Prepared for Recreation of Thrones lite?
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a brand new collection coming to HBO subsequent 12 months, and creator George R.R. Martin, the EP of the collection and creator of the novels that spawned this world, guarantees a shift in tone.
The brand new spinoff “will likely be lots shorter than Recreation of Thrones or Home of the Dragon, with a a lot completely different tone,” Martin posted Wednesday on his weblog. “But it surely’s nonetheless Westeros, so nobody is actually protected.”
The collection follows the journey of Ser Duncan the Tall (performed by Peter Claffey) and his younger squire, Egg (performed by Dexter Sol Ansell).
The official logline for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is “set in an age when the Targaryen line nonetheless holds the Iron Throne, and the reminiscence of the final dragon has not but handed from dwelling reminiscence” and “nice destinies, highly effective foes, and harmful exploits all await these unbelievable and incomparable buddies.”
Martin wrote that Season 1 ould cope with the occasions of his first Dunk-and-Egg novella, The Hedge Knight.
“The present will make its debut subsequent 12 months,” he wrote, “and if it does properly, [Novella #2] The Sworn Sword and [Novella #3] The Thriller Knight, will observe. By which era, I hope to have completed some extra Dunk & Egg tales (sure, after I end The Winds of Winter).”
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will likely be written and executive-produced by Martin and Ira Parker. Ryan Condal, who presently serves as Home of the Dragon‘s showrunner, Owen Harris, Sarah Bradshaw and Vince Gerardis additionally will likely be EPs. It’s slated to premiere in June 2025.