HBO has introduced the casting of the leads for its upcoming Sport of Thrones prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. Actors Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell have been chosen to painting the lead characters Dunk and Egg, respectively, in accordance with ComicBook.

The Sport of Thrones spinoff will painting the early adventures of Dunk and Egg, properly earlier than they turned the legends recognized within the historical past of Westeros as Ser Duncan the Tall and King Aegon V Targaryen. The sequence relies on George R.R. Martin’s trio of novellas – “The Hedge Knight” (1998), “The Sworn Sword” (2003), and “The Thriller Knight” (2010) – which had been later compiled right into a single quantity titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” in 2015.

These tales, collectively often called “The Tales of Dunk and Egg,” are set in an period almost a century earlier than the occasions of the unique Sport of Thrones sequence and a few hundred years after the storyline of Home of the Dragon. They chronicle the escapades of a younger, earnest knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg, who’s none apart from the younger Prince Aegon, as they journey throughout Westeros.

HBO’s official description of the present hints at a story wealthy with excessive stakes and thrilling exploits:

“A century earlier than the occasions of Sport of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a younger, naïve however brave knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Ansell). 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 buddies.”

Writer George R.R. Martin commented on the anticipated content material and stylistic variations of those novella tales compared to Sport of Thrones and Home of the Dragon, he stated,

“The Dunk & Egg novellas are fully-fleshed narratives extra just like the novels of A Tune Of Ice & Hearth than the imaginary historical past of Hearth & Blood ; the tales are proper there on the web page, and our objective is to provide trustworthy variations of these tales for the display.”

Home of the Dragon

Launch Date

August 21, 2021

Seasons

1

Studio

1:26 Photos, Dwelling Field Workplace (HBO)

Franchise

Sport of Thrones

The Rising Stars of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight

Peter Claffey, recognized for his roles in Dangerous Sisters and Wreck, can be set to seem in Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla Season 3 and alongside Cillian Murphy in Small Issues Like These. Dexter Sol Ansell, who started his appearing profession on the tender age of 4, has been seen in The Midwich Cuckoos, Christmas on Mistletoe Farm, and was featured as Younger Coriolanus Snow in The Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

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The sequence is penned and produced by George R.R. Martin and Ira Parker, with Ryan Condal, Vince Gerardis, Owen Harris, and Sarah Bradshaw serving as govt producers. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight will likely be a major addition to HBO’s increasing Sport of Thrones franchise, following the success of Home of the Dragon, which is ready to return for its second season in June.