Warhammer 40,000 Aeronautica Imperialis trailer confirms three-part series

Aeronautica Imperialis has moved from tease to timed release, and the new trailer makes the pitch clear: this is not just another 40k animation, but a three-part Warhammer TV series built around high-speed aerial warfare. The first episode lands on 29 May, putting a hard date on a show that leans into one of the most distinctive corners of the setting.

Games Workshop has framed the series around the Imperial Navy taking on the Aeldari in swooping, banking dogfights above a frozen world. That setup gives Warhammer+ something different from the usual grimdark ground war, with a story built on pilot skill, split-second decisions, and the brutal math of attrition in the air. The official description makes the tone plain: some pilots will make it back to base, and some will end up as wreckage on the ground.

Kae is one of the pilots the series will follow, which gives the show at least one named perspective inside the broader battle. That matters because Aeronautica Imperialis is being sold less as a generic action reel and more as a character-led war story, with the dogfights doing the heavy lifting while the human and alien costs of the campaign stay front and center. For 40k fans who have wanted more Imperial Navy material, or more Aeldari action outside the usual battlefield format, this is exactly the kind of niche payoff Warhammer TV has room to exploit.

The trailer also works as a reminder of what Warhammer+ is supposed to be. The service launched on 25 August 2021 in the U.S. at $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year, bundled with animations, weekly in-house hobby shows, the Warhammer Vault, full access to the Warhammer apps, premium event access, exclusive offers, and a free annual Citadel miniature. Aeronautica Imperialis fits that model neatly: a new branded series with enough visual identity to justify the subscription on its own terms.

The reveal also has wider company significance because Aeronautica Imperialis was first announced at AdeptiCon, one of the biggest stop points in the Warhammer calendar. Putting a three-part aerial series through that pipeline shows Games Workshop is still broadening the Warhammer TV slate beyond the same old clash of bolters and blades, and giving aviation-heavy corners of the fandom something they can call their own.