George R.R. Martin Plans ‘Knight’ Beyond Season 3

George R.R. Martin isn’t done riding with Dunk and Egg. Even though A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is structured as a three-book adaptation, Martin and showrunner Ira Parker have already mapped out how the series could continue beyond season three.

For fantasy readers, that’s huge. It signals real long-term ambition for Martin’s beloved Dunk and Egg tales—and a clear vote of confidence from HBO in the future of this corner of Westeros.

More Stories Waiting in the Wings

The current plan is straightforward: each season adapts one of the three published novellas—The Hedge Knight (1998), The Sworn Sword (2003), and The Mystery Knight (2010). Season 1, which premiered in January 2026, brought The Hedge Knight to life across six episodes, set roughly a century before Game of Thrones in a dragonless Westeros.

Season 2, adapting The Sworn Sword, is already filming for a 2027 release. But with only three novellas in print, the show would seemingly hit a hard stop after a third season.

That’s not the case. Martin is currently writing a fourth Dunk and Egg novella and has outlined around a dozen more adventures tracing the pair’s lives from hedge knight escapades to the larger political currents of the Seven Kingdoms. Parker has confirmed that he’s seen those outlines and knows the major canonical beats of Dunk and Egg’s future.

If the series continues past the existing books, the plan is collaboration—not improvisation. Parker intends to break future seasons alongside Martin, drawing directly from those outlines rather than inventing an ending detached from the author’s vision.

A Different Path From ‘Thrones’

Any mention of a Game of Thrones adaptation moving beyond published material inevitably raises eyebrows. Martin has previously promised that his book ending will differ from HBO’s televised conclusion, as we’ve covered in his vow that the novels won’t mirror the show.

This time, the situation is different. The Dunk and Egg saga has a defined historical endpoint within Westerosi lore, and Martin has already charted the journey in broad strokes. That gives the creative team a roadmap the flagship series didn’t fully have.

The show stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as young Aegon “Egg” Targaryen, and it has earned praise for its lighter, more intimate tone. We’ve already seen how closely the adaptation guards key character details, including Martin’s insistence that Dunk’s knighting remain ambiguous.

With season two underway and outlines stretching far beyond a trilogy, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms suddenly looks less like a tight three-season side story and more like HBO’s next long-haul fantasy epic. For readers who fell in love with Dunk and Egg on the page, that’s the kind of news worth raising a tankard to.