Production on HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has kicked off in Belfast, Ireland, and we’ve already got a good look at its star, Peter Claffey.
This first image from the series reveals little about what to expect, as it mostly shows us an early look at Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall as he towers over a crowded street. We have yet to get a look at his co-star, Dexter Sol Ansell, who will play Egg in The Hedge Knight adaptation.
“A century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones,’” the official logline says, “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."
Claffey and Ansell will star alongside one another when the series eventually premieres, and today’s news also comes with a few of the other faces that will be joining them. HBO says the newly revealed cast includes Finn Bennett (True Detective Season 4, The Nevers) as Aerion Targaryen, Bertie Carvel (Dalgliesh, Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned) as Baelor Targaryen, Tanzyn Crawford (Swift Street, Servant) as Tanselle, Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen, The Crown) as Ser Lyonel Barotheon, and Sam Spruell (Legend, Snow White and the Huntsman) as Maekar Targaryen.
Details on how A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will adapt the events of The Hedge Knight have yet to be revealed, but we haven’t been left completely in the dark. Last month, HBO confirmed that Black Mirror alum Owen Harris will direct three of the show’s six episodes. The company added today that Lessons In Chemistry’s Sarah Adina Smith will now direct the other three. Fans can also expect the show to run for around three seasons should everything go according to plan.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is expected to arrive in late 2025, so it will be a while before we see the latest Game of Thrones offshoot on our TVs. Thankfully, the world of Westeros is already at our doorsteps thanks to House of the Dragon Season 2, which premiered its first episode only two days ago.
For more, you can check out author George R.R. Martin’s thoughts about potentially writing more Dunk & Egg stories in the future.
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