‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 2: Premiere Date, Cast and Everything We Know
HBO’s Game of Thrones universe keeps growing. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been renewed for a second season, and production is already underway. Fans of the hedge knight Dunk and his young squire Egg won’t have to wait too long for their next adventure — the new season is set to premiere in 2027.
Here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming season, from its storyline and returning cast to new characters and the show’s long-term plan.
HBO Renewed the Show Before Season 1 Even Premiered
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was officially renewed for season 2, according to a press release from HBO. The renewal came before the first season even premiered — a clear sign of the network’s confidence in the series.
In November 2025, HBO ordered the second season alongside a fourth season of its other Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon.
The first season premiered in January 2026 and ran for six episodes, concluding on Feb. 22. It followed hedge knight Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, and his squire Aegon “Egg” Targaryen, played by Dexter Sol Ansell, as they pursued their knight and squire dreams.
Cameras Are Already Rolling on Season 2
Fans eager for the next chapter will want to know that filming has already started. In January 2026, series creator Ira Parker revealed to TV Insider that production was underway.
“We’ve shot 10 days of Season 2,” Parker said. “We [took] a month break for Christmas, and then for this and premiere week, and then we come back and do a lot of work,” Parker continued. “So it’s a weird schedule, but I’m happy we got those 10 days in before. We’ve shot some very nice stuff.”
Filming began even before the first season finished airing — a pace that reflects HBO’s commitment to this corner of the franchise.
The Second Season Will Adapt ‘The Sworn Sword’
The series is adapting the three novellas known as Tales of Dunk and Egg by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. Season 1 was based on the first book, The Hedge Knight. Season 2 will bring the next novella, The Sworn Sword, to the screen.
The plan from the beginning has been to adapt all three stories across a three-season run. In a February 2025 Deadline interview, HBO programming executive Francesca Orsi laid out the vision.
“You’re going be so impressed by Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell as Dunk and Egg, the two leads,” she said. “So much so that we’re already planning on how do we build this for the three seasons in total. “
The thematic direction is shifting, too. If season 1 was about “fathers and sons and what’s passed on to the next generation,” then season 2, as showrunner Ira Parker told IGN, will explore “loyalty and maybe against blind loyalty.”
That thematic shift suggests Dunk and Egg will face new moral dilemmas as they navigate a world shaped by feudal allegiances and personal honor.
Season 2 Arrives in 2027
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 will premiere in 2027. Following that, a fourth and final season of House of the Dragon is expected to arrive in 2028.
With production already in progress as of early 2026, the 2027 window aligns with the kind of turnaround viewers have come to expect from major HBO productions that require extensive post-production work.
Who’s Returning — and Who’s Joining the Cast
Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell are set to reprise their roles as Dunk and Egg. Beyond those two, the rest of the season 2 ensemble hasn’t been officially announced yet. But Parker has dropped some hints.
In a February 2026 interview with The A.V. Club, he spoke about the new cast members joining the show.
“We’re now getting into The Sworn Sword, which is my favorite novella in many ways, with Rohanne Webber or the Red Widow, Ser Bennis, and Ser Eustace, who are these classic characters,” Parker explained. “I can’t say much but we have three absolutely brilliant actors coming in to do these roles.”
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms offers a distinctly different tone from other entries in the Game of Thrones franchise, centering on the earnest adventures of a hedge knight and his young squire rather than the sprawling political machinations of kings and queens. With season 2 on the horizon, a 2027 premiere date locked in and a clear creative vision guiding the show, there’s plenty of reason to keep watching.
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