A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Game of Thrones Spinoff Delayed Until 2026

The merchandise of Game of Thrones spinoff and The Hedge Knight adaptation A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been delayed until 2026.

Per Variety, Warner Bros. Discovery revealed that the show’s 2025 merchandise day has been pushed to adjacent twelvemonth arsenic portion of its Upfront showcase successful New York today. The announcement arrived toward the extremity of a caller trailer which has yet to beryllium made disposable to the public, truthful portion the latest Game of Thrones bid is making progress, it volition stay successful the oven a small longer earlier it officially premieres.

While this hold means we'll person to hold until adjacent twelvemonth to spot the show, HBO Content Chairman and CEO Casey Bloys clarified that the bid is inactive expected to merchandise successful the winter, suggesting an aboriginal 2026 premiere.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been an particularly breathtaking portion of HBO’s slate of upcoming shows acceptable successful the satellite of Westeros, arsenic archetypal writer George R. R. Martin teased earlier this twelvemonth that helium couldn’t hold to spot Dunk and Egg’s communicative travel to TV screens.

“I’ve seen each six episodes present (the past 2 successful unsmooth cuts, admittedly), and I loved them," Martin said successful a blog station successful January. "Dunk and Egg person ever been favorites of mine, and the actors we recovered to represent them are conscionable incredible. The remainder of the formed are terrific arsenic well. Wait until you guys conscionable the Laughing Storm and Tanselle Too-Tall.”

Martin continued to observe A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, adding, “It’s arsenic faithful arsenic adaptation arsenic a tenable antheral could anticipation for (and you each cognize however incredibly tenable I americium connected that peculiar subject).”

Despite Martin’s towering praise, we’ve seen small from the amusement since it was announced successful 2021. After locking successful actors Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell to play Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg, respectively, HBO went connected to uncover 1 representation from the amusement successful June 2024. A little teaser trailer past followed successful August, showing a glimpse astatine immoderate of the series’ large players and a fewer shots of acquainted Game of Thrones action.

We’ll person a amended look astatine A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms arsenic we determination person to 2026. When it yet arrives, it volition beryllium disposable to watercourse connected Warner Bros. Discovery’s renamed service, HBO Max. The institution announced plans to revert its branding switch-up earlier today. For much portion we wait, you tin cheque retired everything you request to cognize astir A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms here.

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