The end of one war brings the dawn of a new one in HBO’s preview for the next episode ofGame of Thrones.
With the dust still settling after the climactic Battle of Winterfell in thefinal season’s third episode,Game of Thronesisn’t showing any indication that it’s going to let up on its beleaguered cast of characters. A preview for episode 4 features the armies of both Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen preparing for a war that will determine who will ultimately sit in the Iron Throne — the culmination of the entire series’ biggest question.
With Daenerys’ forces still reeling from the losses they suffered to defeat The Night King and his undead army, the previewappears to showCersei taking advantage of the situation to remove her greatest rival for the throne.
“We have won the Great War,” says Daenerys in the video over scenes of both her army preparing for battle and the army of Cersei and Euron Greyjoy preparing for the same. “Now we will win the Last War.”
The premiere ofGame of Thrones‘ eighth and final seasonon April 14 was one of the premium cable network’s most-watched episodes of any series — both legally and illegally, according to reports onhow much the episode was pirated online. That high viewership has reportedly continued with each episode.
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After making fans wait nearly two years for the show’s final season,Game of Thronesis wrapping up its eight-year run with afinal, six-episode seasonthat first pit the surviving characters against the armies of The Night King. Now appears to set two of the show’s most dominant characters against each other in a final battle for the Iron Throne.
Although the show’s series finale will air in May, that won’t be the end of the saga inspired by author George R. R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Firefantasy novels. AGame of Thronesprequel seriesis currently in the works withKingsman: The Secret ServiceandMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrenscreenwriter Jane Goldman attached as head writer and showrunner, with Martin himself also involved. The still-untitled series will be set thousands of years before the events ofGame of Thronesand feature two-time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts in a lead role.
Episode 4 ofGame of Thronesseason 8 will air 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 28, on HBO.
