‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series revealed — second spinoff of HBO hit
nypost.comHBO and Warner Bros. Discovery’s newly rebranded Max streaming service has ordered a previously rumored “Game of Thrones” prequel series, “A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight” The series is based on George R.R.
Martin’s “Dunk and Egg” books, according to Variety.“Game of Thrones” premiered in 2011 on HBO and took off as a mega-hit among fans.
The show is based on Martin’s 1996 fantasy book, which follows multiple families as they battle for authority over the lands of Westeros.The prequel is set one century before “GoT” and will chronicle a “young, naïve but courageous knight” named Ser Duncan the Tall and his “diminutive” squire, Egg, according to Max’s official logline for the series.
The show takes place when the Targaryen line still rules the Iron Throne and “the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory.”Author George R.R.
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