“Game of Thrones” fans will have to wait a while longer to head back to Westeros, as the premiere of new spinoff series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” has now been slated for 2026.
While no official premiere date was ever set, Warner Bros. Discovery execs had previously said that the series, the second HBO prequel to “Game of Thrones” following “House of the Dragon,” would air by the end of 2025.
On Wednesday, the news of the show’s push to 2026 was revealed via a first look at the “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” trailer that was shown during WBD’s upfront presentation to advertisers at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The title card at the end of the footage said “2026,” but HBO content chairman and CEO Casey Bloys narrowed that down further on stage by saying the show was coming in the “winter” when he cued up the teaser, indicating an early 2026 release.
HBO has not announced a premiere window for the third season of “House of the Dragon,” which is currently in production and has been confirmed as the penultimate in a four-season run.
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is adapted from George R.R. Martin’s novella “The Hedge Knight,” and will follow the exploits of the knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his young squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), roughly 100 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and 100 years after the events of “House of the Dragon.” Dunk and Egg’s journey will take them to a competition in which they encounter several members of the Targaryen dynasty — including Prince Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), Prince Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel) and Prince Maekar Targaryen (Sam Spruell) — along with another knight known as the Laughing Storm, Ser Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings), and a puppeteer named Tanselle (Tanzyn Crawford).
The full logline for the series is: “A century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones,’ two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is written and executive produced by Martin and Ira Parker (“The Sympathizer,” “House of the Dragon”). Ryan Condal (the showrunner and co-creator of HBO’s “House of the Dragon”), Vince Gerardis, Owen Harris and Sarah Bradshaw are executive producing.Sarah Adina Smith (“Lessons In Chemistry,” “Hanna”) will direct three of the six episodes for Season 1; executive producer Harris will direct the other three episodes.
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