New Recreation Of Thrones Present’s Underdog Story Defined By 11-Yr-Outdated Star

Dexter Sol Ansell, one of many co-leads of HBO’s new Recreation of Thrones spinoff, explains his character’s private underdog story. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows the adventures of the unlikely duo of Ser Duncan (Peter Claffey) and his squire Egg (Ansell), neither seen as somebody to guess on in Westeros. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will premiere on HBO on January 18.

In a brand new interview shared through X, Ansell talks about Aegon “Egg” Targaryen’s arc. “The character of Egg, he is very cheeky,” says the 11-year-old actor. “Egg actually needs to be a squire.“ So when he runs throughout “Dunk,” Egg sees a possibility, however can be hesitant, as Dunk just isn’t a profitable knight. “‘This could possibly be the one knight I may squire for.’ But additionally, he thinks, like, ‘Your belt’s product of rope’.“

Egg himself just isn’t essentially the most in-demand squire: “All the opposite squires, they’re 10 instances larger than Egg. […] However Egg realizes you do not really should be sturdy. So long as you are a serving to hand to your knight.“ The brand new star additionally shared how he was nervous about getting his head shaved for the present, because the character does so to cover that he’s a Targaryen prince. Try Ansell’s interview beneath:

Claffey additionally mentioned his character and the present in an interview that HBO shared yesterday. “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is totally different as a result of it is from the angle of somebody that is by no means anticipated to quantity to something,” says the actor. Dunk is a “hedge knight,” with no lord to serve and thus very poor, however the younger fourth son of one of many king’s sons needs to be is squire, kicking off their underdog story.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, created by Ira Parker, could have a freshman season of six episodes, dropping weekly till February 23. The primary forged additionally consists of Sam Spruell, Daniel Ings​​​​​​​, Finn Bennett​​​​​​​, Bertie Carvel​​​​​​​, Henry Ashton, Tanzyn Crawford, Shaun Thomas, and Edward Ashley​​​​​​​. Moreover, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has already been renewed for season 2.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms additionally serves to maintain Recreation of Thrones followers happy till the franchise’s first prequel to the flagship, Home of the Dragon, returns someday later in 2026. Home of the Dragon begins nearly 200 years earlier than the occasions of Recreation of Thrones, whereas A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is in between them within the timeline, happening a century earlier than GOT.

Home of the Dragon season 3 will proceed a narrative extra akin to the unique story, monitoring the ambitions of assorted nobles vying for management of the Seven Kingdoms by who sits on the Iron Throne. As its stars clarify, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms shall be extra hopeful, as it’s about decided protagonists pursuing adventures, although everybody else doubts them.