Game of Thrones fans eager for news about the next spin-off are in luck today, as The Hollywood Reporter revealed new information about the prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Starting off, the show has a new name.
Previously known as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, the show is now simply called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. THR said this name is not final and could change prior to the show’s debut in 2025.
Additionally, it’s been revealed that Owen Harris–who directed the fan-favorite Black Mirror episode “San Junipero”–is directing the first three episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. He also directed the Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back.”
What’s more, the report revealed the show’s episode count. There will be six episodes in Season 1, which is four fewer than the 10 that House of the Dragon had for its first season. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on George R.R. Martin’s 160-page novella The Hedge Knight.
The series follows the story of two unlikely heroes wandering through Westeros. These are the young and naive knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell)
“Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends,” reads a line from the show’s description.
THR said A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is not the kind of “sweeping war epic” that Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon are, but instead a more “intimate” series with a lighter tone.
In other Game of Thrones news, the other spin-off series that was under consideration, a show about Jon Snow starring Kit Harington, is no longer moving ahead.
