Game of Thrones may have ended in 2019, but the world continues to grow. The next show in the universe is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which is based on the tales of Dunk and Egg.
While there are certainly many elements that will remind us that this is in the same universe as Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, it’s going to feel different in one key way. It’s all linked to the POVs of the storylines throughout the series.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms won’t have multiple POVs
When you look at Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, you can see the multiple storylines going on. Some of those arcs combine, but others remain alone and focused on the growth of individual characters. Over time, new characters end up getting their own storylines, such as Rhaena on House of the Dragon and Samwell Tarly on Game of Thrones.
This form of storytelling helps to build the world, but that’s something A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms isn’t going to do. The show will focus purely on one POV, and that is of Dunk, also known as Ser Duncan the Tall.
Variety warned us of this, with showrunner Ira Parker making it clear that it was all due to budget constraints. However, it also makes sense in terms of the storytelling.
The Hedge Knight is one POV
While Game of Thrones is packed with multiple points of view and House of the Dragon is adapted from a book that is more like a history textbook, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes on the solo POV approach. That’s something Parker and the show’s team leaned into in every aspect of it.
The cinematography, the music, and even the titles are all connected to Dunk in some sort of way. The story is his and only his to tell, helping to offer an everyday man that all viewers can see a part of themselves in.
That’s not to say that we won’t get to know the other characters. After all, TV shows are omnipresent when it comes to storytelling. While we get the arcs from Dunk’s POV, we will still see the other characters and their facial expressions, and this helps to develop the world further. However, we won’t get to see what is going on at King’s Landing if Dunk isn’t there.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will premiere on Sunday, Jan. 18 on HBO and HBO Max.
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