After Canary Islands-based publication Atlantico Hoy reported on Monday that flooding precipitated HBO to close down filming on season 2 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the phrase “canceled” immediately swirled across the web, worrying followers that the subsequent installment of the Game of Thrones sequence may face important delays. But sources near manufacturing inform Polygon that whereas climate has compelled sporadic suspensions in filming, nothing has impacted the long-term schedule of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ rollout.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is at present filming in Gran Canaria, Spain, the place heavy rainfall led water ranges on the Las Niñas Dam to succeed in a 15-year excessive, in keeping with Atlantico Hoy. Raúl García Brink, environmental councilor for the Gran Canaria Island Council, instructed the paper that the manufacturing firm had reserved the positioning by way of May and features of the units would require cleanup after flooding. But Polygon sources counsel that any suspension of filming would final simply a few weeks. And based mostly on previous sentiment, it is arduous to think about even the pressure of Mother Nature slowing down the need to get a second season within the can.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 is an HBO precedence
HBO greenlighted A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 even earlier than the primary season aired in January 2026. Getting the present again up and operating was a main prerogative for HBO boss Casey Bloys, who hoped to seek out a Game of Thrones property that might function extra just like the streamer’s The Pitt.
“They’re shooting season two now,” Bloys instructed Deadline in March. “One of the benefits of that is the production footprint is smaller and it is easier to get back to on an annual basis, which is one of the things we’re trying to balance with a slate of shows — some of them smaller, some of them bigger. One of the things that we’re trying to get back to is getting shows back on the air and that one gives us an opportunity to do it because of the scope of the production.”
While an environmental curveball is certain to present A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ assistant director a scheduling headache, sources stay assured the present will air as scheduled. Which is sweet as a result of showrunner Ira Parker isn’t simply desirous about season 2. Currently filming is a direct adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s second Dunk and Egg novella, The Sworn Sword, but as he told Polygon around the finale, there may be a lot, rather more to return if all goes in keeping with plan.
What’s subsequent for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2
With solely three revealed novellas, the TV adaptation of Dunk and Egg’s saga would nearly definitely catch as much as Martin’s books by a fourth season. But Parker has indicated that Martin has shared outlines and concepts for a lot of extra tales. The two have mentioned collaborating extra instantly if the present outpaces the supply textual content, working collectively to plot future seasons and develop arcs that keep true to the spirit of the unique tales.
Creatively, Parker seems excited by threading a stronger sense of continuity by way of what had been initially stand-alone tales. Season 1 already launched a main deviation — Egg running away without permission — which units up ongoing battle with the Targaryens and probably extends characters like Aerion into multi-season antagonists. That strategy suggests future seasons might stay trustworthy to the novellas in construction whereas constructing a extra serialized narrative with recurring stakes and character arcs.
Parker’s greatest tease for what’s to return goes effectively past season 2. He’s seen Martin’s outlines. “Seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12 of these… something that takes them all the way through their life. I really hope that we get to do it, because it’s such an interesting journey to complete.”
(With or with out extra George R.R. Martin tales)
