Overview
- Rotten Tomatoes lists the series at 87% with critics as of Jan. 15, close to House of the Dragon and just under Game of Thrones, with more reviews still arriving.
- The six-episode season premieres Jan. 18 on HBO and HBO Max with weekly installments through Feb. 22.
- Set about a century before Game of Thrones, the story follows hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg from Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg.
- Early reviews emphasize a character-driven tone with less spectacle, aligning with Martin’s comments about a faithful, lower-action adaptation.
- Reporting notes the absence of dragons and a lower production cost than prior Westeros series, with Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell leading the cast.