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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms(2026)

Also known as Chroniques du chevalier errant • 七王国的骑士:邓肯与伊戈 • 邓肯与伊戈

Archived · HBO

8.616+6 eps
S01
DramaActionFantasyAdventure
ON AIR: JAN 18Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms moves through Westeros at ground level, following a traveling knight and his young squire from one dangerous exploit to the next. The scale is deliberately human: no throne room scheming, no armies clashing across open fields, just two people navigating a world that is frequently hostile and occasionally absurd. The tone leans earnest rather than bleak, and personal courage carries more weight here than political cunning.

Ser Duncan and Egg make an odd pair, a towering idealist and a scrappy kid, and the friction and warmth between them shape every episode. Their loyalty to each other gets tested by the specific dangers each new road brings, which gives the episodic structure a consistent emotional through-line without relying on the betrayal mechanics that define so much fantasy drama. The result is something closer to a classic adventure serial than a political saga built on court intrigue.

Best for

road-trip heroics, mismatched duo and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Action

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

HBO

Official Premise

A century before the events of 'Game of Thrones,' two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros... a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.

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