‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 2 Is Coming in 2027 — Here’s What We Know
HBO has confirmed that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will return for a second season in 2027, with filming already underway and both leads set to reprise their roles.
Already in Production
The network didn’t wait long to greenlight more episodes. HBO ordered a second season back in November 2025 — before the first season even premiered in January 2026.
That early commitment gave the production team a significant head start. By January 2026, series creator Ira Parker revealed to TV Insider that cameras were already rolling on new episodes.
“We’ve shot 10 days of Season 2,” Parker said. He described the unusual production timeline, explaining, “We [took] a month break for Christmas, and then for this and premiere week, and then we come back and do a lot of work.”
“So it’s a weird schedule, but I’m happy we got those 10 days in before. We’ve shot some very nice stuff,” Parker continued.
A 2027 premiere still means a wait ahead, but the production is clearly well underway.
Dunk and Egg Are Returning
The most important casting news for anyone who connected with the first season’s central pair: Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell are set to return as Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall and Aegon “Egg” Targaryen, respectively.
HBO’s confidence in those two actors was evident early. In a February 2025 Deadline interview, HBO programming executive Francesca Orsi praised the leads directly.
“You’re going be so impressed by Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell as Dunk and Egg, the two leads,” Orsi said. “So much so that we’re already planning on how do we build this for the three seasons in total.”
Season 2 Will Adapt ‘The Sworn Sword’
The first season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapted the novella The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin. Season 2 is set to adapt the next story in the collection, called The Sworn Sword.
Showrunner Ira Parker offered a hint about the new season’s emotional direction in an interview with IGN. If “Season 1 really is about fathers and sons and what’s passed on to the next generation,” Parker said, then Season 2 will explore the theme of “loyalty and maybe against blind loyalty.”
Three New Major Characters
While the full Season 2 cast hasn’t been officially announced, Parker teased major new additions in a February 2026 interview with The A.V. Club.
“We’re now getting into The Sworn Sword, which is my favorite novella in many ways, with Rohanne Webber or the Red Widow, Ser Bennis, and Ser Eustace, who are these classic characters,” Parker explained.
“I can’t say much but we have three absolutely brilliant actors coming in to do these roles,” he said. Specific casting names remain under wraps, but Parker’s enthusiasm was clear.
Where This Fits in HBO’s Schedule
For anyone tracking HBO’s larger lineup of shows in this franchise, the schedule is spreading out neatly. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms returns in 2027 with Season 2, and after that, a fourth and final season of House of the Dragon is expected in 2028.
HBO ordered both A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 and House of the Dragon Season 4 at the same time in November 2025.
The Three-Season Plan
HBO isn’t treating A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as an open-ended series. The plan, as outlined by Orsi in that February 2025 Deadline interview, is to adapt all three of the novellas in the Dunk and Egg collection across three total seasons.
The first season, which concluded on Feb. 22, covered The Hedge Knight. Season 2 will tackle The Sworn Sword. And if all goes according to plan, a third and final season would complete the series.
That built-in structure means the show has a clear beginning, middle, and end already mapped out — a defined three-season arc rather than an indefinite run.
BOTTOM LINE: With filming already underway and a clear three-season plan in place, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 is locked in for 2027 — mark your calendar.
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