Dunk and Egg Spin-off Revives Old Glory from ‘Game of Thrones’ Era as 3 Controversial Characters from Original HBO Series are Set to Make a Comeback
- Game of Thrones spin-off series to bring back three controversial characters from the original series.
- Aemon Targaryen, Walder Frey, and Brynden Rivers to make a comeback in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
- George R. R. Martin revealed how this upcoming series will differ from Game of Thrones.
Highly popular in the genre of fantasy drama, Game of Thrones has earned a huge fandom for itself. Created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO, the show is based on George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire.
The show premiered in 2011 and after 73 episodes distributed into 8 seasons, came to an end in May 2019. Interestingly, the upcoming Dunk and Egg spin-off is set to bring back 3 characters from the original HBO series.
Dunk And Egg Spin-Off Will Bring Back 3 of The Most Controversial Characters From The Original HBO Series
George R. R. Martin is all set to bring to the fans a prequel of HBO’s Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The fantasy drama television series is based on Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas and is produced by Martin, Ira Parker, Ryan Condal, Vince Gerardis, Sarah Bradshaw, and Owen Harris.
The most interesting thing about the series is the fact that it is set to feature 3 characters from the original HBO series. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is bringing back Master Aemon Targaryen, Walder Frey, and Brynden Rivers/Three-Eyed Raven (via Lore Ramble on Instagram).
All these characters will be in their younger version in the show as the show is set almost a century before the events of Game of Thrones. Walder Frey especially will be shown in the show as a petulant child whom Dunk considers throwing away.
George R.R. Martin on How A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Will Be Different from Game of Thrones
Dunk and Egg spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, revolves around the courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Peter Claffey will play the role of Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell is assigned the role of Egg. Finn Bennett, Sam Spruell, Daniel Ings, and Tanzyn Crawford are a few other names who are a part of this project.
Although the show is a prequel to the original Game of Thrones, creator George R. R. Martin is pretty confident that fans will find significant differences between the two shows. In one of his blogs, Martin wrote the new spin-off,
Will be a lot shorter than Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, with a much different tone.
However, he also added that no matter the difference in the tone, it’s still Westeros, and hence no one is truly safe. It remains to be seen how the show fares with the fans upon release. The show was initially ordered by HBO in 2023 (via Variety) and finally, fans of Game of Thrones can enjoy the spin-off in late 2025.
