# A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an upcoming American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is set to be the third television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise and uses his Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas as its basis. It stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall, the titular hedge knight, and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg.
The series is scheduled to be released on HBO in late 2025 and will consist of six episodes.

## Cast
### Main

* Peter Claffey as Dunk / Ser Duncan the Tall, a hedge knight.
* Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg / Prince Aegon Targaryen, a prince of the Targaryen dynasty and Dunk's squire.
* Finn Bennett as Prince Aerion "Brightflame" Targaryen, a prince of the Targaryen dynasty and Egg's older brother.
* Bertie Carvel as Prince Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen, the heir to the Iron Throne and Hand of the King to Daeron II, and Egg's uncle.
* Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle, a Dornish puppeteer.
* Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel Baratheon, a knight known as the "Laughing Storm" and the heir to House Baratheon.
* Sam Spruell as Prince Maekar Targaryen, Baelor's younger brother and Egg's father.

### Guest

* Ross Anderson as Ser Humfrey Hardyng, a knight of House Hardyng.
* Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway, a knight of House Fossoway of Cider Hall.
* Henry Ashton as Daeron "The Drunken" Targaryen, Egg and Aerion's older brother.
* Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pate, a blacksmith hailing from the Reach.
* Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion, a knight of House Dondarrion of Blackhaven.
* Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway, Steffon's cousin and squire.
* Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer, the steward of Ashford.
* Steve Wall as Lord Leo "Longthorn" Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden.
* Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree, a hedge knight and Dunk's mentor.

## Production
### Development

HBO announced that it was developing a new television prequel series to Game of Thrones in January 2021. The series follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and a young Aegon V Targaryen, nicknamed Egg, and is based on the novellas by George R. R. Martin that constitute the Tales of Dunk and Egg, taking place 90 years before A Song of Ice and Fire. There were reports that Steven Conrad was hired to write for the series in November 2021. The series received an official order from HBO in April 2023. By then, Ira Parker, a writer on the first season of House of the Dragon, had already written the script for a pilot episode. Casting began in October 2023 with plans to begin filming in 2024. By February 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed that the series had begun pre-production and that Martin was serving as creator and executive producer.
In May, Owen Harris was hired to direct the first three episodes of the series and serve as an executive producer, setting the tone for the series. That June, Sarah Adina Smith was announced to direct three of the six episodes of the first season.

### Casting

In April 2024, the lead roles were cast with Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg. In June, it was announced that Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Tanzyn Crawford, Daniel Ings, and Sam Spruell had joined the cast as Prince Aerion Targaryen, Prince Baelor Targaryen, Tanselle, Ser Lyonel Baratheon, and Prince Maekar Targaryen, respectively. In August, Edward Ashley, Henry Ashton, Youssef Kerkour, Daniel Monks, Shaun Thomas, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, and Danny Webb were cast as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Daeron Targaryen, Steely Pate, Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Raymun Fossoway, Plummer, and Ser Arlan of Pennytree, respectively.

### Filming

Production began in June 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and wrapped in September.

## Release
### Broadcast

The first season of the series is set to be released on HBO and Max in late 2025 and will consist of six episodes.

### Promotion

On August 4, 2024, HBO released the first preview of the series, as part of the network's announcement of upcoming original programs. On November 11, 2024, HBO released a "first look" teaser for the series.