Summary
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will have 30-35 minute episodes, shorter than Game of Thrones'
- George R.R. Martin has multiple Game of Thrones spin-offs in the works, including The Golden Empire
- Fans eagerly anticipate the winter 2026 release date for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO
Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will be making a notable change from HBO’s original show concerning its episode structure, according to a reliable leaker who’s previously teased other noteworthy details. Created by Ira Parker and Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, the prequel is based on the writer’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, and the show has already cast Peter Claffey as the titular hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg.
Game of Thrones is considered to be one of the best television fantasy series in history, which ran between 2011 and 2019 for eight seasons. Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for HBO, and starring Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Peter Dinklage, alongside a talented ensemble, the adaptation claimed several awards to add to its acclaim. The long-running show maintained a steady streak of Emmy nominations and wins during its run, a record that prequel series House of the Dragon recently broke, which is a testament to the series’ technical feats, creative adapting, and stellar performances.
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episodes Are Considerably Shorter Than Game of Thrones’
Reported by Daniel Richtman (DanielRPK), the leak noted A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms had been renewed for seasons 2 and 3, and that each season would include six episodes at 30–35 minutes each. Previous official reports had already confirmed the prequel had been greenlit for a second season, but newer information reveals the episodes will be approximately 30 minutes shy of Game of Thrones’ installments, which lasted between 50–82 minutes on average. Fans were worried that the prequel series’ delay was a bad sign, since HBO pushed the show’s release from the original 2025 slate to 2026 due to the production’s reshoots. Still, that hasn’t wavered the fandom’s anticipation of returning to Westeros.
In addition to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Martin has several other Game of Thrones spin-off adaptations in the works, including the animated project The Golden Empire and The Sea Snake. The latter was previously in development under the working title “Nine Voyages,” and the plot is said to explore the past of House of the Dragon’s seafarer Corlys Velaryon. Furthermore, Martin is currently overseeing several other projects, such as HBO’s Roadmarks, AMC’s Dark Winds, and Wild Cards, proving the writer certainly has his hands full.
The update on every Game of Thrones fan’s mind, however, concerns The Winds of Winter, which will be the next book in A Song of Ice and Fire series that Martin has been penning for over a decade. The author once called the next chapter “the curse of my life,” considering how long the book is taking to come to fruition. Impatient members of the Game of Thrones community haven’t helped the writer through the constant shade being thrown at its incompleteness, but with the litany of live-action projects being worked on to keep the IP alive, fans really have little to complain about.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is expected to air in the winter of 2026 on HBO.
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- Release Date
- January 25, 2026
- Network
- HBO
- Showrunner
- Ira Parker
- Directors
- Owen Harris
- Writers
- George R. R. Martin, Ira Parker
WHERE TO WATCH
- Cast
- Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Daniel Ings, Henry Ashton, Edward Ashley, Shaun Thomas, Sam Spruell, Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Ross Anderson, Danny Collins, Daniel Monks, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Carla Harrison-Hodge, Jenna Boyd, Danny Webb, Tanzyn Crawford
- Franchise(s)
- Game of Thrones
- Creator(s)
- George R. R. Martin, Ira Parker
Source: DanielRPK