Oct 29 2025 | Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor
When the last episode of “A Game of Thrones” aired in May of 2019, nobody thought they would return to the world of Westeros. But then “House of the Dragon” began filming in April 2021, and fans were thrown back into the drama that was the Targaryen Dynasty — with Teams Green and Black fighting for control over the Iron Throne.
Now, over six years since “A Game of Thrones” last aired, fans are set to enter the Seven Kingdoms once again, with Ser Duncan the Tall as the primary protagonist.
Set 100 years after the height of the Targaryen Dynasty and 90 years before Robert’s Rebellion, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” adapts author George R.R. Martin’s novellas “Tales of Dunk and Egg.” These novellas follow the titular knight Dunk — who is eventually renamed Ser Duncan the Tall in the first novella — and his squire, Egg, as they traverse the Seven Kingdoms.
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” was first announced in April of 2023, though the spinoff’s cast wasn’t announced until Oct. 9, 2025 — the same day the trailer debuted at New York Comic Con. Peter Claffey — known for “Bad Things” and “Vikings: Valhalla” — is set to play Ser Duncan the Tall, while Dexter Sol Ansell — whose debut role was young Coriolanus Snow in “The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” — will play his squire Egg.
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is set to premiere Jan. 8, 2025, with six 30-minute episodes releasing every Sunday after.
With this spinoff series releasing in January, however, it pushes back Season 3 of “House of the Dragon,” which fans have been anticipating since Season 2’s anticlimactic end in August of 2024. Season 2, which was meant to feature the Battle of Gullet, had only eight episodes, two fewer than the previous season. Season 3 will follow the same eight-episode format.
Originally supposed to release in early 2026, Season 3 of “House of the Dragon” has now moved to an April or June premiere date — based primarily on fan speculation. The production crew has yet to announce an official release date.
“House of the Dragon” is based on Martin’s prequel “Fire and Blood,” which tells of the Targaryen civil war sparked when Queen Alicent Hightower usurped the throne from her stepdaughter, Rhaenyra, in favor of her son Aegon.
The series has already been greenlit for its fourth and final season, though there is no set date for filming to begin.
Whether “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” will be approved for a second season is entirely up to the viewership numbers, but a majority of the franchise’s fans are excited for this new series. After all, with the same production levels seen in “House of the Dragon,” this series could very well be one of the best to come from Martin’s universe.
“House of the Dragon” Season 3 and “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” will be streaming on HBO Max — the home of “A Game of Thrones” and Seasons 1 and 2 of “House of the Dragon” — upon their release.
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