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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Premieres on HBO Max

The new Thrones spinoff adopts a smaller, character-driven approach set a century earlier, with a second season confirmed.

Overview

  • The six-part season launched January 18–19 and will roll out weekly through February 22, with episodes running roughly 31–42 minutes.
  • Peter Claffey stars as wandering knight Ser Duncan, with Dexter Sol Ansell as his young squire known as Egg.
  • The series leans into a lighter, often comic tone compared with other franchise entries, according to showrunner Ira Parker.
  • Set nearly a century before Game of Thrones, the story unfolds in an era without dragons and focuses on earlier Targaryen-era politics.
  • HBO has ordered a second season to continue adapting George R. R. Martin’s Dunk & Egg novellas.