A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Is Going To Blindside Some Game Of Thrones Fans, But I'm Excited For The Same Reasons

Outside, an unkempt-looking hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) brandishes his sword at something out of shot in a still for HBO series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

This weekend, we’re finally getting a chance to dive back into Westeros and the world launched by Game of Thrones. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which will be available to stream on HBO and is part of the 2026 TV schedule on the network, is going to be a very different kind of show about seven kingdoms in a couple of major ways, and I’m excited for it.

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