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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Premieres Sunday on HBO Max With a Six-Episode Weekly Run

Set roughly 90 years earlier, the prequel follows Ser Duncan the Tall with his squire during a Targaryen era without dragons.

Overview

  • The series debuts January 18, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO Max, with HBO-published regional schedules for simultaneous releases.
  • Positioned between House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, the story unfolds in Westeros long after dragons vanished from the realm.
  • Peter Claffey leads as Ser Duncan the Tall with Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg, anchoring a more intimate, character-driven chapter of the franchise.
  • Season one consists of six episodes released weekly on Sundays, adapting George R. R. Martin’s Dunk & Egg tales beginning with The Hedge Knight.
  • George R. R. Martin and Ira Parker serve as co-creators and executive producers, with Parker as showrunner; one outlet reports a second season, a claim not broadly confirmed.