Starring cast for Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Hedgehog has been confirmed

The previously announced Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Hedgehog has confirmed its lead cast.

According to media reports, the new series is adapted from George R. R. Martin's series of novellas "Duncan and Egg", and the story is set in the same universe as "A Song of Ice and Fire". Peter Clough will play Duncan, and Dexter Saul Ansel will play Egg, the future King Aegon Targaryen V. The show is set a hundred years after the events of "House of the Dragon".

The official synopsis describes it this way: "A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wander the continent of Westeros... a young, naive but brave knight, the tall Ser Duncan (played by Clough), and his diminutive squire, Egg (played by Ansell). The story is set in a time when the Targaryens still rule the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon is still remembered. Great destinies, powerful enemies and dangerous adventures await this extraordinary pair of friends."

The series was first announced in 2021, and HBO officially ordered it as a series in 2023. George R. R. Martin and Ella Parker, writers of "House of the Dragon", will be responsible for writing and executive producing. Clough has starred in the horror comedy "Ruined", and Ansel has starred in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes".

The second season of House of the Dragon will premiere on June 16. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Hedge Knight does not yet have a confirmed air date.