A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Everything we know about the Game of Thrones prequel
HBOAnother Game of Thrones prequel series is officially in the works at HBO with the tales of Dunk and Egg. From early plot details to its place in the Westerosi timeline, here’s everything we know about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
After enjoying the chaos and carnage of House of the Dragon Season 2, we still have one eye on the future. And, like Bran and the Three-Eyed Raven, we see big things heading our way.
That’s right, there’s a new TV show on the way from HBO – one that’ll explore an entirely different time in the Seven Kingdoms.
George R. R. Martin is on board and a full season has been ordered, so it’s full steam ahead for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Does A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms have a release date?
The exact release date is still to be confirmed, but A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will arrive sometime in late 2025.
The show was originally titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight”, but is now just known as “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was first revealed in April of 2023 when it was announced that HBO had greenlit the spinoff show based on George R.R. Martin’s novellas.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms cast
Peter Claffey, a retired Connacht Rugby player and actor renowned for his role in Apple TV’s Bad Sisters, is poised to portray the main character, Duncan.
Meanwhile, Dexter Sol Ansell, best recognized for his recent portrayal of the young Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, has been cast as Egg.
HBOHere’s a list of the cast announced so far:
- Peter Claffey as Dunk / Ser Duncan the Tall
- Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg / Prince Aegon Targaryen
- Finn Bennett as Prince Aerion “Brightflame” Targaryen
- Bertie Carvel as Prince Baelor “Breakspear” Targaryen
- Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle
- Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel Baratheon
- Sam Spruell as Prince Maekar Targaryen
- Ross Anderson as Ser Humfrey Hardyng
- Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway
- Henry Ashton as Daeron “The Drunken” Targaryen
- Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pate
- Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion
- Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer
- Steve Wall as Lord Leo “Longthorn” Tyrell
- Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree
What is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms about?
Outside of the core Song of Ice and Fire storyline, Martin has released three smaller novellas about characters lovingly known as ‘Dunk and Egg.’ These tales will form the basis of this series.
Tales of Dunk and EggWhile initially published as standalone, bite-sized narratives, they have since been collected in ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.’
The first season of HBO’s new spinoff is set to adapt the first of these three novellas, sharing the story of how Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and Aegon V Targaryen (Egg) first became companions.
Starting their adventure together, the pair met at a tournament in Ashford Meadow. Here, they became friendly as Dunk adopted the title of a ‘hedge knight’ and Egg joined along as his squire. Their first adventure together sends them to Dorne, a familiar, vibrant location Game of Thrones fans will know all too well.
When is it set?
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is set roughly 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones. This places it about a century ahead of House of the Dragon, slotting it firmly in the middle of both popular HBO shows.
During this period, the Targaryen dynasty still maintained control over the Iron Throne, and one of the bloodline’s descendants is even a protagonist in the new spinoff series.
How many seasons will there be for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?
The first season of the show will be six episodes long, leaving the door open for future seasons.
With the first season set to adapt the first short story, Martin “hopes” that if it’s successful, HBO will then adapt the following two novellas into their own respective seasons. So if all goes according to plan, that locks in at least three seasons for the new spinoff show. However, there’s potential for quite a bit more.
“Before we reach the end of the published stories, I will need to find time to write all the other Dunk & Egg novellas that I have planned,” Martin shared on his blog. As for just how many extras the acclaimed author has in mind, that’s anyone’s guess. Though he implied there’s “more of them than [he] had once thought.”
So assuming the duo captivates audiences around the globe, there’s every chance Dunk and Egg could be on our TV screens for many years to come.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trailers
The first teaser for this new Game of Thrones spinoff was shared on August 4, 2024, in a new HBO Max sizzle reel, thus, we only got a few seconds of footage.
Nonetheless, this brief snippet offered fans their first look at the show in motion, previewing what we can expect from Sir Duncan’s journey on the silver screen.
That’s about it for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms so far. For more, check out the best TV shows of 2024. You can also learn more about House of the Dragon Season 3, and remember what happened in the House of the Dragon Season 2 ending.