A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker plans for the present to last more than Recreation of Thrones.
Season 1 of the Recreation of Thrones spinoff adapts The Hedge Knight, the primary of George R.R. Martin’s three Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. Peter Claffey performs the titular hedge knight, Dunk, as he makes an attempt to compete in a tourney with assist from his new younger squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has already been renewed for season 2 and shall be primarily based on the second novella, The Sworn Sword.
For the reason that supply materials consists of a trilogy, Esquire requested Parker if there shall be three seasons. He defined that he plans to go far past that, as he needs to do between 4 and 5 seasons with Egg as a child, adopted by 4 or 5 seasons as Egg the Prince ten years later, and to then end Dunk and Egg’s tales one other decade later. This might happen over the course of Parker, Claffey, and Ansell’s lifetimes, though the showrunner admits that “I am unsure anybody’s going to let me go for that.” Take a look at his feedback under:
I hope George retains writing these. The reality is—and I’ve pitched this to HBO with a pair very well mannered eye rolls—I need to do 4 or 5 now with Egg as a child. Then, I need to come again in ten years and do 4 or 5 extra seasons with Egg the Prince. And with actual Dexter [Ansell] and actual Peter, simply the age that they’re at that time. Then, we’ll come again ten years after that and do properly, Egg the grownup. So, it could be over the course of their lifetime. And mine too.
Since Recreation of Thrones ended with season 8, if Parker’s imaginative and prescient turns into a actuality, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms would surpass the unique sequence by a considerable quantity. It will additionally final far longer than the franchise’s different tv spinoff, Home of the Dragon, which plans to finish with season 4.
Parker acknowledges that extra supply materials is required for his plan, however he beforehand revealed that Martin shared 12 unpublished Dunk and Egg tales with him. He defined that “These tales take them all through their lives. A few of these are only a paragraph, however they offer you a way of the place they’re going to go and the individuals who come again out and in of the story.”
Martin can also be concerned about persevering with their journeys, telling The Hollywood Reporter that “The massive challenge is that I’ve solely written three novellas, and I’ve much more tales about Dunk and Egg in my f***ing head, I’ve bought to get them down on paper. I started writing two at numerous factors previously 12 months. One is about in Winterfell and one set within the Riverlands …” In the identical interview, Martin emphasizes that he’s properly conscious of The Winds of Winter being the precedence. Followers have been ready for the sixth installment in the principle A Tune of Ice and Hearth ebook sequence since A Dance with Dragons was printed in 2011.
As for whether or not there may be sufficient curiosity within the new HBO spinoff lasting so lengthy, critics’ critiques for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms have been stellar, resulting in a “Licensed Contemporary” 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That is increased than Recreation of Thrones and Home of the Dragon season 1, each of which have 90% Tomatometer scores. Given the 63% Popcornmeter rating, although, audiences are extra divided on the Dunk and Egg adaptation. On the similar time, the viewership is promising for the present’s future, with the primary episode having the third-highest premiere in HBO Max historical past, solely behind Home of the Dragon seasons 1 and a couple of.
- Launch Date
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January 18, 2026
- Community
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HBO
- Showrunner
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Ira Parker
- Administrators
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Owen Harris
- Writers
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George R. R. Martin, Ira Parker
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Peter Claffey
Ser Duncan ‘Dunk’ the Tall
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