The prequel, which will be released in late 2025, is based on novels written by George RR Martin.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight the spin-off of game of Thrones of HBOchose its two protagonists: Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell for the lead roles of Dunk and Egg, respectively.
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What the new Game of Thrones spin-off is about
Set a century before the events of game of Thrones, follows two unlikely heroes who wandered Westeros: a young, naive but brave knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in a time when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet faded from living memory, great destinies, powerful enemies and dangerous deeds await these unlikely and incomparable friends.
In April 2023, HBO announced that it had commissioned another Game of Thrones prequel titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. The prequel, commissioned to series in April 2023, is based on novels written by George R.R. Martin.
Chronologically, it takes place about 72 years after House of the Dragon and about 100 years before GOT.
Claffey previously appeared on Bad Sisters from Apple TV+ and is in season 3 of Vikings: Valhalla from Netflix. Sol Ansell She began her career on the British soap opera Emmerdale and appeared in The Midwich Cuckoos by Skyas well as in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
The series, based on the Dunk & Egg fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin, is written and produced by Martin and Ira Parker. Executive producers include Ryan Condal, Vince Gerardis, Owen Harris and Sarah Bradshaw.
It will premiere at the end of 2025.
Source: Ambito
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