George R. R. Martin, the acclaimed author of the Song of Ice and Fire series on which the HBO series Game of Thrones is based, has expressed his views on the upcoming spin-off series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
HBO announced the spin-off in April 2023 and production on the series finally kicked off in February 2024. The much-anticipated series is crafted from the series of novellas Tales of Dunk and Egg, also authored by Martin, and will serve as another prequel to Game of Thrones alongside the HBO series House of the Dragon.
Game of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin raves about new Dunk and Egg spin-off
George R. R. Martin recently interacted with fans through his blog, Not a Blog, in which he also shared his thoughts on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Set to release in late 2025, the series will focus on Ser Duncan and Aegon V Targaryen, who is popularly known as Egg. Martin mentioned in his blog that the Game of Thrones spin-off has wrapped its first season.
He wrote, “A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS, for starts. It’s done. Ira (Ira Parker) and his team wrapped the first season months ago, and moved right on to post production.” Martin further disclosed that he has watched “all six episodes now (the last two in rough cuts, admittedly), and I loved them.” The author lauded the show’s lead actors, Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell, who have been cast as Dunk and Egg respectively in the series and called them “incredible.”
Furthermore, Martin stated that Season 1 is based on the Tales of Dunk and Egg’s first part, The Hedge Knight. The later seasons will reportedly cover the other two parts, The Sworn Sword and The Mystery Knight.
He addressed concerned fans and said, “It’s as faithful as adaptation as a reasonable man could hope for. Viewers who are looking for action, and more action, and only action… well, this one may not satisfy you.”
