HBO's Game of Thrones prequel concluded its third season on 9 August with significant deaths and unresolved succession conflicts. The network has confirmed a fourth and final season will adapt the concluding chapters of George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood, resolving the Targaryen civil war that has fractured the kingdom.

The coming season will centre on multiple contenders for the Iron Throne, with Queen Rhaenyra's position severely compromised by dragonrider betrayals, a depleted treasury, and damage to her reputation from harsh wartime decisions. The season is expected to premiere in 2028 following the established two-year gap between seasons, with production not yet underway. The final instalment will depict the decline of dragon power and the vulnerability of House Targaryen to the subsequent Baratheon coup.