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That overhead shot of Peter looking straight up during the trial wasn’t planned. Between takes, the crew were adjusting a crane-mounted camera, and Peter glanced up at the technician working on it. Director Sarah Adina Smith saw the test footage and decided to keep it in the final cut.

The irony isn't lost on showrunner and co-creator Ira Parker; the upcoming episodes adapt the second of George R. R. Martin's Dunk and Egg novellas, "The Sworn Sword," which involves the two lead characters traversing a drought-stricken landscape.

"We're hanging out in a hotel in Grand Canary waiting for the rain to pass," Parker says, chatting with Entertainment Weekly for an awards season interview. "It's good. You know, we're doing our thing. We're making plans and making alternate plans, and at this point, we just, I guess, need a little bit of luck. I don't know."

As the crew continues praying to the old gods and the new, Parker teases a bit of the characters we already know are coming into the orbit of Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), the latter now outed as Prince Aegon V Targaryen.

HBO confirmed Lucy Boynton (A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story) in the role of Lady Rohanne, the head of House Webber and the Lady of Coldmoat. She's also known by the moniker "the Red Widow." "She has a way of making Dunk uncomfortable, which is very good for us. Some of our other characters on season 1 did that very well, and that's what we need from the Red Widow for a variety of reasons," Parker explains. "This is essentially Dunk wading into politics. Maybe he's gotten pretty good with a sword and pretty good riding a horse and being a sword for hire, but not so good at talking to highborn ladies or politicking in general. So somebody who can make him feel back-footed is gonna lead to good situations for us."

Parker praises Boynton's audition, noting, "She came with just the right amount of specificity and quirk that we love, that feels real and authentic and grounded but also unique. She's gonna blow some people away."

Two other actors confirmed for roles include Babou Ceesay (Alien: Earth), as sworn sword Ser Bennis of the Brown Shield, and Peter Mullan (Ozark) as Ser Eustace Osgrey, the head of House Osgrey. Of the two, Ceesay was on the team's radar in season 1. He didn't audition for the series previously, Parker clarifies, but his name came up for a "particular role" as "a pie-in-the-sky suggestion." Ultimately, "it wasn't right" at the time, he says.

"He's given us a really full, interesting Ser Bennis," Parker continues. "He's a good foil to Dunk and also to Egg, which you're always looking for. He has, I don't know, just this way of making sense. Even in saying bad things, you sort of want him to be your friend."

We'll eventually meet these characters when season 2 premieres in 2027, and despite the filming delays, Parker is still on track to deliver the new episodes to viewers next year. If you believe in the power of prayer or positive thinking, dream of "hot, dry, blue skies," he says. "The opposite of what Dunk wants, rain. We want a drought."

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Sam stars as fictional coach Mike Webster in the BBC's new drama Dear England. The four-part series is based on James Graham’s multi award-winning play of the same name about Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team. It is made by Left Bank Pictures (This City is Ours, The Crown) for the BBC.

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Sarah Adina Smith directed three episodes:

Episode 3: "The Squire"

Episode 4: "Seven"

Episode 6: "The Morrow"

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Still mourning over Aemond not even being given his canon-accurate armour.

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Parker and Claffey were understandably cagey about talking too much about season 2, which went into production before the first season had even premiered. They’ve each found their own way to deal with the attention that comes from a hit TV show — “I canceled all my social media, Peter just posts his runs and workouts,” says Parker — and embrace the conversations with fans, which naturally happen a lot for Claffey, who at 6-foot-5-inches is bound to stand out in any crowd.

“It’s happened to me a handful of times, where they come up, and they’re like, ‘I don’t want a picture or anything, I just wanted to say this to you,’” Claffey tells me. “In 2026, when everybody’s just constantly getting selfies, when people do that, it’s like, wow. That’s a really poignant sort of thing to happen.”

They both hope, of course, that Thrones fans are just as happy with what they have in store for the second season. But anyone hoping they’d finally get around to the dragons or the massive battle sequences may wind up disappointed.

Says Parker, “Season 2 is another faithful adaptation of these novellas that we think are very well done. In all honesty, it’s actually probably a little bit of a more quiet, intimate story, if that’s even possible.” Adapted from the Martin novella The Sworn Sword, season 2 will find Dunk and Egg on more adventures, meeting new characters — “there have been some incredible performances so far,” Claffey raves of the new cast, which includes Lucy Boynton, Babou Ceesay and Peter Mullan — and staying true to the show’s lilting, gentle spirit.

As Parker puts it plainly, “We are going forward and telling the next story. We didn’t feel the need to stretch the story or to stretch the characters. We know who we are.”

He pauses for a moment, then continues. “Not really, but we pretend we do. Just like Dunk.”

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Filming for HBO’s ‘A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS’ Season 2 has resumed.

Per Deadline’s last update, filming was expected to wrap in June, though that report came before flooding halted production and schedules have since changed.

Season 2 is still set to premiere in 2027.

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Tanzyn was not having it 🤣

This is a clip from The Tommy Tiernan Show. Throughout the audition process, he leaned into a more London-style accent, thinking it better matched the world, especially for a character coming from places like Flea Bottom. As a fan of Game of Thrones, he felt sticking with his natural accent might be a risk. Right up until filming, he expected to perform it that way. But in the end, he was told to drop the London accent and keep his Irish instead. It took him time to trust that decision, but it completely reshaped how he approached the character.

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