HBO Max Chief Reveals 2026 Release Months for Game of Thrones Spinoff a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon Series 3

Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms volition motorboat connected HBO Max successful January 2026, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has confirmed.

Speaking to Variety, Bloys acceptable January arsenic the merchandise day for the hotly anticipated show, which adapts George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novella trilogy, itself a prequel to Game of Thrones acceptable 90 years earlier the events of the main books.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been an particularly breathtaking portion of HBO’s slate of upcoming shows acceptable successful the satellite of Westeros, arsenic Martin teased earlier this twelvemonth that helium couldn’t hold to spot Dunk and Egg’s communicative travel to TV screens.

“I’ve seen each six episodes present (the past 2 successful unsmooth cuts, admittedly), and I loved them," Martin said successful a blog station successful January. "Dunk and Egg person ever been favorites of mine, and the actors we recovered to represent them are conscionable incredible. The remainder of the formed are terrific arsenic well. Wait until you guys conscionable the Laughing Storm and Tanselle Too-Tall.”

Martin continued to observe A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, adding, “It’s arsenic faithful an adaptation arsenic a tenable antheral could anticipation for (and you each cognize however incredibly tenable I americium connected that peculiar subject).”

Despite Martin’s towering praise, we’ve seen small from the amusement since it was announced successful 2021. After locking successful actors Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell to play Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg, respectively, HBO went connected to uncover 1 representation from the amusement successful June 2024. A little teaser trailer followed successful August, showing a glimpse astatine immoderate of the series’ large players and a fewer shots of acquainted Game of Thrones action.

House of the Dragon Season 3, meanwhile, is acceptable for merchandise aboriginal summertime 2026. In a abstracted interrogation with Deadline, June was suggested.

In March this year, House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal called George R.R. Martin’s criticisms of the series’ 2nd play “disappointing” pursuing remarks the writer published successful 2024.

Drama successful the Game of Thrones satellite began erstwhile Martin promised to dive into “everything that’s gone incorrect with House of the Dragon” successful August past year. It’s a committedness helium kept, going connected to telephone retired crippled elements related to Aegon and Helaena’s children arsenic helium expressed interest for however aboriginal seasons of the amusement mightiness play out. The station was yet removed from the author’s website without mentation but not earlier thousands of fans — and HBO — caught upwind of the grievances it presented.

While Martine sounds much enthusiastic astir A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms than House of the Dragon, 2026 is acceptable to beryllium a large twelvemonth for Game of Thrones spinoff TV with 2 large bid connected the way.

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