Premiere introduces hedge knight Ser Dunk and his squire Egg

Collider reports the premiere of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms introduces hedge knight Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall and a young stable boy known as Egg, placing the story 90 years before Game of Thrones.

The episode opens with Dunk burying Ser Arlan of Pennytree, who raised him, leaving him with three horses and a sword but few options. He travels to the Ashford Meadow tourney, where master of the games Plummer demands a knight to vouch for him and Dunk struggles to gain recognition from Ser Manfred Dondarrion. Along the way Dunk encounters a brash stable boy who follows him—Egg—who ultimately becomes his squire; the episode also shows camp scenes including a fire‑breathing dragon puppet and a meeting with Lyonel Baratheon.

The premiere frames Westeros from a lowborn perspective rather than royal conflict, establishing a warm but clashing Dunk‑and‑Egg dynamic and a lighter tone that the recap says could jar long‑time fans. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was released January 18, 2026, and is streaming on HBO Max with new episodes on Sundays.

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Culture, Ser Duncan, Egg, Ashford Meadow, Ser Arlan, Manfred Dondarrion