HBO is developing yet another Game of Thrones prequel series titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.
HBO’s Game of Thrones series is one of HBO’s prestige entries in episodic storytelling on TV. The series was a staple viewing for people around the world for almost 10 years. However, the series ended on a sour note for many fans with its dismal final season.
HBO has since managed to bring fans back to the franchise with the prequel series House of the Dragon which was considered a return to form for the IP. Another prequel series titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight was also announced and now, new information regarding the same has been revealed.
What Will The New Game of Thrones Prequel Series Be About?
Last year, it was announced that HBO is developing a new Game of Thrones prequel series. In addition to the already successful House of the Dragon, the new series will further open up new avenues to the Game of Thrones lore and add new layers to it with new characters and stories. The new series will be based on George R.R. Martin‘s Dunk & Egg fantasy novellas.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the series now titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight is currently in pre-production stages. Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav revealed in a recent earnings call that Martin is hard at work on the series and it will premiere on Max in late 2025.
The series which will be set 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones, will focus on the adventures of a knight named Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg. The official synopsis of the series 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.”
Production on the new series will begin sometime this year. After the success of House of the Dragon, fans are excited to see more stories with new Westeros characters set apart from the main Game of Thrones story. Fans can expect casting news and more information about the project as the year commences.
Game of Thrones’ Aegon Conquest Spinoff Show Gets Its Writer
HBO is developing several Game of Thrones prequel projects that are in various stages of development. House of the Dragon is already a huge success and HBO is finding other ways to recreate this success. In addition to the announced The Hedge Knight series, HBO is also developing a prequel series based on Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros.
The Hollywood Reporter recently reported that Mattson Tomlin, who is a co-writer on the upcoming The Batman Part II, has been tapped by HBO to write the upcoming series. A source also told THR that the series will be taking a ‘back to basics’ approach to the Game of Thrones lore. For now, no casting news or official synopsis has been revealed.
The new series promises to be another great addition in expanding the mythology of Game of Thrones House of the Dragon season 2 and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight are premiering on Max in mid-2024 and late 2025 respectively. One can expect the Aegon series to premiere after the The Hedge Knight series on Max.
