Overview
- The prequel premieres on HBO and Max in the U.S. on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 10 p.m. ET, with Sky/NOW airing it Jan. 19 in the U.K.
- Season 1 adapts The Hedge Knight across six episodes, releasing weekly through Feb. 22.
- HBO has renewed the series, and production on season 2 began in December 2025 in Belfast.
- Showrunner Ira Parker said George R.R. Martin shared about 10–12 additional Dunk & Egg outlines, signaling potential for further seasons if pursued.
- Set roughly a century before Game of Thrones, the series stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg in a more intimate, character-driven take on Westeros.