{"id":380667,"date":"2026-10-12T05:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=380667"},"modified":"2026-10-12T05:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:08:05","slug":"a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-already-looks-like-hbos-best-game-of-thrones-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-already-looks-like-hbos-best-game-of-thrones-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms already looks like HBO\u2019s best Game of Thrones follow-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

HBO<\/a>\u2019s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em> premiered on January 18, 2026<\/strong>, and it already looks like HBO may have its strongest post-Game of Thrones<\/a><\/em> hit.<\/p>\n

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Adapted from George R.R. Martin\u2019s Dunk & Egg<\/em> novellas, the six-episode season follows Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg in a story that feels smaller and warmer, with shorter runtimes<\/strong> and a quieter score. Warner Bros. Discovery says A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em> averaged 36 million global viewers per episode, and HBO says the finale reached 9.5 million U.S. cross-platform viewers in three days.<\/p>\n\n

Reviews have singled out the show\u2019s focus on character<\/strong>, its medieval texture, and the chemistry between Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell. Some critics have gone even further, calling A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em> the best fantasy show in a decade because it goes for less spectacle than House of the Dragon<\/em>, even if Game of Thrones<\/em> season 4 still sits at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. If you want a Westeros series that feels closer to peak Thrones<\/em>, but without dragons, relentless grimness, or a scale built around shock, this is worth watching. HBO renewed season 2 in November 2025 and expects it in 2027 with The Sworn Sword<\/em>; that kind of confidence stands out when Scavengers Reign<\/em>, which hit 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, was canceled at Max<\/a> and then later at Netflix, and you can watch season 1 on HBO and Max.<\/p>\n

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HBO\u2019s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiered on January 18, 2026, and it already looks like HBO may have its strongest post-Game of Thrones hit. Adapted from George R.R. Martin\u2019s Dunk & Egg novellas, the six-episode season follows Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg in a story that feels smaller and warmer, with shorter … Continue reading “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms already looks like HBO\u2019s best Game of Thrones follow-up”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":380666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-380667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380667"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380678,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380667\/revisions\/380678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380667"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=380667"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=380667"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=380667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}