When it debuted earlier this year, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was an instant standout. It didn't draw on the same formula that made both Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon major successes. Rather, it told a story much more personal and intimate; not leaping between different stories across Westeros. It follows lowly hedge knight Dunk (Peter Claffey) on his journey trying to make it as a knight in the harsh Seven Kingdoms.
Of course, the series adapts the novellas by George R.R. Martin. The first season saw Dunk travel to a high-calibre tourney at Ashford Meadow in the hope of making himself known among the finest and most esteemed knights in Westeros. There, he took young squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) under his wing, only to later find out that the young boy is really Aegon Targaryen. It's the very definition of an introspective, intimate, character study series (but that's not to say there isn't breathtaking action, look no further than the trial by seven). By the end of season 1, both Dunk and Egg left Ashford Meadow in search of more adventures.
Expect A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 to be “another faithful adaptation”
Looking ahead to season 2, which adapts Martin's The Sworn Sword, showrunner Ira Parker believes the forthcoming installment tells an arguably even more intimate tale. "Season 2 is another faithful adaptation of these novellas that we think are very well done," Parker told The Ankler. "In all honesty, it’s actually probably a little bit of a more quiet, intimate story, if that’s even possible.”
For Parker, the goal is to faithfully adapt each of Martin's novellas; there's no need to build on them or embellish them further. “We are going forward and telling the next story. We didn’t feel the need to stretch the story or to stretch the characters. We know who we are," he explained, before adding: “Not really, but we pretend we do. Just like Dunk.”
One thing fans applauded the first season for was how faithful of an adaptation it was, while depicting a lighter side to Westeros. It sounds like the same will be said for the second season, fortunately.
In The Sworn Sword, Dunk and Egg travel to a drought-stricken Reach, where Dunk enters the services of Ser Eustace Osgrey (Peter Mullen), a proud, bitter former knight with nothing better to do than get caught up in a petty (but fierce) land dispute with Lady Rohanne Webber (Lucy Boynton). They lock horns over water rights, which is especially tentative given the drought.
The season also introduces another hedge knight in the form of Ser Bennis of the Brown Shield (played by Alien: Earth star Babou Ceesay).
Filming on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 began in December 2025 and is still ongoing. HBO has not set a release date, but we know it’s confirmed for 2027.
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