"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (out Jan. 18) is a new Game of Thrones show based on books by George R. R. Martin. But unlike the hefty tomes that served as the source material for the franchise's flagship series, the latest spinoff pulls instead from Martin's series of novellas: The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight."
"They revolve around the adventures of a knight named Ser Duncan the Tall (or Dunk) and his squire, Aegon V Targaryen (aka Egg), who would go on to become Daenerys Targaryen's great-grandfather. While that bloodline is certainly a fun fact for Thrones fans, this series is a lot less focused on royal drama than you might have come to expect. Rather, it's primarily set around a jousting tournament."
"As Martin (also co-creator and executive producer) recently told The Hollywood Reporter, HBO was excited about the prospect of a show that lets them "get the budget a little under control" compared to, say, House of the Dragon, which returns this summer. "This doesn't have any dragons or big battles," he said. "It has a field and a lot of tents and some horses.""
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres Jan. 18 and adapts the novellas The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight. The plot follows Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and his squire Aegon V Targaryen (Egg), who later becomes Daenerys Targaryen's great-grandfather. The series emphasizes a jousting tournament and small-scale, tent-and-horse settings rather than dragons or large battles. Casting features Peter Claffey as Dunk and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg. Production aims for lower budgets compared with larger prequels. Early reviews praise its crowd-pleasing tone and compare its accessibility to The Mandalorian.
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