News A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 Expands The Sworn Sword “As If George Had Written a Novel” Showrunner Ira Parker also addresses changes made to The Hedge Knight’s ending By Matthew Byrd | Published on February 23, 2026 Photo: HBO Comment 0 Share New Share Photo: HBO A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms may have just wrapped up a surprisingly excellent first season with a spectacular finale, but showrunner Ira Parker is already thinking about season 2. And in a recent interview with Variety, Parker confirmed that the show intends to follow the adaptation order outlined in the series’ debut season. “For the most part, we’re following the books,” Parker says. “So season 1 was The Hedge Knight. season 2 is The Sworn Sword. Hopefully, if we get to season 3 it’ll be The Mystery Knight. The Sworn Sword is the second entry in George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novella series. Set a year and a half after The Hedge Knight (and nearly 100 years before the events of the Song of Ice and Fire series), it follows Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg as they become caught in a local dispute that they soon realize is tied to larger political events in the Seven Kingdoms. Without getting too deep into spoilers, it’s safe to call this story grander in scope than The Hedge Knight, though it seems like Parker will expand it further by including a location not prominently featured in that story. “They do go to Dorne,” Parker confirms regarding Dunk and Egg’s travels in season 2. “How much of that we cover, I’ll leave up to people to tune in for season 2.” While Martin has said that he had previously thought about writing a short story set between The Hedge Knight and The Sworn Sword that covers Dunk and Egg’s adventures in Dorne, the idea that we will actually see those adventures (even just some of them) in A Knight of the Seven Kingdom’s second season represents a seemingly significant addition to the novellas. Mind you, the final episode of the show’s first season has already triggered a debate over a small (but thematically significant) change it made to the events of those novellas. All of this has raised questions about whether or not the show will continue to alter the source material as it grows into more of its own thing. However, Parker says it’s really not that dramatic. Moving forward, he intends to utilize the same adaptation philosophy the series was built on. “One of the promises I made to George very early on is that I really wouldn’t create story,” Parker explains. “We are adding to the character and the world. We’re writing this TV show as if George had written a novel instead of a novella. So we’re just filling out things that he naturally probably would have done.” It also should be noted that Martin has shared notes regarding unfinished Dunk and Egg stories with the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms team, so it could be that they are drawing directly from source material that hasn’t been published. But whether or not the show will embrace some of the more common elements of its medium (most notably, returning characters and cliffhanger plotlines) rather than strictly follow the more “zoomed in” adventures of the novel remains to be seen. “The one thing about this show, the nobles, the kings and queens are all terribly interesting. So many times you want to go and write for them, but the truth is that’s not what this show is,” Parker says. “We are in Dunk’s POV. Even minor lords and ladies, we don’t allow ourselves to go behind the scenes in their POVs. For better or for worse, that is the storytelling lens that we have set up for this show. Whether or not somebody will come in and out of Dunk’s world again, I would say probably. Westeros is a — yeah. Yes. That’s all I’ll say. Yes.” And as far as that season 1 ending change goes, Parker assures fans that it was done for reasons we will learn about in season 2. “I would say we are attempting to be as compartmentalized as possible,” Parker says in an Entertainment Weekly interview regarding the ending. “So this is a little bit of a thread, but I don’t want to start getting into two big ripple effects that change the nature of the story we’re allowed to tell in [season] 2 that make it too big. It will be addressed, but hopefully it will not detract from anyone’s enjoyment of The Sworn Sword.” As for what comes next, Parker believes that the show will remain true to the spirit of its source stories both now and in the future. “I have pitched George my ending, if we get all the way to the end of all of his stories that he’s done,” Parker notes. “And he hasn’t told me no yet out of hand. So who knows?” [end-mark] The post <i>A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms</i> Season 2 Expands <i>The Sworn Sword</i> “As If George Had Written a Novel” appeared first on Reactor.