The next Game of Thrones spin-off has found its two main actors

The filming of the new spin-off of Game Of Thrones is due to begin next June in Northern Ireland and HBO has just revealed the identity of the actors who will be at the heart of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. The series features an unusual duo, Dunk and Egg, and we now know who will bring them to life on screen.

The knight and his squire

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight will tell the adventures of Ser Duncan the Great, aka Dunk, a courageous but inexperienced knight, and his young squire Egg, or rather Aegon Targaryen fifth of the name.

This is the actor Peter Claffey (Bad Sisters, Vikings: Valhalla) who will slip into Ser Duncan’s armor, while the young Dexter Sol Ansell (Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Serpent and the Songbird) will play Egg.

Dunk and Egg will travel through Westeros at a time when dragons are still numerous and the Targaryens rule the continent. Their improbable duo will thus encounter great destinies, formidable adversaries and overcome daring exploits.

The series is another prequel to Games of Throneswhich takes place approximately 72 years after the events of House of the Dragon, and a hundred years before the battle for the Iron Throne depicted in the parent series. Like the rest of the franchise, the show is based on a book by George RR Martin, in this case The Knight Errantfirst volume of the cycle of novels Tales of Dunk & Egg.

George RR Martin, Ira Parker, Ryan Condal, Vince Gerardis (all previously associated with House of the Dragon), Owen Harris and Sarah Bradshaw are executive producers. Parker should also be the showrunner of this series expected on HBO and its streaming platform Max at the end of 2025.

As a reminder, other series derived from Game Of Thrones are currently in preparation, including a spin-off project on Aegon the Conqueror written by Mattson Tomlin (The Batman).

While waiting to discover the adventures of Dunk and Egg, season 2 ofHouse of the Dragon arrives on our screens on June 17 and will certainly be broadcast in France on Max, a new SVOD service whose launch will take place before the start of the Olympic Games.

If you want to immerse yourself again in the world of George RR Martin in the meantime, Game Of Thrones and the first season ofHouse of the Dragon can be found streaming via the Prime Video Warner Pass.