George R.R. Martin’s Favorite ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-Off Scores an Official Season 2 Update
George R.R. Martin's favourite Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has confirmed that filming on its second season has wrapped, marking a significant step towards its return. The HBO Max prequel, which follows Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall and his squire "Egg", became a major success after its January 2026 debut, earning a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score and nine Emmy nominations including Outstanding Drama Series, and was renewed for a second season even before it premiered.
Season 2 will adapt "The Sworn Sword", the second novella in Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg series, with Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell returning in the lead roles alongside new cast members Lucy Boynton, Babou Ceesay and Peter Mullan. Ansell confirmed the wrap on Instagram, revealing that production had faced delays after an originally planned June finish, but the show remains on track for an early 2027 release, with no official premiere date yet set by HBO.
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 has finished filming.
- Season 1 was a hit, earning nine Emmy nominations.
- New season adapts "The Sworn Sword", eyed for early 2027.
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George R.R. Martin's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" is a Game of Thrones prequel series made for HBO Max, based on his Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. The story is set roughly a century before the events of the original Game of Thrones and follows a young, lowborn knight known as Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall and his squire "Egg", who turns out to be a hidden member of the royal Targaryen family. Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell play the two leads.
The show launched in January 2026 and was well received by critics and viewers alike, picking up a high score on the review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes and several Emmy nominations, including one for Outstanding Drama Series. Its popularity was strong enough that HBO renewed it for a second season before the first had even finished airing, reflecting the broader appetite for stories set in Martin's fictional world following the original Game of Thrones and its earlier spin-off, House of the Dragon.
The wider context is HBO's ongoing effort to keep expanding this franchise with further prequels and spin-offs, of which this series is considered one of the most faithful to Martin's original writing. Martin himself has spoken favourably about the adaptation, adding to interest in how it develops.