A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 Begins Filming This Month

The road ahead is already mapped out for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Even before Season 1 premieres on January 18, 2026, HBO is moving full steam ahead with Season 2 production, which is set to kick off this month in Belfast, Ireland. The fast turnaround keeps Dunk and Egg’s story on an aggressive schedule, lining the second season up for a planned 2027 release.​

Quick read:

• Season 2 begins filming this month in Belfast, Ireland.​

• Show continues to adapt George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg with Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell.​

• Ira Parker promises a “lighter, more friendly” yet still dangerous path into Westeros, told entirely from Dunk’s perspective.

Cameras roll in Belfast as Dunk and Egg’s journey continues

According to a recent industry presentation (via Variety) in London, Season 2 will start shooting next week, once again using Belfast as its main production hub, echoing the original Game of Thrones’ long relationship with the city’s studios and locations. The series, based on George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, follows Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as his unlikely young squire, Egg, roughly a century before the events of the original show.​

Showrunner Ira Parker described the series as “a lighter, more friendly path to Westeros,” noting that much of the humor comes from Dunk’s complete outsider status in a world of lords, ladies, princes, and queens who all seem faintly absurd to him. That tone—more intimate and character‑driven, but still set against the dangerous backdrop of Westeros—will continue into Season 2 as production ramps up.​

A smaller, scrappier Westeros told through Dunk’s eyes

Parker emphasized that the show is designed as a more modest, grounded spinoff, tightly anchored to Dunk’s point of view. Everything from the music and titles to the cinematography and action is built around how this lowborn knight experiences the world, with the production itself mirroring Dunk’s humble origins: less lavish than other franchise entries, but aiming for sincerity and heart over spectacle.​

Despite the lighter entry point, Parker warned that the series doesn’t shy away from Westeros’ trademark brutality—good and bad characters alike can meet sudden ends, simply because “that’s what the gods have decreed.” With Season 2 now heading into production just as Season 1 approaches release, it’s clear HBO is betting big on Dunk and Egg as the next long-term pillars of the Game of Thrones universe.​

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