>, will die on the show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Season 3 of House of the Dragon<\/em> premieres Sunday, June 21, at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n It’s no secret to House of the Dragon<\/a><\/em> fans that a majority of the show’s characters are going to die.<\/p>\n The prequel series, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones<\/a><\/em>, brings the fall of the House Targaryen to the screen by adapting George R. R. Martin<\/a>‘s Fire & Blood<\/em>. The central plot of House of the Dragon<\/em> is the civil war within the Targaryen family, which began with King Viserys’ (Paddy Considine<\/a>) death, his wife, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke<\/a>), misinterpreting his final wishes<\/a> and usurping his daughter Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy<\/a>) claim to the Iron Throne for their son, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney<\/a>).<\/p>\n Fans have been waiting four years now, since the show’s 2022 premiere, to see the Dance of the Dragons begin, and the civil war among the family to kick into high gear, and season 3<\/a>, which debuts Sunday, June 21, promises to do just that.<\/p>\n “There’s going to be a lot of upset,” Ewan Mitchell, who plays Aemond Targaryen, tells PEOPLE of season 3.<\/p>\n