[HBO Series] A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (GOT Prequel Series)

He has two middle initials... I mean... can you really trust someone with two middle initials.

And is it possible to say his name without sounding like a pirate .

 

I liked that the trial was from Dunc's point of view and we only get glimpses of what is happening around him. Fits with the style of the show, which is entirely Dunc's pov (with the exception of one or two Egg scenes)

 

I don’t think so…. They just adapted the novella pretty faithfully it would seem so all the material is already done.

But yea… glad I didn’t get into reading the series.

 

He has no interest in finishing the main books because he wrote himself into a corner and it's too hard to juggle all of the plot threads he has going.

Winds of Winter may come out before he dies but the final book likely won't even get started.

You could get a few more Dunk and Egg novellas though.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if that happened, that way he could be blameless when they fail to wrap up the mess he made for himself and fans can say "it would have been good if only GRRM was able to finish it himself.

 

I'm not questioning his writing skill, it's just that GRRM has really made the job hard with a million story threads that don't have easy ways to tie up in a satisfying way.... plus about 2 dozen shaggy dog stories just to **** with people.

It would be a really hard job for anyone.... but I'm sure he'd do a better job of it than those HBO hacks Dan and Dave did.

 

That's crazy, he was so good in Fargo and agreed. I also agree it's a shame there are only 6 30-40 minute episodes. The last few have been great, but I do not think better than some of the highly rated GoT episodes...

 

After being fed nothing but dogshit for years, a solid meal will taste like the greatest dish that has ever been served.

 

All of you expecting George R.R. Martin to have the decency of letting someone else finish his series get ready to be disappointed. He has stated multiple times in different occasions that he if he dies and it's not finished that it will never be finished, as in he won't give someone else permission to finish it. Here is just one recent article on it.

https://www.ign.com/articles/game-o...winter-and-the-series-simply-wont-be-finished

Another reason why despite all the TV success, Robert Jordan ran laps around George "Fake Double R" Martin. Thank you Brandon Sanderson for finishing the Wheel of Time, I hope Cosmere TV show is a great success!

 

The show is amazing, Dunk is an outstanding character and Egg is getting better each episode.

I believe some have said he gave the show runners 12 Dunk and Egg stories for seasons.


George RR Martin has outlined 12 unpublished stories for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Series co-creator worked closely with the author in writing the first season

William Mullally

January 12, 2026



George RR Martin has outlined plans for as many as 12 additional Dunk & Egg stories, extending the lives of Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg beyond the three novellas published to date.

The outlines were shared directly with Ira Parker, creator and showrunner of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, during development of the series, suggesting a long-term narrative that could shape the future of the franchise if the show continues.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/art...ries-for-hbos-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms/


“He has shared with me about 10 to 12 more little outlines for books, for novellas, taking Dunk and Egg all the way through their life,” Parker tells The National.


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If HBO continues with a one-novella-per-season approach, the number of stories Martin has outlined would give A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms the potential to run as long as – or longer than – Game of Thrones, which concluded after eight seasons. House of the Dragon, which is in production on season three, will run four seasons.

“Right now, we’re focused on one, and we’ll see how the world responds to that. We’re making two at the moment,” Parker says. “Hopefully, everybody likes it and we get to keep doing these. Certainly, I love doing it. I love writing in this world, and it’s a wonderful story. So, I hope we get to make as many of these as possible.”



While Martin has previously spoken about his intention to write additional Dunk & Egg stories, he has varied his estimates over the years. Writing on his LiveJournal blog in 2014, he said: “It has always been my intent to write a whole series of novellas about Dunk and Egg, chronicling their entire lives. At various times in various interviews, I may have mentioned seven novellas, or 10, or 12, but none of that is set in stone.”

Taken together with the three novellas already published, the scale of the outlines described by Parker suggests Martin has mapped out material for as many as 15 Dunk & Egg novellas in total, should they all be written.

Martin has said he plans to write the fourth novella in the series once he completes The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited next instalment in A Song of Ice and Fire. Writing on his website in January 2025, he added: “I will need to get hopping on The Village Hero, and all the other tales that await the lads. Don’t worry, I am sure you folks will remind me.”


A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which Martin co-created with Parker, is based on the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas and is set roughly 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

The first season adapts The Hedge Knight (1998), with a second season based on The Sworn Sword (2003) already in production. The Mystery Knight, published in 2010, would likely form the basis of a potential third season.

While Martin is not credited as a writer on any individual episodes in the first season, Parker describes his working relationship with the author as unusually close, with Martin involved from the earliest stages of development. Scripts were shared directly with him, with feedback taking the form of questions and discussion rather than directives.

“It’s been one of the most fulfilling creative partnerships of my whole career,” Parker says.

“Very early on – probably in my very first meeting with him – I told George that I’m not going to put anything in the show that you don’t want in the show. Because of that, it never became a question of his version versus my version. We were just making a version together.”


Their collaboration remained close throughout the writing process, Parker adds. “I would write drafts, and he would be the first person I’d send them to – well, my wife first, then George, because she’s softer in her appraisals of my writing.

“We would get on the phone and discuss it. He would ask questions – ‘Why did you do it like this?’ – and then I’d respond. It was truly a very productive and fruitful relationship.”

Martin has previously described the Dunk & Egg stories as among his favourite works in Westeros, and Parker notes that the author considers The Hedge Knight “the best thing he’s ever written”. That affection is reflected in the show’s smaller, more grounded approach, which places character ahead of spectacle, particularly in its early episodes.

Unlike Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, which open amid dynastic conflict and large-scale violence, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms begins with a young man unsure he is equal to the role he has chosen. Parker describes the series as a story about endurance and self-doubt rather than destiny – a perspective he says aligns closely with Martin’s own view of the characters.

Parker adds: “Having somebody who is equally as passionate as I am about this material at your disposal any time to ask questions or riff has only made the show better.”

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres on January 18 on HBO and OSN+ in the Middle East

 

"Get off the rope, boy! You're doing nothing, cue ball!"

 

Wife and I have really enjoyed this series, didn't have much expectations but its been impressive. That joust was incredibly choregraphed.....

 

The problem is he wastes so much ****ing time on irrelevant ****.

how the piece of bread was dipped into the slop.

how the mountain took turns at the inn keepers daughter. With the last one (I read 15 years ago or something) he wasted so much time and wrote for the sake of writing.

he probably intended the series to end pretty close to the show and the backlash like broke his spirit to try