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TheGame of Thronesspinoffs kicked off with 2022’sHouse of the Dragon. The series managed to bring backGOTfans after the underwhelming reception to the final season of the mothership series. FollowingHouse of the Dragon, other spinoffs have been announced and are in various stages of production.
One of them is a show based on George R.R Martin’s novellaThe Hedge Knight. Now, the casting of the series has been finalized, and Peter Claffey & Dexter Sol Ansell will play the Dunk & Egg in the series.
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge KnightCasts Its Two Main Leads
After the success ofHouse of the Dragon, HBO is further leveraging theGame of Thronesfranchise and making other spinoff shows. One that was announced wasKnight of the Seven Kingdoms:The Hedge Knight, a show that will be based onGeorge R.R Martin‘sTales of Dunk and Eggbooks, featuring Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, Egg.
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According toVariety, Peter Claffey & Dexter Sol Ansell are set to play the mentioned characters respectively in the show set 100 years before the events ofGame of Thrones.Fans took toXto celebrate their excitement about the series and the unique perspective it will bring to the franchise. They also praised the unique casting choices and are expecting great things from them. Here are some of the reactions.
This guy screams Targaryen in every waypic.twitter.com/r3bZVF6SPK
— JORGE 𝐍ϻ (@ChunRihStan)June 09, 2025
This is actually happening and I cant belive it. This will be hugeee 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Rakshit Shah – DUNKI (FAN ACCOUNT) (@rshah2611)July 30, 2025
Wow they’re actualy gonna do Egg and Knight… Hope they don’t mess this one up
— Reverse Truth🦅🇬🇧👑 (@Bidal4Life)August 23, 2025
Woahhaaa….Thats really intresting. 😍👌🏻
— Onah Collins (@OCollins32288)June 15, 2025
While the casting news is exciting, one must keep in mind that Martin has developed only three novellas based on the two charactersThe Hedge Knight,The Sworn Sword,andThe Mystery Knight,and has plans for more. He toldDeadlinethat ifThe Hedge Knightseries is successful, other stories will also be adapted.
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If they plan to do multiple seasons of the show, it might repeat the mistakes ofGame of Thrones,where they ran out of ideas as Martin did not finish the whole story. Fans hope that the makers do not have to improvise like that and take their time for Martin to finish the stories and for their show too.
David Zaslav Confirms Late 2025 Max Release forThe Hedge KnightSeries
The upcomingGame of Thronesspinoff series,Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight,is currently in pre-production. The lead actors have been cast and filming is expected to start soon. Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav confirmed recently that the series will premiere on Max in late 2025.
He further stated that George R.R. Martin is hard at work on developing the series (which he’s executive producing). Zaslav said (viaThe Hollywood Reporter),
“George R.R. Martin is in preproduction for the new spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which will premiere in late 2025 on Max.”
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The official synopsis of the show reads as follows,
“A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. 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.”
In addition to this series, HBO is further developing another spin-off series centered onAegon Targaryen’s conquestof Westeros. The second season ofHouse of the Dragonis set to premiere on Max this June. It sure seems likeGame of Thronesfans are in for a treat in the coming years.
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