HBO introduced a brand new Sport of Thrones prequel collection, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, throughout yesterday’s Warner Bros. Discovery’s unveiling of the Max streaming service.
The venture, beforehand known as Tales of Dunk and Egg, will chronicle a sequence of novellas set about 90 years earlier than the occasions of Sport of Thrones, and can observe the exploits of naïve however brave Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and his younger, diminutive squire Aegon V Targaryen (Egg). Set in an age when the Targaryen line nonetheless holds the Iron Throne and the reminiscence of the final dragon has not but handed from dwelling reminiscence, nice destinies, highly effective foes, and harmful exploits all await these unbelievable and incomparable associates.
Satirically, Martin claimed in 2017 that Dunk and Egg tales wouldn’t be included in HBO’s handful of deliberate GOT spinoffs, as, “there are not less than seven or eight or 10 extra [novellas he wanted] to jot down.” What did HBO provide Martin to alter his thoughts? Possibly a crew of fast-typing ghostwriters. Whereas further Dunk and Egg novella plots are unknown, for individuals who need a good spoiler earlier than the collection launch, be sure you learn 1998’s The Hedge Knight, 2003’s The Sworn Sword, and 2010’s The Thriller Knight.
The Max collection shall be written and government produced by Sport of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Ira Parker. Ryan Condal and Vince Gerardis will even government produce.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight will stream solely on Max.
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