The first trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO’s next Game of Thrones prequel, premiered during New York Comic-Con.
The series is set to debut January 18, 2026 on HBO and Max.
Watch the trailer below.
George R.R. Martin’s Tournament Story
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms focuses on Ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire Egg, a century before Game of Thrones. The series takes place 72 years after House of the Dragon and 100 years before Game of Thrones, during a time when the Targaryens still rule but have lost their dragons.
George R.R. Martin, who wrote the Dunk and Egg novellas, said he wanted to center this story around a tournament, something he’d always wanted to fully explore on screen.
“We had tournaments in Game of Thrones, but they were background,” Martin said Thursday at the NYCC. “I wanted to do the best jousting sequences ever filmed. My favorite was Ivanhoe (1952).”
Showrunner Ira Parker added, “There’s a jousting scene at night, which is badass.”
The Legend Begins
Peter Claffey stars as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell plays Egg.
Key art for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms features Dunk and Egg beneath the tagline, “A tall tale that became legend.” Martin teased that episode six will be a major turning point for the characters and confirmed he hopes to adapt the follow-up story The Sworn Sword next.
Watch the trailer:
