The ‘Game of Thrones‘ universe is expanding again with ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘. But showrunner Ira Parker is already dreaming way past a standard spin-off run.
Instead of treating Dunk and Egg’s story like a quick detour through Westeros, Parker says he’d stretch it across decades by making four new seasons every ten years and following the duo across the entirety of their lives.
Ira Parker Wants to Make Four Seasons Of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Every 10 Years
In a recent interview, series co-creator Ira Parker revealed the boldest plan fans could imagine for ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘. He said he’d happily approve 12 seasons total. But he wouldn’t release them in one continuous stretch like most TV shows.
Parker explained that he’d do four seasons now, then return ten years later with four more, and then come back another ten years after that for the final four. He compared the idea to Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood‘, saying he’d take Dunk and Egg “all the way through their lives” by letting time pass naturally between installments.
That decade-by-decade approach isn’t just about creating more episodes but seeing how the characters evolve the way real people do, and turning Dunk and Egg’s journey into a long-running life story rather than a short-lived adventure.
Why Dunk and Egg Can Carry a Long-Term Story
Parker believes the key ingredient that made ‘Game of Thrones‘ work so well can also fuel ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ for years. He pointed to the power of two unusual characters being paired together and constantly bouncing off each other.
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“We have one of the ingredients: Two unusual characters like Arya and the Hound, or Brienne and Podrick, who are paired together and having conversations,” Parker said, adding that he hopes that’s what made Thrones work. He also said that dynamics mattered a lot to him personally, and he wants to make “as many of these as possible.”
Even with Parker’s ambitious decade-spanning idea, he admitted HBO currently has a much shorter roadmap. According to him, the plan is to adapt the three published Dunk and Egg novellas and then stop there. But Parker doesn’t want to end it that quickly, especially because he says George R.R. Martin has already “outlined” ideas for 12 novellas. That’s why Parker thinks a 12-season run is possible, even if not every story exists in full detail yet.
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