Overview

• HBO released the first trailer and official poster for the Game of Thrones prequel based on George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg.
• The six-episode season is slated to debut in January 2026, with no exact premiere date announced in most reports.
• Ira Parker serves as creator, with Ryan Condal and George R. R. Martin among the executive producers.
• Peter Claffey stars as Ser Duncan the Tall alongside Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg, positioning their relationship as the story’s emotional core.
• The series adopts a grounded tone with dragons long gone, minimal magic, and no traditional opening credits sequence, and is set roughly a century before Game of Thrones as reports differ on the precise timeline.