--- title: Who Will Win the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones? description: The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones is one month away. Who will win the Iron Throne? canonical: https://time.com/5550981/game-of-thrones-who-will-win/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-14T14:26:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:40:55.401Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Who Will Win the Iron Throne in the End of Game of Thrones? og:description: TIME is here to help you keep track of some of the most popular theories og:url: https://time.com/5550981/game-of-thrones-who-will-win/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfdd2cb5c1e1a33ed/698946b086f68e6d806eb822/game-of-thrones-who-will-win.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Game-of-Thrones-Who-Will-Win og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Who Will Win the Iron Throne in the End of Game of Thrones? twitter:description: TIME is here to help you keep track of some of the most popular theories twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfdd2cb5c1e1a33ed/698946b086f68e6d806eb822/game-of-thrones-who-will-win.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Who Is Most Likely to Win the Iron Throne in the _Game of Thrones_ Finale? by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/), [Lauren Bogholtz](https://time.com/author/lauren-bogholtz/) and [Ang Li](https://time.com/author/ang-li/) Mar 14, 2019 2:26 PM UTC  TIME by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/), [Lauren Bogholtz](https://time.com/author/lauren-bogholtz/) and [Ang Li](https://time.com/author/ang-li/) Mar 14, 2019 2:26 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5517025/game-of-thrones-binge-watch-recaps/). In the nearly 20 months since the [Night King](http://time.com/4909961/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-night-king/) and his [ice dragon](http://time.com/4905542/game-of-thrones-ice-dragon-viserion/) took down the Wall in the closing scene of _Game of Thrones_‘ season 7 finale, fans have made countless predictions about what’s to come in [season 8](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/). Many of these theories revolve around the fate of the Seven Kingdoms’ remaining power players and which, if any, of them will end up on the Iron Throne when the dust — er, snow — finally settles. George R.R. Martin, the author of the _A Song of Ice and Fire_ book series on which _Game of Thrones_ is based, has previously said that fans should be prepared for a “bittersweet” ending. To put it in Martin’s own words, “You can’t just fulfill a quest and then pretend life is perfect.” > [](https://twitter.com/amandarosebyrne/status/1103115378090303491) But what does that mean for Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and the rest of the Westerosi? With only one month to go until _Game of Thrones_ returns for its eighth and final season on April 14, TIME is here to help you keep track of some of the most popular theories on how the story will end for fan-favorite characters like Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner). 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