In January, HBO will premiere its second “Game of Thrones” prequel series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and with it comes a different take on the franchise.
The story follows Dunk (Peter Claffey), a squire who, following the death of his master, goes to a tournament to earn money. He meets up with Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), who becomes his own squire.
In a feature piece for EW about the series, which is based on the Dunk and Egg novellas by George R.R. Martin, they confirm the series will forgo both the fantasy elements and gentry focus of both ‘Thrones’ and “House of the Dragon”.
Instead, showrunner Ira Parker says that the new show puts us down with the commoners in something much more akin to a Medieval/Dark Ages drama:
“Nobody’s thinking about magic. This could basically be 14th-century Britain. This is hard-nose, grind-it-out, gritty, medieval knights, cold with a really light, hopeful touch. It’s a wonderful place to be. We are ground up in this series; we are starting right at the bottom. We’re not with the lords and ladies, the kings and queens.”
The series is set nearly a century before the events of “Game of Thrones” and over a century after “House of the Dragon,” a full fifty years since the last dragon. While some Targaryens are supporting characters, in this era their power is dwindling and they are in an increasingly precarious position.
Meanwhile Parker also confirms the series won’t have an elaborate title sequence – just a simple title card which matches the series aims of being a “snackable character-driven story set in the world”.
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