First Episode of Three-Part Adepta Sororitas: Penitence Now on Warhammer+

Warhammer Community announced on 25 February 2026 that the first episode of Adepta Sororitas: Penitence is now available to watch on Warhammer+ and Warhammer TV. The new release is a three-part Warhammer 40,000 animation that follows a squad of Adepta Sororitas tasked with delivering a sacred relic while facing heavy Ork opposition and spiritual trial, and the publisher says the launch is accompanied by a host of special content for subscribers.

“The first episode of the new Warhammer 40,000 animation, Adepta Sororitas: Penitence, is now available to watch,” Warhammer Community writes, and its episode copy elaborates on the Sisters’ demeanor: “In battle, the Sisters of the Order of the Sacred Rose do not scream war cries of bloodlust and vengeance, instead they intone prayers of fortitude and strength, looking to Saint Arabella and the Emperor to grant them the power to overcome their foe. Though less bombastic, they are no less pious than any other Sisters of Battle, their calm demeanor utterly at odds with the righteous violence they unleash upon their foes.”

Sources diverge on Episode 1’s listed title. Warhammer Community and FrontlineGaming identify episode one as Sacred Rose, with FrontlineGaming calling it “the headline release” and stating, “This new three-part Warhammer 40,000 animation follows a squad of Battle Sisters tasked with delivering a sacred relic through brutal opposition and spiritual trial. Naturally, that also means a lot of Orks get in the way.” WarhammerTV’s episode pages, however, display repeated page text reading “Episode 1: Covenant” alongside duplicated synopses and the year 2026. That mismatch in episode metadata has not been clarified in the materials published to date.

WarhammerTV’s synopses appear in two close variants on site pages: “After their shuttle is ambushed, a squad of Battle Sisters fight to survive in order to deliver a holy relic to its final resting place,” and “After their shuttle is shot down, a squad of Battle Sisters must evade brutal Ork Kommandos as they set out on their mission to deliver a holy relic to its final resting place in this thrilling Adepta Sororitas animation.” FrontlineGaming adds lore context, writing, “This series finally gives focused screen time to the Order of the Sacred Rose. While we have seen Sisters animated before, this is the first deep dive into this alabaster-armoured Order Majoris,” and it records the Order’s founding claim: “Founded in the 38th Millennium, the Sacred Rose traces its legacy to Saint Arabella, remembered for calm resolve and liberating the oppressed.”

Publishers and outlets all note extra subscriber material arriving with the animation, but none provide an itemized list. Warhammer Community describes the release as accompanied by “curated extra content for subs,” FrontlineGaming calls it a “host of special content,” and Tabletop Gaming calls the additions “truly wild bonus content,” while also calling the animation “thoughtful and visually striking.” The Warhammer Community post embeds a trailer but flags a video-hosting notice verbatim: the trailer is “hosted on a third party website, which may be using cookies. To see it, you need to accept cookies by clicking on the button below.”

Social channels amplified the launch: an Instagram post reads, “Episode 1 of Adepta Sororitas: Penitence on Warhammer+ now! More info in bio. #WarhammerPlus #Warhammer40k #40k #WarhammerCommunity #Warhammer,” and a Reddit thread titled “New animation Adepta Sororitas: Penitence arrives on Warhammer+ along with a host of special content. News & Rumours.” appears to be circulating community discussion.

What remains unreported in the current materials are runtimes, cast and crew credits, and a confirmed episode-title list for episodes 1–3; those production details and an official Warhammer+ program metadata check are needed to resolve the Sacred Rose versus Covenant discrepancy and to itemize the promised subscriber extras.