House of the Dragon' Season 4: HBO Release Window, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far

HBO has confirmed House of the Dragon will end with Season 4, with the show’s final installment slated for 2028. Showrunner Ryan Condal told the press the series would conclude with Season 4, one day after the Season 2 finale in 2024, but HBO did not formally renew the program for Season 4 until November 2025 during a presentation in New York. Condal later clarified to Entertainment Weekly that Season 4 will indeed be the last season and teased it would be “even bigger,” featuring new characters, dragons, and locations. Season 4 will have eight episodes and is expected to premiere sometime in summer 2028.