The first season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just wrapped up its six-episode run on HBO, but the journey for Ser Duncan the Tall and his sharp-witted squire Egg is far from over. The Game of Thrones prequel series, which premiered in January 2026, has already secured its future with a second season order that came even before the show debuted. With production moving forward and new characters joining the adventure, here is everything we know so far about the upcoming second chapter.
The series takes place roughly 90 years before the events of Game of Thrones, following a hedge knight named Dunk and his young companion Egg as they travel through Westeros. Unlike the massive scale of its predecessor shows, this story focuses on personal journeys and quiet moments rather than kingdom-spanning wars. Season 1 adapted The Hedge Knight, the first novella in George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg series. Now Season 2 will move forward with the next story, bringing fresh faces and new challenges for the beloved duo.
Season 2 Release Timeline
HBO officially renewed A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms for a second season in November 2025, months before the first episode even aired . The announcement came during a press presentation in New York City from Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content .
Viewers can expect the new episodes to arrive in 2027. While an exact premiere date has not been announced yet, the network has confirmed the year, and production is already moving forward . The show follows an annual release pattern, which is faster than the two-year gaps seen with House of the Dragon. Casey Bloys explained that because this series focuses on two friends traveling rather than massive battles and dragons, it is easier to produce new seasons more quickly .
Filming for Season 2 began in January 2026. Showrunner Ira Parker revealed in an interview that the team had already completed 10 days of shooting before taking a short break for the holidays and the Season 1 premiere . Production is taking place at Belfast’s Titanic Studios in Northern Ireland, where the original Game of Thrones was filmed, with additional location shooting planned for Spain . The Spanish locations will provide the dry, drought-stricken landscapes needed for the story.
Story Details and Source Material
Season 2 will adapt The Sworn Sword, the second novella in George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg collection . The story takes place a few years after the events of Season 1 and moves away from the tournament grounds into the rural lands of the Reach.
The plot centers on a bitter dispute between two neighboring houses during a terrible drought. Dunk and Egg find themselves caught in the middle of a conflict over water rights between Lady Rohanne Webber, known as the “Red Widow,” and Ser Eustace Osgrey, an aging knight loyal to the lost cause of the Blackfyre Rebellion . Lady Rohanne rules Coldmoat with fierce determination and faces rumors that she is a witch responsible for the deaths of her four previous husbands. In reality, she is a young, politically savvy woman fighting to protect her lands. Ser Eustace is a proud but struggling lord whose house has fallen from its former glory.
Showrunner Ira Parker shared insights about the themes of the new season. While Season 1 explored fathers and sons and what gets passed to the next generation, Season 2 will focus on “loyalty and maybe against blind loyalty” . This theme fits perfectly with the source material, as Dunk must navigate his duty to the knight he serves while figuring out what is right.
Parker also addressed how faithfully the show will adapt the book. He confirmed that the series remains close to the original story, with only small additions that feel natural to the world. “We’re pretty faithful to the book, again. I would say little flourishes here and there, but we did a lot of that in Season 1 as well. It should all feel inherent to the world and to Dunk’s POV” .
Cast Returns and New Additions
The core duo remains the heart of the series. Peter Claffey returns as Ser Duncan the Tall, the wandering hedge knight with a strong sense of honor. Dexter Sol Ansell also returns as Egg, the young boy who is secretly Prince Aegon Targaryen, traveling in disguise to escape his royal duties .
Most of the Season 1 cast will not return, as the story moves to a different region of Westeros with new characters. This means viewers will not see Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel Baratheon, Bertie Carvel as Baelor Targaryen, or Sam Spruell as Maekar Targaryen in the new episodes . The Targaryen family remains absent from the main action, reflecting the story’s focus away from the royal court.
Several new actors have joined the cast for Season 2. Lucy Boynton has been cast as Lady Rohanne Webber, the Red Widow, bringing complexity to a character who could be either ally or enemy . Additional cast members include Paul Chahidi, Steven Hartley, Mimi Joffroy, Kwaku Mills, and Craig Parkinson. While their specific roles have not been officially confirmed, reports suggest they will play members of Houses Osgrey and Webber . One key figure expected to appear is Ser Bennis the Brown, a character described in the novella who adds complications to the story.
Ira Parker spoke highly of the new talent joining the show. “We’re now getting into The Sworn Sword, which is my favorite novella in many ways, with Rohanne Webber or the Red Widow, Ser Bennis, and Ser Eustace, who are these classic characters. I can’t say much but we have three absolutely brilliant actors coming in to do these roles” .
Production Scale and Challenges
Despite adapting a shorter story with fewer large-scale scenes, Season 2 comes with its own production challenges. Ira Parker explained that the budget remained the same as Season 1, but inflation means the money does not go as far . Filming in two countries also adds costs. Interestingly, the young actor playing Egg has become one of the most expensive elements of production. Because of child labor laws and limited working hours, scenes featuring Dexter Sol Ansell require careful scheduling that extends shooting days.
Nature also threw an unexpected obstacle at the production team. Parker revealed that a location in Spain chosen specifically for its dry riverbed received rain for the first time in ten years, turning their drought location into a flowing water scene. “The location that was meant to be our dry riverbed is now a fully flowing river after getting rain for the first time in ten years at this location, and so now has sent us scrambling and searching for changes at this late date” .
Episode Count and Future Plans
Season 2 will consist of six episodes, matching the format of the first season . Each episode runs approximately 30 minutes, keeping the story focused and intimate.
HBO has expressed interest in three total seasons of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, with each season adapting one of the three published Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas . Francesca Orsi, HBO’s Head of Drama Series and Films, confirmed this plan, saying the network is already thinking about how to build the series across three seasons .
George R.R. Martin has outlined ideas for 12 additional Dunk and Egg stories that would follow the characters through their entire lives, and he has shared these outlines with Ira Parker. If the show continues to find an audience, there is plenty of source material to explore beyond the three published books . Parker noted that watching Egg grow up and Dunk evolve is essential to the saga. “As you go through someone’s whole life, theoretically it allows us to change the location and the tone and nature of the show, just as people’s lives change from childhood to young adulthood, to marriage and children and later in life” .
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Where to Watch
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms airs on HBO and is available for streaming on HBO Max . New episodes of Season 1 premiered on Sundays at 10 p.m. ET, with the finale airing on February 22, 2026. Season 2 will follow the same pattern when it arrives in 2027.
For viewers in different regions, the series is available through HBO’s international partners and streaming platforms. The show has already gained attention for its lighter tone compared to other Game of Thrones series, focusing on character relationships rather than political scheming and violence.
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