If you thought Peter Claffey went through a lot as Dunk in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 — not least the brutal trial of seven — think again. According to Claffey himself, filming the next batch of episodes has proven even more difficult, for one specific reason.
In A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1, self-proclaimed knight Ser Duncan (Peter Claffey) entered the tourney at Ashford Meadow in a bid to make a name for himself as a knight. By the end of the season, he certainly did achieve as much, but in his own chaotic style by way of defeating Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett) in a brutal and bloody trial of seven. By the end of the season, he ventured into Westeros with his newfound squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) in search of further adventures (kinda like Westeros' version of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza).
Looking ahead to season 2, Dunk and Egg find themselves in a drought-stricken Reach, where Dunk enters the services of elderly, bitter knight Ser Eustace Osgrey (Peter Mullan), who's locked in a tense land dispute with Lady Rohanne Webber (Lucy Boynton). The season is set to be a little more introspective for Dunk than his debut outing — something that Peter Claffey has learned the hard way on set. “It feels a little bit more difficult for some reason,” Claffey told Variety. “It’s like Dunk spends a lot of time on his own, it’s been a little bit isolating at times."
While he understands the frustration of Dunk being more lonesome, he's very excited about bringing this specific story, based on George R.R. Martin's The Sworn Sword, to the screen. "It’s my favorite story of the 3 novellas, so it’s good to actually bring it to life,” he added.
One thing Claffey doesn't mention are the difficulties that the production as a whole has endured. Filming on season 2 hasn't been smooth sailing to say the least. Look no further than Storm Therese, which bought historic rainfall and flooding to the Canary Islands in Spain. Given that a drought is key to the story of the new season, the irony is not lost on us. Plus, thankfully, while the flooding paused filming temporarily, it hasn't substantially delayed the new season.
Variety also caught up with showrunner Ira Parker, who is way past the biggest challenge he's faced in working on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms; the initial casting process. “Figuring out how to find somebody who was close to 7 feet and an 8 year old, that were going to eat up 99% of screen time for us. That was tricky,” he said.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 is coming to HBO and HBO Max in 2027. In the meantime, season 1 is now streaming in its entirety, and the Game of Thrones universe returns later this month for House of the Dragon season 3.
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