A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is breaking out as one of the best shows of the 2026 TV schedule, and is stepping out of Game of Thrones' shadow in style and tone. It's given me a bit of optimism, which feels odd to say given this franchise, but I do hope that this series can finally deliver something that the flagship series never did.
Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon have given us plenty of interesting characters with their different quirks or failings, and many of them fell far from the traditional legendary status one might liken to stereotypical archetypes of noble knights. Granted, there was a chance that it could happen, but the flagship series lost its most noble character in Season 1.
