House of the Dragon Season 3: The Character From Daemon’s Vision Who Might Finally Appear

House of the Dragon Season 3 set pics just leaked, and they show exactly the kind of deep-cut book lore fans love to argue about: a performer in full green prosthetics, dressed like he literally walked out of a forest, antlers and all. If your mind jumped to the Green Men, you are not alone.

The photos and why fans are buzzing

Images making the rounds on social media (including an Instagram post from the houseofthedragoons account) appear to be taken from the Season 3 set. In them, an actor is done up head to toe in green, with elaborate woodland details and prominent antlers. The look lines up with the Green Men from George R.R. Martin lore, the mysterious guardians tied to the Isle of Faces.

We actually got a blink-and-you-miss-it nod to this in Season 2: during Daemon Targaryen's night walk after Alys Rivers lured him to the Godswood at Harrenhal, he glimpsed a shadowed, Green Man-like figure right before that grim vision of how the war plays out. Season 3 might be circling back to that thread in a more direct way.

Who the Green Men are, in plain terms

In Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, the Green Men are said to guard the Isle of Faces, the sacred island in the middle of the Gods Eye lake. It is blanketed with ancient weirwoods and steeped in old magic and spiritual history. If House of the Dragon is truly bringing them in, that is a sizable expansion of on-screen lore for a show that is otherwise grounded in Fire & Blood's Targaryen family history.

Where Season 3 stands

Production on Season 3 has wrapped, and the series is heading into post. Expect it back on HBO, streaming on Max, once the finishing work is done. Story-wise, it is still locked on the Dance of the Dragons and the ongoing Targaryen split between the Greens and the Blacks. The main cast remains stacked: Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, Olivia Cooke, and plenty more are back in the mix.

So, what does it all mean?

Best case for lore heads: we finally see the Isle of Faces, or at least get a clearer look at the Green Men beyond a shadowy tease. More cautious read: this could be another vision or symbolic cameo without a full detour. Either way, those antlers are not subtle.

• New set photos show an actor in green prosthetics with antlers and forest-themed costuming.
• Fans believe this points to the Green Men, the mythic guardians of the Isle of Faces from ASOIAF.
• Season 2 already hinted at them during Daemon's Harrenhal sequence with Alys Rivers and his war vision.
• House of the Dragon is based on Fire & Blood and continues the Dance of the Dragons in Season 3.
• Season 3 has finished filming and is expected to return on HBO/Max after post-production.
• Returning cast includes Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, and Olivia Cooke.
• The Green Men angle suggests a deeper dive into old magic and Westerosi myth, even if it is just a taste.

For what it is worth, this round of speculation first bubbled up via coverage at SuperHeroHype before spreading across the usual fan channels. However it shakes out, if the show is bringing the Green Men into focus, that is a bold swing for Season 3.