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‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Creator Gets Candid on Season 2: “It’s Been a F***ing Bastard”
Showrunner Ira Parker says filming the second season of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been markedly more difficult than the first, largely because severe flooding disrupted production in Spain’s Canary Islands. The weather delays matter because the six-episode season, adapting George R.R. Martin’s drought-set novella The Sworn Sword, has faced repeated hiatuses and an extended schedule despite being close to completion.
Parker said the production moved from Northern Ireland to Spain to find a hot, dry setting, only for the chosen location to experience a once-in-a-century storm, flooding and national emergencies. With three weeks of filming still remaining, he said the cast leads Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell are more experienced than in season one, while episodes are still planned to run at roughly 35 minutes; the first season has received nine Emmy nominations, including outstanding drama series.
In short
- Severe floods have repeatedly disrupted season two filming.
- Three weeks of shooting remain for the six-episode season.
- Episodes are expected to remain about 35 minutes long.
Explained simply
"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" is an HBO television series adapted from novellas written by George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones. The first season aired recently and proved successful with audiences and critics, earning nine Emmy nominations including one for outstanding drama series.
The second season is currently in production, adapting another of Martin's novellas set in the same fantasy world. The production team moved from Northern Ireland to Spain's Canary Islands to find a suitable landscape for the story's drought-set narrative, but the location experienced severe flooding that disrupted filming.
These production delays matter because they have extended the timeline for completing the season, which still requires several weeks of filming. The show stars Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell in lead roles, with episodes expected to run approximately 35 minutes each.
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