{"id":419171,"date":"2026-01-19T11:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419171\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:29:11","slug":"a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-tops-this-weeks-tv-must-sees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419171\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms&#8217; tops this week&#8217;s TV must-sees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/entertainment\/television\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Television<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Latest &#8216;Thrones&#8217; prequel is based on George R.R. Martin&#8217;s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas<\/p>\n<p> Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up   <\/p>\n<p>Published Jan 18, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 19\u00a0hours ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3 minute read<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Join the conversation\" class=\"article-meta-comment-count\" data-story-comment-component=\"\" href=\"#comments-area\">   <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free <a class=\"bookmark-link\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/register\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Or <a class=\"bookmark-link\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/sign-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Peter Claffey stars in 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.'\" class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"1500\" width=\"2000\"\/>Peter Claffey stars in &#8216;A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.&#8217; Photo by HBOArticle content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" knight=\"\" of=\"\" the=\"\" seven=\"\" kingdoms=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crave.ca\/en\/series\/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-59211\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/a><br \/>Debut<br \/>Follows the adventures of two unlikely heroes \u2014 Ser Duncan the Tall\u00a0(Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg\u00a0(Dexter Sol Ansell) \u2014 as they wander Westeros a century before the events of Game of Thrones. 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