A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)

Lore & Background

The series follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, a lowborn hedge knight, and his squire, Prince Aegon 'Egg' Targaryen, set 90 years before A Song of Ice and Fire. It stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg. The first season adapts The Hedge Knight, while the second season, renewed in November 2025 ahead of the first-season premiere, will adapt The Sworn Sword and is expected in 2027.

Development began in January 2021, with an official order from HBO in April 2023. Ira Parker wrote the pilot script. Filming for the first season took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June to September 2024. The second season began filming in December 2025 in Belfast. Because the first season premiered on January 18, 2026, it was ineligible for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards; it received nominations for 9 awards at the 79th ceremony, including Outstanding Drama Series.

Reader's Guide

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is significant as the third television series in the Game of Thrones franchise, expanding the fictional universe with a prequel set 90 years before the main series. It adapts George R. R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, beginning with The Hedge Knight. The series received positive reviews from critics and earned nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations for its first season, including Outstanding Drama Series. Its early renewal for a second season before the first-season premiere indicates strong network confidence. The series also highlights the ongoing development of Martin's unpublished Dunk and Egg stories, with creator Ira Parker envisioning adaptation of all twelve planned tales over several decades.

Did You Know?

• The first season received nominations for 9 awards at the 79th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.
• Ira Parker, a writer on the first season of House of the Dragon, wrote the script for the pilot episode.