The release 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 release date has been pushed to next year as part of its Upfront showcase in New York today. The announcement arrived toward the end of a new trailer which has yet to be made available to the public, so while the latest Game of Thrones series is making progress, it will remain in the oven a little longer before it officially premieres.
While this delay means we’ll have to wait until next year to see the show, HBO Content Chairman and CEO Casey Bloys clarified that the series is still expected to release in the winter, suggesting an early 2026 premiere.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been an especially exciting part of HBO’s slate of upcoming shows set in the world of Westeros, as original author George R. R. Martin teased earlier this year that he couldn’t wait to see Dunk and Egg’s story come to TV screens.
“I’ve seen all six episodes now (the last two in rough cuts, admittedly), and I loved them,” Martin said in a blog post in January. “Dunk and Egg have always been favorites of mine, and the actors we found to portray them are just incredible. The rest of the cast are terrific as well. Wait until you guys meet the Laughing Storm and Tanselle Too-Tall.”
Martin continued to celebrate A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, adding, “It’s as faithful as adaptation as a reasonable man could hope for (and you all know how incredibly reasonable I am on that particular subject).”
Despite Martin’s towering praise, we’ve seen little from the show since it was announced in 2021. After locking in actors Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell to play Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg, respectively, HBO went on to reveal one image from the show in June 2024. A brief teaser trailer then followed in August, showing a glimpse at some of the series’ major players and a few shots of familiar Game of Thrones action.
We’ll have a better look at A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as we move closer to 2026. When it eventually arrives, it will be available to stream on Warner Bros. Discovery’s renamed service, HBO Max. The company announced plans to revert its branding switch-up earlier today. For more while we wait, you can check out everything you need to know about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms here.
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