Fantasy fans: A new chapter of Westeros lore awaits. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres on HBO this Sunday, Jan. 18, promising a new adventure based on Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. But if you’re a fan of GoT, you may be wondering exactly how A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ties into the popular HBO series.

Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, the first of which was published in 1996, inspired Game of Thrones. It follows a group of factions seeking control over the continent of Westeros as political rivalries and allegiances — not to mention supernatural entities like White Walkers and dragons — stir up conflict. The HBO series, titled after the first novel in the book series, premiered in 2011 and ended its run in 2019.

In 2022, HBO released the prequel series House of the Dragon, set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. It centers on the drama within House Targaryen, one of the dynasties introduced in Game of Thrones, known for its close relationship with dragons.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the first season of which is adapted from 1998’s The Hedge Knight, will bridge the time gap between these two shows, taking place in between.

“A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg,” the show’s logline says. “Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.”

Unlike Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, which focus on the ruling class of Westeros, the new series will be told from the perspective of common folk.

"Nobody’s thinking about magic. This could basically be 14th-century Britain," showrunner Ira Parker told Entertainment Weekly in October 2025. "This is hard-nose, grind-it-out, gritty, medieval knights, cold with a really light, hopeful touch. It's a wonderful place to be. We are ground up in this series; we are starting right at the bottom. We're not with the lords and ladies, the kings and queens.”

Parker said the show will introduce the Targaryens of the time, who are seeking to hold on to their power even as the lack of dragons in the world makes people question whether this dynasty really makes sense. They’ll come to the small backwater town, where Ser Duncan (Peter Claffey) lives, in order to host a tournament.

But certain characters from Game of Thrones could pop up in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Egg (played by Dexter Sol Ansell) is a Targaryen himself and is the brother of Maester Aemon, the Night Watch master from Game of Thrones, who is played by Peter Vaughan.

In an interview with ScreenRant at New York ComicCon in October 2025, Parker said of whether there could be some character crossovers from Game of Thrones: “This first one, I think you're gonna hear some names. I'm sure you're gonna see faces. Yes, there are plans for faces as we move forward, hopefully.”