HBO Doubles Down on Westeros: House of the Dragon Season 4 and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 Confirmed
Sharpen your blades—Westeros returns with bloodier feuds, bolder betrayals, and a new fight for the Iron Throne.
HBO just laid out its Westeros game plan for the next few years, and it is not shy about the ambition. New seasons are locked for both House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, with dates that basically take us through 2028. Yes, they are calling their shots this far out.
What got renewed (and how far ahead we are now)
HBO boss Casey Bloys has confirmed two big renewals: House of the Dragon is getting a season 4, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has already been picked up for season 2 — before season 1 has even aired. That early pickup says a lot about HBO’s confidence in the Dunk and Egg spinoff.
The calendar, at a glance
- January 18, 2026: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 premieres. It follows Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, young Egg, adapted from George R.R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas. Season 2 is already slated for 2027.
- Summer 2026: House of the Dragon season 3 lands, picking up after season 2’s tense finish and throwing us straight into the next phase of the Targaryen civil war (Team Black vs. Team Green). Expect the Battle of the Gullet to kick off the season.
- 2027: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 arrives.
- 2028: House of the Dragon season 4 is on the books. If the show keeps tracking with Martin’s in-world history Fire & Blood, this is likely the endgame for the Dance of the Dragons.
A quick read on the two shows
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the scrappier, more intimate branch of this tree: a knight and his squire on the road, with George R.R. Martin’s source stories as the blueprint and Ira Parker in the creative mix. The fact it got a season 2 before a single episode airs is a pretty loud signal that HBO likes what it sees.
House of the Dragon is the opposite energy: massive, bloody, and headed toward some of the saga’s biggest clashes. Season 2 wrapped with everything primed for all-out war, and season 3 is set to deliver on that. Season 4 in 2028 feels like the natural landing spot if they stick to the book’s trajectory.
First-look images
HBO also dropped new stills: Rhaenyra studying her crown, Daemon mid-slaughter and drenched in blood, and a lighter moment of Dunk and Egg celebrating. It’s a neat snapshot of the tonal spread between the two series.
"We are thrilled to be able to deliver new seasons of these two series for the next three years, for the legion of fans of the Game of Thrones universe. Together, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS reveal just how expansive and richly imagined George R. R. Martin's universe continues to be. In January, I think audiences will be delighted by the inspiring underdog tale of Dunk and Egg that George and Ira Parker have captured so beautifully. And this summer, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON is set to ignite once again with some of its most epic battles yet," said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming and head of HBO Drama Series and Films.
Bottom line: HBO just mapped out three straight years of Thrones-world TV. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms kicks off January 18, 2026, House of the Dragon barrels back that summer, and the runway stretches through a likely HotD finale in 2028. Clear your calendar accordingly.