Ira Parker Teases a Massive Occasion from ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 2

Should you’ve been watching A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, you most likely haven’t taken a lot notice of the climate in and round Ashford Meadow. Positive, there’s a little bit of rain and mist and dust, but it surely’s usually fairly nice. Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) are sleeping outdoors at night time with no complaints in regards to the temperature, as an illustration. However the present’s subsequent season will carry some environmental challenges that our misfit heroes (and the HBO present itself) must take care of.

That’s, after all, assuming showrunner Ira Parker sticks as intently to “The Sworn Sword,” the second of George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, as he has to date with the primary, “The Hedge Knight.” It appears very doubtless Parker will keep the course, contemplating how he’s spoken about his excellent working relationship with Martin. That features being mostly faithful to what the creator put down on the web page, a few “flourishes” apart.

“The Sworn Sword” picks up with Dunk and Egg as they’re embarking on a brand new journey. They’re nonetheless within the Attain, the identical Westeros area as Ashford Meadow, however a bit additional north and west—and it’s the peak of summer season. The realm is affected by a horrible drought, and a quarrel over native water rights turns into a key instigator within the story.

With that in thoughts, Parker needed to make some logistical adjustments for season two of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Talking to the Hollywood Reporter (through Collider), he made particular point out of the drought and the way its significance meant the present needed to shift filming places.

“It’ll nonetheless be six episodes. I believe the scope will likely be [the] identical, possibly even smaller. The funds has stayed the identical, however all the pieces is dearer as a consequence of inflation,” Parker defined. “Plus, e book two takes place in a drought, so we are able to’t shoot exteriors in Belfast. We’ve to go to a sunny location with no water, which prices cash—that’s a significant expense that we didn’t have in season one. I’m having a variety of enjoyable [with] season two. It’s going to be a special season, and, I hope, for the higher.”

Manufacturing on season two is at the moment underway. And if we’re getting forward of ourselves only a tiny bit, it’s as a result of we’re having fun with season one a lot and are excited for extra. Episode three of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms—we’re nearly to the midway level!—arrives this Sunday on HBO and HBO Max.

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