Image from the new Spin-off series of Game of Thrones production, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”. Actor Peter Claffy in the role of Ser Duncan “Dunk” The Tall. Photo: HBO / Planet / Profimedia
The HBO television station published the first trailer of the series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on Thursday, a prequel of the famous” Game of Thrones “production (” War of Thrones “). The new dramatic series will consist of six episodes, lasting half an hour, and will premiere on January 18, 2026, writes the American Variety publication.
“A century before the events in” Game of Thrones “, two improbable heroes wander through Westeros: a young, naive, but brave knight, Ser Duncan The Tall (Duncan the High), and his little scooter, EGG. In an era where the Targaryen dynasty still owned the iron, Great, powerful enemies and dangerous adventures are waiting for these unlikely and incomparable friends, ”says the official synopsis of the new production, according to Agerpres.
The TV series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is based on the three novels published by the novelist George RR Martin in the series “Tales of Dunk and EGG”: “The Hedge Knight”, in 1998, “The Sworn Sword”, in 2003, and “The Mystery Knight”, in 2010. Unique, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”, published in bookstores in 2015.
In the new television production, actor Peter Claffy plays the role of Ser Duncan The Tall, a wandering knight in Westeros, and Dexter Sol Ansell plays his little EGG scooter, who is actually Prince Aegon Targaryen (without any connection with the same name from the other Prequel detached from the “Game of Throns” Universe ” Hbo).
In this TV series also plays actors Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Daniel Ings, Tanzyn Crawford, Sam Spruell, Ross Anderson, Edward Ashley, Henry Ashton, Youssef Kerkour, Daniel Monks, Shaun Thomas, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Steve Wall and Danny Webb.
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdom” is written by Martin and Ira Parker (known for “House of the Dragon”), who are also executive producers.
Adina Smith (“Lesons in Chemistry”, “Hanna”) will direct the first three episodes of the new TV productions, and Owen Harris will direct them on the last three.
