A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is set around a century before the events of Game of Thrones, following lowly hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall, a.k.a. Dunk (Peter Claffey) and his squire Egg, a.k.a. Aegon V Targaryen (Dexter Sol Ansell) on their adventures, trials and tribulations, as they traverse Westeros.
In season 1, Dunk made his name as a knight after defeating, and ultimately humiliating, Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett) during a trial of seven at Ashford Meadow. By the end of the season, he officially took Egg as his squire, and the two set out into Westeros in search of work. We know that season 2 will adapt George R.R. Martin's novella "The Sworn Sword," which sees Dunk and Egg spend some time in the southwestern part of the Reach during a terrible drought.
While fans will have to wait a while before A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2, the debut season is well worth rewatching to pass the time. There's dozens of easter eggs, many of which can be missed upon first viewing. For instance, in the finale, Dunk makes makes a reference to the White Walkers, calling them 'The Others' — a name for them that was only ever used in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels.
Another easter egg came not in dialogue, but instead in setting. It happens in the flashback sequence in Episode 5, "In the Name of the Mother," when young Dunk (Bamber Todd) and his childhood friend Rafe (Chloe Lea) are travelling down the Kingsroad — the long stretch of road that runs from King's Landing, right through Westeros.
Despite being the single longest road in all of Westeros, the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms team filmed in the exact same location that we previously saw both Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) and Podrick Payne (Daniel Portman) stroll down in Game of Thrones. Was this merely a coincidence? Well, according to showrunner Ira Parker, the choice of location was very deliberate. "It's the exact same road in Belfast, same trees and everything," Parker told Business Insider. "There's no attention drawn to it, but anyone who's a deep, deep fan of the show, hopefully, will pick up on that."
This very subtle callback feels particularly poignant, given that both Dunk and Brienne's stories have similar echoes. Both of them are driven by honor, yet they each struggle to earn the respect they deserve. And as George R.R. Martin confirmed many years ago, Brienne is a distant descendant of Dunk's. According to Business Insider, Parker enjoyed playing off the idea of "distant relatives crossing paths generations apart."
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 is now streaming on HBO Max. Season 2 is officially on the way, with filming currently underway.