The Knight’s Tale: A Journey Through the Seven Kingdoms – Release Date, Cast, Plot and Trailer

Filming for the new show started in June 2024. Initially, the series was set to appear on HBO Max in summer 2025, but the release date has been delayed.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms plot

The new Game of Thrones prequel is based on Tales of Dunk and Egg, a series of three stories by George R.R. Martin. It covers the travels and adventures of the knight Ser Duncan the Tall (known as the Dunk) and his young squire, Egg (later King Aegon V Targaryen).

The events occur 72 years after the House of the Dragon and 90 years before Game of Thrones. The Tales include three stories so far, and the first season is expected to focus on the first of them, titled The Hedge Knight. It covers the meeting of the Dunk and Egg and the knight’s conflict with Prince Aerion Targaryen.

The official description of the series reads:

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.

George R.R. Martin himself has stated that The Hedge Knight reminds him of Game of Thrones:

The Dunk & Egg novellas are fully-fleshed narratives more like the novels of A Song of Fire & Ice than the imaginary history of Fire & Blood. The stories are right there on the page, and our goal is to produce faithful adaptations of those tales for the screen.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms cast and crew

The executive producers of the show are George R.R. Martin, Ira Parker (who wrote for House of the Dragon season 1) and Ryan Condal (House of the Dragon’s showrunner). Martin and Parker are also writers for the show.

Three of the six episodes of the series are directed by Sarah Adina Smith.

HBO has also announced some actors who appear in the series.

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Ser Duncan the Tall is portrayed by Peter Claffey (Vikings: Valhalla), while Egg is played by Dexter Sol Ansell (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes).

Other cast members include:

• Bertie Carvel – Baelor Targaryen, known as the Breakspear, Hand of the King and heir to the Iron Throne
• Sam Spruell – Maekar Targaryen, Baelor’s younger brother
• Finn Bennett – Aerion Targaryen, known as the Brightflame, second son of Maekar
• Tanzyn Crawford – Tanselle, a Dornish puppeteer
• Daniel Ings – Ser Lyonel Baratheon, known as the Laughing Storm, the head of House Baratheon

Is there a trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?

Yes – here’s the final trailer for the tale of Duncan and Egg:

Here’s the first teaser:

Will there be A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2?

Yes, and what’s more, season 2 is already in production, with filming set to kick off this December according to Variety. The next installment is scheduled for 2027.

What are the other Game of Thrones prequels?

The only Game of Thrones prequel available to watch now is House of the Dragon – the second season released last year.

In addition to The Hedge Knight, HBO wants to create a series about the so-called Aegon Conquest, which took place 300 years before Game of Thrones.