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The nextGame of Thronesspinoffis headed to our screens.

The show is based onThe Hedge Knight, the first of three novellas in theTales of Dunk and Eggseries.

That will take a few years.

Then comes the hard part, Martin wrote.

There are… gulp… more of them than I had once thought.

We know how well it went the last time a Westeros showended before its source material, dont we?

Still, lets not get ahead of ourselves all thats been confirmed for now is a single six-episode season.

Whats it about?

(Spoiler: Egg is the childhood nickname of King Aegon Targaryen the Fifth.)

Martin hassaidon his blog that the goal is to create a faithful adaptation of whats on the page.

Whos in the cast?

Rugby-pro-turned-actor Peter Claffey will star as Dunk.

He certainly looks tall enough!

Meanwhile, nine-year-old Dexter Sol Ansell (a.k.a.

Who else is involved?

Owen Harris, who directedSan Juniperoand other episodes ofBlack Mirror,will direct three episodes.

Sarah Adina Smith (Lessons In Chemistry,Busters Mal Heart) will direct the other three.

When is it coming out?

An official release date hasnt been confirmed yet.

However, during a Warner Bros. At least weve gotHouse of the Dragonto hold us over while we wait?

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