A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an upcoming American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is set to be the third television series in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. It uses Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas as its basis. It stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall, the titular hedge knight, and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg.

The first season of the series comprises six episodes to be released on HBO and Max in 2025.

Cast

 * Peter Claffey as Dunk/Ser Duncan the Tall, a hedge knight of humble origin.
 * Dexter Sol Ansell as Aegon "Egg" Targaryen, a prince of the Targaryen dynasty and Ser Duncan's squire.
 * Finn Bennett as Aerion "Brightflame" Targaryen, Egg's older brother.
 * Bertie Carvel as Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen, the heir to the Iron Throne, Hand of the King to Daeron II and Aerion and Egg's uncle.
 * Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle, a Dornish puppeteer.
 * Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel Baratheon, a knight known as the "Laughing Storm" and the heir to Storm's End.
 * Sam Spruell as Maekar Targaryen, the Prince of Summerhall, Baelor's younger brother and Aerion and Egg's father.

Development
HBO announced that it was developing a new television prequel series to Game of Thrones in January 2021. The series follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and a young Aegon V Targaryen, nicknamed Egg, and is based on the novellas by George R. R. Martin that constitute the Tales of Dunk and Egg, taking place 90 years before A Song of Ice and Fire. There were reports that Steven Conrad was hired to write for the series in November 2021. The series received an official order from HBO in April 2023. By then, Martin had already written the script for a pilot episode. Casting began in October 2023 with plans to begin filming in 2024. By February 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed that the series had begun pre-production and that Martin was serving as creator and executive producer.

In May, Owen Harris was hired to direct the first three episodes of the series and serve as an executive producer, setting the tone for the series. That June, Sarah Adina Smith was announced to direct three of the six episodes of the first season.

Casting
In April 2024, the lead roles were cast with Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg. In June, it was announced that Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Tanzyn Crawford, Daniel Ings, and Sam Spruell had joined the cast as Prince Aerion Targaryen, Prince Baelor Targaryen, Tanselle, Ser Lyonel Baratheon, and Prince Maekar Targaryen, respectively.

Filming
Production began in June 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Release
The first season of the series is set to be released on HBO and Max in late 2025 and will consist of six episodes.