Game of Thrones‘ Next Prequel Has Cast Main Characters Dunk and Egg

Whileseason two of House of the Dragonisarriving this summer , another HBO Game of Thrones prequelis making advance toward in reality arriving on screens . Big progress , really : A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms : The Hedge Knight has just found itsDunk and Egg .

This news fall fromEntertainment Weekly , which reports that Peter Claffey ( Vikings : Valhalla ) is alongside to act as awkward but brave young knight Ser Duncan the Tall , with nine - class - former Dexter Sol Ansell ( who played a younger variant of Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ) will spiel “ Egg , ” Dunk ’s squire and [ REDACTED NO BOOK spoiler ! ]

EW has the official description as follow : “ adjust in an eld when the Targaryen railway line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last tartar has not yet glide by from living memory , great luck , potent foe , and dangerous exploits all wait these marvelous and uncomparable friends . ”The show will adaptthe first three George R.R. Martin novellas in the serial : 1998 ’s The Hedge Knight , 2003 ’s The Sworn Sword , 2010 ’s The Mystery Knight . He ’s on base as one of the show ’s executive producer and writer , along with House of the Dragon writer Ira Parker . House of the Dragon co - Maker Ryan Condal is also among the White House producers .

Cover art for the graphic novel version of George R.R. Martin’s Hedge Knight novella Sworn Sword.

Cover art for the graphic novel version of George R.R. Martin’s Hedge Knight novella Sworn Sword.Image: Marvel Enterprises

As A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms : The Hedge Knight rolls into preproduction — it ’s due “ previous 2025 on Max , ” according to EW — and the House of the Dragon season two hype hot up up , we can expect to find out more about what ’s to make out in Westeros very shortly .

Update : the original post was updated to add the headshots provided by Max .

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Claffey and Ansell.