Hiroyuki Sawano
Upon the airing of the final episode of the third season on July 1, 2019, it was announced that the fourth and final season of the anime series was scheduled for release in Fall 2020 on NHK General. Netflix Thailand and Philippines announced to start regional streaming from December 10 and 11. On September 23, 2020, NHK listed the final season on their broadcasting schedule as airing on December 7, 2020. On May 29, 2020, the final season was confirmed to have switched production studios to MAPPA. Jun Shihsido and Yūichirō Hayashi are replacing Tetsurō Araki and Masashi Koizuka as directors, scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko is taking over the series composition from Yasuko Kobayashi, and Tomohiro Kishi is replacing Kyōji Asano as character designer. Hiroyuki Sawano is being joined by Kohta Yamamoto to compose the music. The first 16 episodes aired until March 29, 2021 and a second part is in development with an expected release in the Winter early 2022 airing season.