The Game Of Thrones Season 8 trailer for Episode 4 jokes after the Battle of Winterfell

Season 8 of Game of Thrones has continued last Sunday with episode 3, which included the spectacular Battle of Winterfell. It was the longest episode of the franchise, but what will happen to the show? Spoiler Warning on Game of Thrones – do not read until you have seen episode 3.

After the broadcast of episode 3, HBO released a video presentation for episode 4, which suggests another battle ahead. We do not want to give anything, but suffice it to say that it is teasing another imminent battle, this time between the forces of Dany and Jon and those of Cersei. We also have a brief overview of Jon's direwolf Ghost, who seems to have disappeared in episode 3. Watch the video above to see the video of the teaser. (HBO also shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of episode 3 and the Battle of Winterfell.)

The next episode of Game of Thrones will air on Sunday, May 5th. This is another 78-minute long episode. The last two episodes, Episode 5 and Episode 6, each last 80 minutes. This will end season 8 and the show in general, although at least one spin-off (a prequel) is in preparation. One of the other benefits envisaged was however canceled. This leaves three additional programming proposals that HBO can put into production or transmit, although there is no timetable for when we could hear about it.

Episode 3 took advantage of an audience record; it was the most watched episode of the series. This is not surprising, given the hype around its execution and the scale of its battle, which was to mark the conclusion of a major scenario that dates back to the very first episode of the series. It was packed with Easter eggs and references. We also have a detailed description of what happened to Rhaegal, as well as a more general overview of the Night King.

As the TV Game of Thrones ends, George R.R. Martin is still working on new books, including The Winds of Winter. Unfortunately, this date has not yet been published despite the publication of the last major novel in 2011. This interim period has brought other books to expand the universe, but readers have been compelled to count (or avoid) the show the stories that started in 1996.