Scorchin' Summer Streamin' 26 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season One

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the third television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise and is an adaptation of the Tales of Dunk and Egg series of novellas, beginning with The Hedge Knight. 

Starring Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall, the titular hedge knight, and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire Aegon "Egg" Targaryen.

The shorter, GOT series commenced last month, consisting of just six episodes. Most under 31 minutes! Gold. Very different to those long, dark GOT episodes. Particularly towards the end of it's run.

Last November, ahead of the first season premiere, the series was renewed for a second season, which will be based on The Sworn Sword and is expected to be released in 2027.

We will see if it does indeed stream on HBO Max next year. Usually HBO shows have been one year on, one year off.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been paired with Industry's wild fourth season.

This has been a strong open to the year for HBO.

If you didn't watch the finale last night, do not read ahead for a bit of a much ado about nothing episode.

Co-workers have told me they found this series boring. It definitely was a little less action packed than House of Dragon or the OG, GOT.

Lyonel invites Dunk to move to Storm's End, but Dunk believes that he brings only bad luck. Baelor's body is cremated at his funeral. 

Dunk finds Valarr, who questions why his father was killed, but Dunk was spared. Raymun reveals that he has married the pregnant prostitute Rowan. 

Maekar informs Dunk that Aerion will spend time in the Free Cities to atone. He laments that Baelor would have been a good king and invites Dunk to live in Summerhall, where Egg can be his squire. Dunk declines, which Egg overhears. 

In a flashback, Dunk asks Arlan why he was never knighted, but does not receive an answer. In the present, Daeron tells Dunk that he should mentor Egg to prevent him from becoming like Aerion. 

Egg discovers that his hair is regrowing. He takes a knife to Aerion's bedroom, but Maekar calms him down. Dunk asks Maekar if Egg can squire for him on the road, which Maekar refuses. Raymun buys Sweetfoot back for Dunk, who then gifts her to Raymun. 

As Dunk leaves Ashford, Egg arrives, and they depart together. Egg suggests that they travel to Dorne. An angry Maekar later realises that Egg is gone.