Overview
- HBO premiered the first trailer at New York Comic Con, confirming a Jan. 18, 2026 launch on HBO Max and a six-episode season.
- The series adapts George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg and is set roughly a century before Game of Thrones.
- Peter Claffey stars as Ser Duncan “Dunk” alongside Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg, a young squire with secret ties to House Targaryen.
- Showrunner Ira Parker emphasized a smaller, more intimate scope with no dragons and a simple title card in place of the franchise’s elaborate opening credits.
- At the NYCC panel, George R. R. Martin praised the six-episode adaptation and expressed interest in future Dunk and Egg stories.