George R. R. Martin, the acclaimed creator of the Track of Ice and Fireplace collection on which the HBO collection Game of Thrones is predicated, has expressed his views on the upcoming spin-off collection, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
HBO introduced the spin-off in April 2023 and manufacturing on the collection lastly kicked off in February 2024. The much-anticipated collection is crafted from the collection of novellas Tales of Dunk and Egg, additionally authored by Martin, and can function one other prequel to Recreation of Thrones alongside the HBO collection Home of the Dragon.
Recreation of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin raves about new Dunk and Egg spin-off
George R. R. Martin not too long ago interacted with followers by means of his weblog, Not a Blog, through which he additionally shared his ideas on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Set to launch in late 2025, the collection will give attention to Ser Duncan and Aegon V Targaryen, who’s popularly generally known as Egg. Martin talked about in his weblog that the Recreation of Thrones spin-off has wrapped its first season.
He wrote, “A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS, for begins. It’s accomplished. Ira (Ira Parker) and his group wrapped the primary season months in the past, and moved proper on to put up manufacturing.” Martin additional disclosed that he has watched “all six episodes now (the final two in tough cuts, admittedly), and I beloved them.” The creator lauded the present’s lead actors, Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell, who’ve been forged as Dunk and Egg respectively within the collection and referred to as them “unbelievable.”
Moreover, Martin acknowledged that Season 1 is predicated on the Tales of Dunk and Egg’s first half, The Hedge Knight. The later seasons will reportedly cowl the opposite two components, The Sworn Sword and The Thriller Knight.
He addressed involved followers and mentioned, “It’s as devoted as adaptation as an inexpensive man might hope for. Viewers who’re in search of motion, and extra motion, and solely motion… effectively, this one could not fulfill you.”
