The Second Game Of Thrones Spin-Off Series Lands A Release Window
After hitting the brakes due to last year's actors' and writers' strikes, "The Hedge Knight" is back on track, with the latest "Game of Thrones" spin-off series getting a release window. The show was announced just a year ago with the title "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight" (which is a mouthful, but at least it doesn't sound like "Beavis & Butthead").
In case you aren't aware of the intricate history of George R. R. Martin's Westeros, "The Hedge Knight" is based on Martin's "Tales of Dunk and Egg" novellas. They follow Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall, a hedge knight who goes on adventures, and his young friend and esquire "Egg," who happens to be Aegon V Targaryen — a future king and the brother of old Aermon Targaryan (who the late Peter Vaughan portrayed in "Game of Thrones"). The novellas detail Dunk's attempts at becoming a respectable knight and even finding love. For those with trepidations of "The Hedge Knight" being as dark and gritty as "Game of Thrones" or with as many miscarriages as "House of the Dragon," fret not. The novellas actually have a much more traditional and romanticized fantasy tone.
Speaking at Warner Bros. Discovery's Q4 earnings call (via The Hollywood Reporter), WBD CEO and sworn enemy of the Animaniacs, David Zaslav, provided an update on the show. "[Creator and executive producer] George R.R. Martin is in pre-production for the new spin-off, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,' which will premiere in late 2025 on Max," Zaslav confirmed.
Game of Thrones! Nothing but Game of Thrones!
"Game of Thrones" fans have a lot to look forward to in the next few years. We're currently waiting for the hotly anticipated second season of "House of the Dragon," which is slated to drop later this year. There's also the long-promised Jon Snow sequel/spin-off series, along with the recent announcement of an Aegon's Conquest spin-off about Argon Targaryen's conquest of Westeros (which is being written by "The Batman Part II" scribe, Mattson Tomlin).
And, of course, on top of all that, there are the remaining original books, which are bound to get finished and released at some point, right? Right? In the meantime, we have "The Hedge Knight" to look forward to next year. Here's the official logline.
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.