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It's time for another episode of Take the Black, our weekly chat show where two editors named Dan discuss all the latest news from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books and more. Today's show takes us behind the scenes on some of the biggest fantasy TV shows of the moment, as well as inside our exclusive interview with author Brandon Sanderson. Check it out:

It's a busy time in Westeros: House of the Dragon is constructing massive sets for King's Landing and Tumbleton, one place you already know and another that will be very important in the upcoming third season. Members of the press are teasing what they saw of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms at Warner Bros. Discovery's Upfront presentation, and the saga of a stuntwoman who was injured on the Game of Thrones set reaches its conclusion. House of the Dragon isn't the only show...

House of the Dragon is now rolling the cameras as the highly anticipated prequel saga returns very soon with its third installment. The show ended on a huge—albeit underwhelming—cliffhanger in the previous season, although it promises a massive and bloody opening in Season 3 with the Battle of the Gullet.

The showrunner even revealed that this is going to be the biggest production yet for the franchise, given how much significant events are expected to take place. Is it going to wrap up the story by the end of it? Here’s what we know.

George R.R. Martin addressed how many seasons House of the Dragon needs George R.R. Martin in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / Credits: CBS

George R.R. Martin has been very open about his criticism of House of the Dragon. He also writes his observations and suggestions on how to improve the story.

After Game of Thrones crashed and burned with its horrific season 8 ending, HBO knew it had to fix things starting with giving George R.R. Martin’s real power. This time, he reportedly has the final say on key creative decisions in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

It’s a major shift from when he was sidelined during GoT. Now, Martin’s back in control, and it’s HBO’s way of ensuring they don’t botch another Westeros tale. For once, the man behind the world actually gets to steer the ship (and I couldn’t be happier!).

HBO fumbled Game of Thrones, and now George R.R. Martin runs the realm in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms George R.R. Martin | Credits: TIFF Originals/ YouTube

George R.R. Martin might not have won the Iron Throne, but he’s finally earned some better creative control. Reflecting on HBO’s biggest misstep,...

Good news: HBO is adapting George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas as a new show called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Set around 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones, it tells the story of a very tall knight named Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive, sassy squire Egg. There are no dragons or huge wars, just two people exploring the Seven Kingdoms having adventures. It's lighter in tone and smaller in scale than what fans are used to, and everything we've heard about it is very positive.

Bad news: while A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was originally going to air on HBO and HBO Max this year, it recently got delayed into early 2026. We've still seen precious little of it, but the actors involved only have good things to say. That includes English actor Finn Bennett, who made an impression in...

Everyone is waiting for the upcoming third installment of House of the Dragon, and since it’s still in production and we have to wait for another year, we’re all just looking forward to the next spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Unfortunately, we won’t have it this year.

That’s right, the schedule for the upcoming adaptation of Tales of Dunk & Egg has been moved to 2026, the same year the Targaryen prequel series is expected to return to the small screen. While it’s exciting to know that we might have two Game of Thrones spinoffs in the same year, it actually spells bad news.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms gets an upsetting announcement Peter Claffey in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms / Credits: HBO

George R.R. Martin has previously teased the positive development of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, revealing he has seen...

HBO is filming the third season of House of the Dragon as we speak. Season 2 ended with the Seven Kingdoms in the midst of a civil war, with some huge clashes right around the corner. Season 3 will kick off with the Battle of the Gullet, a battle fought on sea between Corlys Velaryon's fleet and a pirate fleet captained by Sharako Lohar. And if you've read George R.R. Martin's book Fire & Blood, you know that some winged warriors might also show up...

The cast and crew of House of the Dragon have been talking up the Battle of the Gullet as something very special. Abubakar Salim, who plays Corlys' illegitimate son Alyn of Hull, will be heavily involved. As Salim put it on Twitter/X, "fighting is tough."

Fighting is tough. pic.twitter.com/to4DiArvoT

— Abubakar Salim (@Abzybabzy) May 17, 2025

We're also getting a lot of behind-the-scenes images from UnBoxPHD,...

We're getting our first look at the new "Harry Potter" series already, thanks to a shot of what appears to be the set for 4 Privet Drive.

During his summers away from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the titular Harry Potter — who was played by Daniel Radcliffe in the original film franchise and, as of this writing, will be played by a young unknown in the TV show — is forced to spend time with his non-magical Muggle relatives, the Dursleys. Not only are the Dursleys really mean to Harry, but Privet Drive, in the fictional town of Little Whinging, just seems like an unpleasant place to spend time. Based on social media posts, it looks like the Privet Drive set — meaning, the "entire" street — is being built right now.

There are some specific reasons why this is notable. First of all, we know some of the cast of HBO's forthcoming "Harry Potter" series,...

A lot happened over the past seven days in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. If only there was a weekly post where we went over it all. Wait a minute...there is, it's called WiC Weekly, and you're reading it right now!

Let's start with books. We talked to fantasy author Brandon Sanderson about all sorts of things, starting with his plans for the next leg of his Mistborn series:

Brandon Sanderson has been waiting 20 years to write Ghostbloods, his third Mistborn series (Exclusive): https://t.co/5He7zGHhIy https://t.co/5He7zGHhIy

— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 18, 2025

No, we still don't know whether Amazon and Sony will renew The Wheel of Time TV show. Yes, it sucks. At least the actors are trying to raise awareness:

The Wheel of Time stars spread the word about renewal petition: https://t.co/KPsKLeE1Yn https://t.

Unfortunate news has emerged for fans eager to return to Westeros as Warner Bros. Discovery has officially pushed back the release of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series.

Speaking during the company's recent upfronts, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, confirmed that the show will now premiere in early 2026 instead of the originally planned late 2025 window.

The six-episode first season, which adapts George R.R. Martin’s novella The Hedge Knight, is now targeting a debut sometime between January and March 2026.

Set about 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series will follow the legendary journey of Ser Duncan the Tall—better known as Dunk—and his unlikely companion, the young Aegon V Targaryen, affectionately called Egg. Their tale of friendship, knighthood, and hidden lineage unfolds against the backdrop of a realm still reeling from Targaryen rule.

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Yesterday, we learned that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — a new Game of Thrones prequel series based on George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas — was getting delayed. Originally, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was going to air sometime this year, but now it's going to come in the winter of 2026, which at least means it'll come early in the year.

Still, it's annoying, because TV fans are getting more and more fed up with having to wait eternities between new seasons of their favorite shows, especially when episode counts seem to be dropping. Granted, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms hasn't aired yet, so we can't miss what we haven't seen. But I'm afraid what this may forebode for HBO's other Game of Thrones prequel show, House of the Dragon.

The second season of House of the Dragon wrapped up in August of last year,...

There are funny moments in Game of Thrones; see Tyrion Lannister proclaiming that he drinks and he knows things, or Bronn cheerfully agreeing that he doesn't fight with honor; who would in this world? But when you think of HBO's fantasy epic, you mostly think of the serious moments: main characters getting butchered at the Red Wedding, Daenerys Targaryen burning down King's Landing, etc. The prequel show House of the Dragon has doubled down on that, giving us a deadly serious take on a story about the Targaryen family divided against itself.

But the Game of Thrones universe is a big place and there are other tones to strike. HBO is currently working on another prequel series called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R.R. Martin Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. Set decades after the events of House of the Dragon but decades before Game of Thrones,...

George Clooney’s Broadway debut is coming to CNN.

The penultimate performance of Good Night, and Good Luck will air live Saturday, June 7 at 7 pm Et on CNN (and stream on CNN.com). The telecast from New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre marks the first time a Broadway play has been televised live.

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Yesterday, it was announced during HBO's Upfronts presentation that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, its next Game of Thrones prequel series, won't premiere until 2026. According to Entertainment Weekly, the show is now targeting a winter release date early next year.

Obviously, we're very bummed about this news. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk & Egg novellas, which follow the honorable knight Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive squire Egg on various adventures around the Seven Kingdoms. It's a lighter, more fun sort of story than Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, and since HBO previously teased that it was coming sometime in 2025, I've been really looking forward to watching it.

Because of the scheduling change, there will be no Game of Thrones show airing this year on HBO. Ever since A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was announced,...

HBO delivered a blow for those waiting for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and now it may have a knock-on effect on the release of another Game of Thrones spinoff series. What does it mean for House of the Dragon season 3?

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was initially supposed to arrive in 2025. That was word from HBO back when the first teasers and casting details arrived. In fact, production is underway, so it seemed almost certain that a 2025 release date was possible.

Then HBO delivered the blow at the Upfronts. As Variety reports, the series will arrive in 2026, and while it’s “winter 2026,” according to Casey Bloys, it’s still later than we hoped. At the same time, this could have a knock-on effect for House of the Dragon.

Photograph by Theo Whiteman/HBO House of the Dragon season 3 may be pushed to 2027

While House of the Dragon...

The other day, we learned that HBO was delaying its new Game of Thrones prequel show A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The series, based on the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas by George R.R. Martin, was originally due to air later this year. Now it's gonna air sometime in 2026.

Why did this happen? We don't know. Filming on the first season wrapped in September of 2024. Early impressions of the show have been great, and HBO executives have talked openly about planning more seasons. If I want to put an optimistic spin on this news, I might speculate that HBO wants the first season to air next year so there isn't a huge gap between it and season 2, which may or may not happen. But that's guesswork. Mostly I'm just bummed, because I was looking forward to watching this lighter take on the Game of Thrones universe and I...

Is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Getting Delayed? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The Game of Thrones world just can’t seem to catch a break. Fans, already bracing themselves for the long wait between seasons of House of the Dragon, now have to shelve their hopes for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms until 2026. According to Variety, what was once expected to arrive sooner has reportedly been delayed, not by a few months, as it’s skipping the entire year.

The Prequel To Game of Thrones

Based on George R.R. Martin’s The Hedge Knight, the series shifts the focus back a century before Game of Thrones, placing two odd companions, Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg, at the heart of the story. The Targaryens still grip the Iron Throne in this timeline, and the memory of dragons still lingers in the world. It’s a setting ripe with legacy and adventure,...

The upcoming Game Of Thrones spin-off A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms won’t now be landing in 2025 as anticipated. More here.

As summer rolls around, we’ve been patiently waiting for a release date for HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. At some point soon, we imagined a shiny trailer landing and some tantalising footage of Ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire, sweeping us towards the expected release date later this year.

That’s not the case, it seems. According to Variety, the show’s launch has been pushed back into 2026 and so our wait must go on. The show officially began production last summer, and it looks like for whatever reason, won’t be ready in time to debut in 2025.

Whilst an early 2026 release date is said to be on the cards, it still seems like a real miss to us.

With all the hype around A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, we are ready for it. There’s no doubt that we’re ready for this Game of Thrones spinoff series, bringing us a story that has been hinted at more times than once.

In fact, there’s been plenty of news surrounding the casting and the tease of the story. With some images released of the series, there was always the hint that we could expect it sometime in 2025. Now we get the bad news.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is pushed to 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery had originally told us that the series would arrive sometime in 2025, so there was no reason to believe otherwise. Variety now reports that that won’t be the case. The series has been pushed to the 2026 schedule.

A trailer for the Game of Thrones spinoff was released to advertisers during the HBO Upfronts,...

Welcome to a very fiery episode of Take the Black, the weekly chat show where we talk all things sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. We have some good news and some bad news this week. Watch the new episode below to learn it all:

We start with the bad news: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new Game of Thrones prequel series that was originally going to air this year and which I was looking forward to, has been delayed into 2026. I use that as an excuse to go off on HBO's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. Why are they seemingly so unconcerned with forcing fans to wait years between seasons of their favorite shows? Do they not know they're bleeding customers that way? Why can't they settle on a name for their streaming service? Do they have a public embarrassment fetish? We explore all avenues.

The good...

Remember how we had to wait three years between season 1 and 2 of "Severance," and everybody panicked? For that matter, remember when nearly two years passed between season 1 and season 2 of "House of the Dragon" and even that felt torturous? Well, I guess we'd all better get used to this sort of thing based on an announcement from HBO about its other "Game of Thrones" spin-off and its premiere date.

"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" was supposed to begin its run in 2025, but during the Upfronts presentations (per Entertainment Weekly), the premium network -- which also announced it's changing the name of its proprietary streamer back to HBO Max (one of the least surprising moves of all time) -- said that "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" will now have to wait until 2026. While "House of the Dragon," the first major "Game of Thrones" spin-off and prequel set in Westeros,...

Holding out for a hero? We’ve got some bad news: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ arrival will be delayed.

Though the Game of Thrones prequel had been slated to premiere at some point this year, it now has been moved to sometime in 2026, our sister site Variety reports.

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Los fans tendrán que esperar más para volver a Westeros. © Max

Max, bueno, HBO Max –sí, otra vez han cambiado de nombre– ha retrasado el estreno de su nueva serie del universo de Juego de tronos, El caballero de los siete reinos, basada en los libros de George R.R. Martin, de 2025 a 2026.

El caballero de los siete reinos nos transporta un siglo antes de los acontecimientos de Juego de tronos, presentándonos a dos héroes improbables que recorren Poniente: Ser Duncan el Alto (Peter Claffey), un joven caballero valiente pero ingenuo, y su astuto y diminuto escudero, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). Ambientada en una época en la que el linaje Targaryen aún ostenta el Trono de Hierro y el recuerdo del último dragón aún no ha desaparecido de la memoria viva, grandes destinos, poderosos enemigos y peligrosas hazañas aguardan a estos improbables e incomparables amigos.

Peter Claffey, conocido por su papel...

Well, like father, like son. HBO Entertainment, which has been working tirelessly, seems to be under a barrage of bad news and delays. There’s some delay, and this time, it’s not from George R.R. Martin!

Of course, his unfinished novels The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring are beyond delayed (14 years to be exact), another HBO series which is also an adaptation of one of the books of Martin… has been delayed to 2026 as well, and fans aren’t too happy about it.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been delayed to 2026

For those of you who didn’t know about the series, yes, there is an upcoming series titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms based on George R.R. Martin’s books, and it is currently in production.

Peter Claffey in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Credits: HBO Entertainment

The series was based on George R.

HBO has been hammering away with a slew of spinoff shows connected to the massively popular “Game of Thrones” franchise created by George R.R. Martin, as the mature fantasy series has becoming a giant success for the television studio and is already shooting the third season of “House of The Dragon” and “A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms” on deck, based on Martin’s string of “Tales of Dunk & Egg” novellas.

Continue reading HBO’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Delayed To Early 2026 at The Playlist.

Game of Thrones universe fans will have to wait a bit longer for the next series in HBO’s fantasy franchise.

During Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, revealed that A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms will debut in 2026.

The adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s three Dunk and Egg novellas was previously slated to premiere in late 2025. According to sources, the drama will now launch at the top of 2026.

It will be followed later in the year by Season 2 of GoT prequel House of the Dragon.

The six-episode first season of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms is based on the first Dunk and Egg book, The Hedge Knight. Martin already has given the new series his seal of approval.

HBO‘s Head of Drama Series and Films Francesca Orsi spoke with Deadline earlier this year about A Knight of Seven Kingdoms,...

HBO‘s latest Game of Thrones prequel is pushing its premiere as the cabler revealed new details about the long-awaited series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. While the premiere date switch-up isn’t exactly the kind of news fans probably want to hear, there are plenty of other details already available for fans to get excited about. Below, we’re rounding up everything you need to know about the much-anticipated project so far, from cast and creatives involved with the series to the premiere date and beyond. Stay tuned for additional details in the months ahead as the show’s debut approaches. When will A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight premiere? HBO previously teased that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight was anticipated to arrive in 2025, but it has since been revealed that the series will debut in 2026. According to Variety,...

The upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has been delayed to a different year. The spin-off series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is based on George R.R. Martin's beloved Dunk and Egg novellas. Timeline-wise, the show will be set roughly halfway between House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, in an era of Targaryen rule after the believed extinction of dragons. The show was initially intended to be released on HBO in late 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery revealed that the release date for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been pushed back to Winter 2026 (via Variety). The TV series is intended to consist of six episodes, and due to the smaller scale of the story, it will have a significantly lower budget than House of the Dragon or Game of Thrones. HBO has yet to announce a release window or timeline...

Strap in for bad news: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO's new Game of Thrones prequel series, has been delayed to 2026, according to Variety. Originally it was going to air this year. We don't have an exact premiere date.

That means that 2025 will pass without any new Game of Thrones programming. The second season of House of the Dragon, HBO's first Game of Thrones prequel show, aired last year. They're filming the third season of that series right now, and I assumed that they were targeting a 2026 release date. But with the news of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms being pushed back to next year, I wonder if House of the Dragon season 3 might get pushed back to 2027.

These days, studios are asking fans to wait longer and longer between new seasons of their favorite shows, and Warner Bros. Discovery — the parent company of HBO — is one of the worst offenders.

“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” – the latest “Game of Thrones” spinoff – has shifted its release to early 2026, the network announced during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation on Wednesday.

No official release date has been set, though Wbd previously teased a late 2025 premiere for the offshoot of George R.R. Martin’s hit franchise. The delay was revealed in a first look at the series that screened exclusively during the presentation. The trailer ended with a title card that read “2026.” Before that, HBO president and CEO Casey Bloys hinted at a winter release for the show — meaning it will likely premiere early in the year.

The series is based off a collection of novellas from author George R.R. Martin that follows the adventures and misadventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, and his young squire Egg — who becomes the future King Aegon V Targaryen.

The Game of Thrones universe has been hit with yet another disappointment. After years waiting for House of the Dragon Season 3, fans will have to continue their patience for the arrival of the spin-off series, AKnight of the Seven Kingdoms. Previously understood to have a premiere date of this year, Variety reported that it has now been pushed to 2026. The series is based off of George R.R. Martin’s novella, The Hedge Knight, and has the following logline:

“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. 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.”

During Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation,...

Bad news for Game of Thrones fans, as the next spin-off scheduled to be released on HBO, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has been delayed. The spin-off, based on one of George R.R. Martin's novellas, was first announced back in 2022, following the franchise-saving success of House of the Dragon. HotD reignited passion in the franchise after the abysmal ending of Game of Thrones' eighth season.A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is one of the most hotly anticipated spin-offs among die-hard readers, but our journey to Westeros will have to wait a little longer.

The news comes via a Variety report, which confirmed when A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will debut on HBO and Max. Technically, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was never given an official release date — meaning it's less of a delay and more of a disappointing release date announcement. But HBO marketing and teasers from earlier this year,...

Game of Thrones fans will be waiting a bit longer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The hotly anticipated spinoff series has just had its premiere window pushed back into next year.

Per Variety, during Warner Bros. Discovery's upfront presentation to advertisers at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the company announced that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms would no longer premiere towards the end of this year. Instead, the spinoff will now debut on HBO in 2026. First announced in 2023, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on George R. R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg fantasy novellas — The Hedge Knight (1998), The Sworn Sword (2003), and The Mystery Knight (2010).

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes place roughly 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones and 100 years after the events of House of the Dragon, following two unlikely heroes who wandered Westeros — "a young,...

“Game of Thrones” fans will have to wait a while longer to head back to Westeros, as the premiere of new spinoff series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” has now been slated for 2026.

While no official premiere date was ever set, Warner Bros. Discovery execs had previously said that the series, the second HBO prequel to “Game of Thrones” following “House of the Dragon,” would air by the end of 2025.

On Wednesday, the news of the show’s push to 2026 was revealed via a first look at the “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” trailer that was shown during Wbd’s upfront presentation to advertisers at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The title card at the end of the footage said “2026,” but HBO content chairman and CEO Casey Bloys narrowed that down further on stage by saying the show was coming in the “winter” when he cued up the teaser,...

Brad Ingelsby’s new series, “Task,” will come to HBO this fall.

“Task,” which stars Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey, will premiere in September, HBO and Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys announced during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation on Wednesday.

“I’m excited to kick off the fall with a compelling new series from Brad Inglesby, the creator behind HBO crime drama, ‘Mare of Easttown,’ premiering in September,” Bloys told advertisers and press. “‘Task’ is a riveting crime story set in the outskirts of Philadelphia that follows an FBI task force charged with putting an end to a recent string of armed robberies. Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey lead a phenomenal cast.”

Bloys also debuted a look at the trailer for “Task” in the New York City-based presentation.

“Task” will premiere alongside new “It” prequel series, “Welcome to Derry,” which is slated to debut this fall, as well...

Just two years after its rebrand as Max, Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday that starting this summer, its streaming service will once again be called HBO Max.

As in its original name.

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Director Alan Taylor has a very particular speciality: killing characters on HBO shows. Whether it's Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos, Wild Bill Hickok on Deadwood, Julius Caesar on Rome, or Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, characters best beware when Taylor approaches set.

Last year, Taylor claimed another victim: Princess Rhaenys Targaryen of House of the Dragon, who fell to her death after battling her nephews in the sky astride her dragon in the best episode of the show's second season. "It is emotional because she'd been there as a big part of Season 1, and knew that her time was coming," Taylor told Gold Derby. "There's a sadness there that the actor is not going to be around anymore, because they become such a part of the intense family. For many actors, and I think it was true of her, there's a relief as well. She savored that she knew...

Tech genius Riri Williams aspires to create something “iconic” in the wake of her “internship” in Wakanda, as seen in the first trailer for Marvel Television’s Ironheart, below.

Premiering on Disney+ Tuesday, June 24 at 9/8c (with its first three episodes), Ironheart is set after the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and “pits technology against magic when Dominique Thorne’s Riri — determined to make her mark on the world—returns to her hometown of Chicago.

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Ramin Djawadi was a successful composer before he crafted the opening theme song for Game of Thrones, but that thing really put him on the map. Since then his career has exploded. In addition to composing many iconic songs played on Game of Thrones, he also worked on shows like Westworld, Eternals, 3 Body Problem, and the Game of Thrones prequel show House of the Dragon. And why not? The person who composed this banger should be rewarded:

That opening theme song is so memorable that HBO used it again for House of the Dragon; the third season of that show will air sometime next year. Soon, HBO will premiere a new Game of Thrones prequel series: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. And it sounds like this will be the first Game of Thrones show not to benefit from Djawadi's talents.

Production on the third season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon is well underway. We've heard a lot about some of the huge battle sequences the show is preparing, particularly the water-bound Battle of the Gullet. But of course, there's plenty more story to tell beyond that.

House the Dragons, an account on X that follows the production of the show, is reporting that the cast and crew will be filming scenes for season 3 in Dinorwic Quarry in Wales. The cameras will roll on June 10, 11, 12, 13 and 26. Preparations are underway now, with trucks moving into the area:

Começou! a preparação para as filmagens da 3ª temporada de Hotd na Pedreira de Dinorwic já está em andamento!

Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie will attend the 78th Cannes Film Festival to serve as the godmother of the 25th edition of the Trophée Chopard.

Jolie will present the trophy to rising stars Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett during a ceremony on Carlton Beach on May 16. The presentation will take place during a dinner co-hosted by Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch, general delegate Thierry Frémaux and Chopard co-president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele.

“I am so happy to welcome Angelina Jolie as our Trophée Chopard Godmother,” stated Scheufele. “Her amazing film career and dedication to making a difference in the world make her an ideal role model. I know the rising talents we honor this year will be inspired by her journey and advice.”

Winner of the best supporting actress Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted,” Jolie was most recently seen in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” and stars in Alice Winocour’s upcoming bilingual drama “Couture,...

Warner Bros. Discovery is reporting its earnings for the first quarter of 2025, and despite drops in things like linear advertising, the company is coming out looking fairly good, in part because they put so much focus on HBO.

HBO has been consistently successful for decades, and Wbd CEO David Zaslav thinks it's now going through the strongest period in its 53-year history. Thanking HBO and Max content chief Casey Bloys, Zaslav laid out the strategy for HBO going forward, per Deadline. “The idea of, it’s not how much, it’s how good is something we identified,” he said. “We’re not going to flood the zone. We want to be telling the best stories and we want to also be taking advantage of all of the great quality content over the years, like Game of Thrones and come out with House of the Dragon.”

More and more, that’s the future of Max,...

The backlash on the season finale of Game of Thrones was perhaps one of the biggest phenomena in the world of television. Everyone tuned in to the show only to feel betrayed and disappointed by how things went down—either with the death of Daenerys Targaryen or Bran Stark becoming king, no one ever said they were happy.

George R.R. Martin was well aware of this strong reaction from fans, people who had been loyal viewers and supporters of his books. For the author, it did not bother him if these members of the audience would not watch any more projects from the Game of Thrones franchise.

George R.R. Martin addressed Game of Thrones Season 8 backlash in the most savage way Emilia Clarke and Drogon in Game of Thrones / Credits: HBO Entertainment

Game of Thrones made history as one of the most-watched shows of all time. Its viewership and...

House of the Dragon ran into some issues with A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin, who was not totally on board with what was put on screen. Ryan Condal, a long-time fan of the franchise and the creative behind House of the Dragon, talked about how he felt about Martin’s comments.

Fire and Blood, which largely serves as the source material for the show, is not a traditional narrative, but an in-universe history that deals with the Targaryen line of the monarchs. It seems that the main point of contention between Condal and Martin came when talking about the practical application of the storylines that were in place.

Ryan Condal was disappointed, and he and George R.R. Martin did not see eye to eye House of the Dragon || Credit: HBO

Ryan Condal, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, talked about his experience working with George R.

The HBO show of the moment is The Last of Us, the network's adaptation of Naughty Dog's series of video games. The show follows Joel and Ellie, two survivors of the zombie apocalypse.

Well, it used to follow Ellie and Joel. In last week's episode, Joel was brutally murdered by a new character named Abby. Meanwhile, back in the fortified settlement of Jackson, Joel's brother Tommy helped defend the snow-bound town from a massive zombie attack. That battle scene reminded more than a few people of the Massacre at Hardhome from another huge HBO show, Game of Thrones; in that battle, Jon Snow defended the fortified snowbound town of Hardhome from a massive zombie attack. The similarities were so obvious that even the official Max channel pointed it out:

Same mentality, different realm. #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/OKuQSfHEGx

— Max (@StreamOnMax) April 22, 2025

Killing Joel is another Game of Thrones-esque move.

Prime Video has confirmed that Daniel Ings has joined the cast of its highly anticipated eight-part revenge thriller Kill Jackie, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Slated for release in 2026, the UK Original series will launch across multiple territories including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Canada. With production underway, the addition of Ings adds another layer of intrigue to a project already generating considerable buzz.

Ings, known for standout roles in The Gentlemen and I Hate Suzie, will portray Sam, a buttoned-up lawyer who also happens to be a long-standing romantic interest of Zeta-Jones’s character, Jackie Price. Zeta-Jones leads as a woman who has carefully curated a luxurious life over two decades, travelling the world, trading fine art, and expertly staying under the radar. Beneath the polished surface, however, lurks a murky past: Jackie once operated as an international cocaine dealer, and her dangerous history is about to resurface.

When Jackie...

It’s not a secret anymore that we’re getting a handful of prequels thanks to the popularity of Game of Thrones and the success of House of the Dragon (even if it’s debatable). This year, HBO is bringing a new epic based on George R.R. Martin’s novella, Tales of Dunk and Egg. While fans were looking forward to more stories based in Westeros, the author was surprisingly caught off guard by the studio’s decision.

It takes a lot of risk and courage to attempt to replicate the global phenomenon of Game of Thrones, but somehow, the latest prequel series managed to take the world by storm. With this, HBO must be very confident enough to greenlight more spinoffs.

George R.R. Martin did not expect this number of Game of Thrones spinoffs

Since Game of Thrones wrapped up in 2019, HBO has been trying to work on...

Jon Snow was one of the most popular characters to come out of Game of Thrones, which is saying something because that show had a ton of popular characters. For eight seasons, Jon was played by Kit Harington, but in the final two seasons, actor Connan Aaron worked as his stand-in for some scenes.

Now, Connan Aaron is getting a chance to have a proper role in Westeros. According to Redanian Intelligence, he'll appear in the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as Gowen Baratheon:

Connan Aaron will appear as Gowen Baratheon in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

He worked as a Jon Snow stand-in in the final two seasons of Game of Thrones pic.twitter.com/Cm8Uk5uu3v

— Redanian Intelligence (@RedanianIntel) April 26, 2025

Gowen Baratheon is a very minor character; he was the third son of the lord of Storm's End...

Paddy Considine played the well-meaning, prophecy-obsessed, decaying king Viserys Targaryen in the first season of House of the Dragon, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel show. His character died towards the end of that season, leaving his squabbling family members to go to war with each other over his empty throne. Since then, things have gotten pretty crazy, but Considine himself hasn't been keeping tabs on the series.

“I haven’t [been watching], no," Considine told the New York Post. "But I saw bits of Season 2, because my wife and daughter are still massive fans of the show. I just don’t get time. When I get to watch things, it’s usually like at bedtime and I fall asleep watching them.”

Considine made clear that he isn't abstaining out of disinterest; anyone who watched him on season 1 knew how committed he was to the character. For the record, he didn't watch much of that first season,...

The second season of House of the Dragon, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series, wrapped up last year, with a third on the way. That would be out until sometime next year. But HBO isn't going to let us wait that long to return to Westeros: later this year, it will debut A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new prequel series set decades after the events of House of the Dragon but decades before Game of Thrones.

The new show is based on the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas by George R.R. Martin, about a stalwart knight named Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his precocious young squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). Together, they travel the Seven Kingdoms looking for work and having adventures. The show will be a lighter affair than either of its sister series; there are no dragons or huge battles. Martin himself loves...

His contribution to the world of literary fantasy and the epic worlds such written works have brought on-screen cannot be denied. George R.R. Martin is undeniably one of the greats. His work on A Song of Ice and Fire helped develop one of the greatest fantasy epics ever made on television with the advent of Game of Thrones on HBO. While the on-screen adaptation might have wrapped its story, venturing into other aspects of the lore built by Martin. The author is yet to complete the novels that will eventually make up the book series. The Winds of Winter is the sixth in a seven-book series, and Martin has been stuck on that project for 13 years. His latest update doesn't fill the heart with much optimism either.

Speaking during an interview with Time, Martin reveals that he’s “still working on” the long-awaited book, but does admit that other projects...