Overview

• HBO released the first poster and confirmed a January 2026 debut on Max, teasing the launch with the message, “This Winter, Spring is Coming.”
• Co-creator Ira Parker says the series will open with a simple title card, calling the choice to forgo an animated sequence his most stressful decision but one that fits the protagonist.
• Set about 50 years after the last dragon’s death, the story downplays magic and power politics to focus on itinerant knights and everyday folk.
• Season 1 adapts The Hedge Knight over six episodes, starring Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg, with Bertie Carvel, Sam Spruell, and Finn Bennett among the cast.
• Production wrapped in Belfast earlier this year, a New York Comic Con preview is slated for October 9, and Martin has lauded the cuts he’s seen as a faithful adaptation.