Overview
- The series debuts on HBO and HBO Max in the U.S. on January 18 at 10 p.m. ET, with a weekly rollout, and arrives on Sky/NOW in the U.K. on January 19.
- Critics highlight a tonal shift toward a more intimate, sometimes comic approach, praising leads Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell while noting unevenness in the humor.
- Season 1 adapts The Hedge Knight across six short episodes—most around 30 minutes—focused around a single tournament at Ashford.
- Set roughly a century before Game of Thrones, the story centers on hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg, offering a view of Westeros from outside court intrigue.
- HBO has already renewed the series, with Season 2 filming underway in Belfast since December 2025 and an anticipated release in 2027.