Go back to Westeros With Trailer for ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’

Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk for brief) Steffan Hill/HBO

HBO has actually debuted a trailer and release date for the very first brand-newVideo game of Thronesseries in 3 years,A Knight of the Seven KingdomsThe clip premiered at New York Comic Con on Oct. 9, teasing the six-episode season set to premiere Jan. 18. The series will star Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall, or Dunk.

HBO explains the series, “A century before the occasions ofVideo game of Thrones,” when “Two not likely heroes roamed Westeros … a young, ignorant however brave knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his small squire, Egg. Embed in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has actually not yet passed from living memory, terrific fates, effective enemies, and unsafe exploits all wait for these unlikely and unparalleled buddies.”

The series’co-creator and author of the initialVideo game of Thronesbooks, George R.R. Martin informedHome entertainment Weeklyhe’s delighted with season one.”Nobody is considering magic,” he informed the publication aboutA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms“This might essentially be 14th century Britain,”he stated. “This is tough nose, grind it out, gritty, middle ages knights, cold with an actually light, enthusiastic touch. It’s a fantastic location to be. We are ground up in this series, we are beginning right at the bottom. We’re not with the lords and girls, the kings and queens.” The upcoming season adjusts its story type “The Hedge Knight”, the very first novella from Martin’sTales of Dunk and Egg

TheHollywood Reporternotes that the cast ofA Knight of the Seven Kingdomswill consist of Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pate, Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer, Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree, and Henry Ashton as Daeron Targaryen.

Check out Rolling Stone’s list of 6 important books forVideo game of Thronesfans for more from the world of Westeros.

From Wanderer United States.