HBO is understandably eager to keep building its Game of Thrones universe, even if the output has been nowhere near equal to the effort invested. The studio has been toiling away for years since Game of Thrones officially ended, but of the seemingly endless ideas that HBO teased, only two came to fruition, and one was trapped in purgatory. That’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a grounded adventure set in the centuries between Thrones and its prequel series, House of the Dragon.
The series is HBO’s answer to something like The Mandalorian, as it follows a stalwart, no-fuss hedge knight on his adventures through Westeros, eventually pairing him up with a young charge who needs his protection. Showrunner Ira Parker claims Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is unlike the other Throne-verse shows; not only will it eschew an epic opening credits, but it’ll focus on the smaller folk, not royal families like House of the Dragon.
