What Will Happen In A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms?

House of the Dragon shaped hole in your heart? It’s a while until Rhaenyra and co. will return to fill it. Until then, HBO is serving up a new spin off in George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones universe: A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. Based on a series of short stories, here’s everything you need to know, plus when we can expect to see it.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: Plot, Cast, Release Date

In the works as early as 2021, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms received an HBO direct-to-series order in April 2023, and work has been ongoing since then. With filming reportedly taking place in June 2024, we had our first sneak peek at the series as part of HBO’s 2024/25 slate, which also teased the likes of The Last of Us season 2, The White Lotus season 3 and more.

Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (© Steffan Hill/HBO)

What Is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms About?

Set 90 years before the events of Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a spin off in the Game of Thrones universe following the adventures of hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall (aka Dunk) and his squire Prince Aegon Targaryen (aka Egg), who we know as the future king of Westeros. Set in an age of Westeros where the Targaryens still sit atop the Iron Throne and rule the Seven Kingdoms – though the last dragon has perished – the series will follows the adventures of Dunk, a young and naive but courageous knight and his diminutive (yet secretly Princely) squire Egg as they pursue great destinies and dangerous exploits, toppling powerful foes and becoming improbable yet incomparable friends.

If that all sounds a bit wholesome for your liking, rest assured that plenty of battles and classic Westerosi politics are to follow.

Is There A Trailer?

No full trailer just yet, but HBO has released a teaser trailer. Watch it below.

 

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Is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Based On A Book?

Yes, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on a trilogy of short stories in George R. R. Martins’ A Song of Ice and Fire universe. Set 90 years before the events of A Game of Thrones, the novellas are The Hedge Knight (where Dunk and Egg first meet), The Sworn Sword (set a few years later) and The Mystery Knight (set another year later). A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will squish the events of all three novellas into six episodes.

Who Will Star?

• Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall, aka ‘Dunk’, a hedge knight
• Dexter Sol Ansell as Prince Aegon Targaryen, aka Egg, a prince of the Targaryen dynasty and Dunk’s squire
• Finn Bennett as Prince Aerion ‘Brightflame’ Targaryen, Egg’s older brother
• Bertie Carvel as Prince Baelor ‘Breakspear’ Targaryen, the heir to the Iron Throne and Hand of the King to Daeron II
• Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle, a Dornish puppeteer
• Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel Baratheon, a knight known as the ‘Laughing Storm’ and the heir to House Baratheon
• Sam Spruell as Prince Maekar Targaryen, Baelor’s younger brother and Egg’s father
• Ross Anderson as Ser Humfrey Hardyng, a knight of House Hardyng
• Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway, a knight of House Fossoway of Cider Hall
• Henry Ashton as Daeron ‘The Drunken’ Targaryen, Egg and Aerion’s older brother
• Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pate, a blacksmith from the Reach
• Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion, a knight of House Dondarrion of Blackhaven
• Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway, Steffon’s cousin and squire
• Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer, the steward of Ashford
• Steve Wall as Lord Leo ‘Longthorn’ Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden
• Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree, a hedge knight and Dunk’s mentor

Release Date

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms will air in 2025. There will be six episodes, aired on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK, before streaming on Max and NOW respectively.

WATCH

All episodes of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon are streaming now on Max in the US and NOW in the UK.