A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which is the second spin-off of Game of Thrones, is releasing this weekend. What differentiates this series from Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon is that the upcoming series looks more light-hearted than the other two dark and serious shows. However, this tonal shift is not surprising considering its source material, Tales of Dunk and Egg, is a lighter read.Based on the two trailers available, it seems that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will follow "Dunk"/Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire "Egg"/Prince Aegon Targaryen."A century before the events of “Game of Thrones,” two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends."A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 1 release date and time: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will premiere on HBO this Sunday night. But the release date and time of the episode will be different in different geographical locations. This is when you can catch the first episode of the spin-off this weekend:Eastern Standard Time: 10:00 PM, January 18, 2026Pacific Standard Time: 07:00 PM, January 18, 2026Indian Standard Time: 08:30 AM, January 19, 2026Greenwich Mean Time +1: 03:00 AM, January 19, 2026Australian Eastern Standard Time: 01:00 PM, January 19, 2026Central European Time: 04:00 AM, January 19, 2026You can catch the episode on live television at the aforementioned time across the world. But it will be available to stream on HBO Max simultaneously. If you missed it on television, you can view it on the OTT platform at your convenience. Therefore, make sure that you are subscribed to HBO Max.Who stars in the HBO series? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe cast of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms includes actors like:Peter Claffey: Ser Duncan the Tall / "Dunk"Dexter Sol Ansell: Prince Aegon Targaryen / "Egg"Bertie Carvel: Prince Baelor "Breakspear" TargaryenFinn Bennett: Prince Aerion "Brightflame" TargaryenDaniel Ings: Ser Lyonel BaratheonTanzyn Crawford: TanselleSam Spruell: Prince Maekar TargaryenWhat do we know about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn the entire GoT timeline, the upcoming series is set approximately 100 years before the original HBO series. Even the official logline confirms its time period, meaning A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is set even before House of the Dragon. Last month, showrunner Ira Parker teased what fans could expect from the upcoming series at HBO Max's presentation in London:“It felt very natural, it didn’t feel like a reach. I think we can all find a lot to relate to our one new character Ser Duncan the Tall, certainly I put a lot of myself into him. He’s treading in this strange world. He’s from the a**-end s**thole of Westeros, the slums of Westeros, of King’s Landing and he doesn’t know anyone and he doesn’t know anything so all of these lords and ladies and princes and kings and queens that he encounters, it all seems a little absurd to him and he doesn’t quite know if people are making fun of him or not and a lot of good natural comedy comes out of the situation. We take you in on a little bit of a lighter, more friendly path to Westeros. You get to hang out and enjoy yourself for a little bit and then it becomes Westeros and then things are gonna happen. But that’s the fun of this world, anything can happen. Good and bad people die — for no reason other than that’s what the Gods wanted for us.”Then, the showrunner also confirmed that the upcoming HBO GoT spin-off is more modest than the other two shows in the same universe:“We took everything from Dunk’s POV this season. He’s the sole POV of the book and we have channelled everything from our music to our titles to our cinematography and our action and also our budget is a reflection of Dunk, who comes from nothing, he has very little. He is a simple, unpolished human being and so are we. There are some wonderful, big, polished, huge, epic shows within this world that can be enjoyed and we are not that. I hope the audiences will forgive us for some of our most unpolished-y parts, we really we tried our best, and that’s what Dunk’s doing. He’s going to this place that’s unfamiliar to him and he’s probably way in over his head and he’s probably giving it his best shot.”While rewatching Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon might not be necessary, you can rewatch them as we wait for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms this Sunday.