The Success of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms...

What’s Happening

Real talk: He may be tall, but Dunk’s adventures could mean HBO’s future in Westeros looks a little smaller in grow than initially planned.

Ever since Game of Thrones came to its controversial end, HBO has had grandiose plans , in scope and grow, for what it wants to get out of telling more stories in Westeros and beyond. But for all that epic dreaming, it turns out that the quiet success of one of its intentionally smaller shows could turn all that on its head. (plot twist fr)

That show is, of course, the ongoing Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , which, despite its oversized hero in the form of Ser Duncan the Tall, has charmed audiences with its lighter, more intimate take on the world of Game of Thrones —a story that is about ordinary people getting away from the grand politicking of the realm, rather than huge wars and giant, mythical monsters.

The Details

Its not just audiences that are charmed, though. Apparently HBO head Casey Bloys is, too.

If you think about the novellas, it’s a two-hander. It’s two unlikely friends and heroes wandering Westeros.

Why This Matters

From its inception, from the starting point, it is not warring families, it is not dragons, it is not giant battles. So the creative made sense first, and then the production follows, Bloys just told Deadline of the shows source material, making the case for a project that is smaller in scope. But according to Bloys, Knights success doesnt mean that suddenly every Game of Thrones spinoff to come will be a miniseries that eschews major events in Westeros past or future—more that the world of the seven kingdoms and the lands beyond are large enough to be able to host series ideas of varying sizes, so that shows like Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon are able to coexist.

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The Bottom Line

But according to Bloys, Knights success doesnt mean that suddenly every Game of Thrones spinoff to come will be a miniseries that eschews major events in Westeros past or future—more that the world of the seven kingdoms and the lands beyond are large enough to be able to host series ideas of varying sizes, so that shows like Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon are able to coexist. Bloys also made note that the smaller-grow ideas could also allow for shows to have tighter production turnarounds, suggesting a series like Knight could be a yearly show, rather than have sizeable gaps between seasons ( Knight s second season will air next year , sandwiched between 2026 and 2028 releases for House of the Dragon s third and fourth seasons).

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