Information about the episode lengths of the series \"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight\" has surfaced. Reportedly, the project will consist of six episodes, each lasting about 30 minutes. In total, the entire season will take approximately three hours of screen time - significantly less than the ten-hour seasons of the original \"Game of Thrones\" and \"House of the Dragon.\"
Some fans are openly outraged by the short length of the series, calling for the story to be released as a full-fledged movie. Others see it as a well-thought-out strategy to retain the audience.
Episodes will be released weekly from January 18 to February 25, 2026, and user charlie0824 believes that this is \"modern engagement farming: most people won't subscribe to HBO Max for one movie, but they will subscribe for six episodes spread over six weeks.\"
The series is based on George R. R. Martin's cycle of novellas about Dunk and Egg, the events of which take place a hundred years before \"Game of Thrones.\" The main roles are played by Peter Claffey (Ser Duncan the Tall) and Dexter Sol Ansell (Egg).
The premiere of the series \"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight\" will take place on January 18, 2026, on HBO Max.