The next Game of Thrones spinoff might have a new title by the time it hits HBO.
In a new blog post, author George R. R. Martin wrote about his experience visiting the set of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, his next fantasy series at HBO. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an adaptation of The Hedge Knight, the first novella in Martin's series Tales of Dunk and Egg. HBO has been advertising the series as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. However, Martin suggested that the name could change.
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"It's [A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms] an adaptation of The Hedge Knight, the first of my Dunk & Egg stories. There were two more after that, The Sworn Sword and The Mystery Knight," Martin wrote on Not a Blog. "They have all been collected in a book called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. That's probably going to be the title of the show as well ... unless we go with The Hedge Knight. That's still under discussion."
Set about 100 years before the events in Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), a courageous knight, and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), a small squire.
Regardless of the title, the series should arrive in 2025, per HBO. When exactly in 2025 is still undecided.
"Filming wrapped not long ago, and [showrunner] Ira Parker and his team are now in post, looking toward a debut sometime next year," Martin added. "Spring, I am hoping, but that's just a guess, no date has been set yet."
The series will consist of six episodes. Despite the drama over the title, Martin has seen a rough cut of the first episode and "loved it."
