A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Achieves Highest First Season Rating Among Game of Thrones Series on Rotten Tomatoes

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has set a new benchmark as the highest-rated first season of any Game of Thrones-related series, boasting an impressive 95% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This surpasses both the inaugural seasons of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, which each hold a 90% rating. Initially named A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, the series draws inspiration from George R.R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas, chronicling the escapades of Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg.

Dunk, a former squire, is on a quest to prove his worth as a knight by entering a tournament. Egg, a charming young boy with a bald head, aspires to be Dunk’s squire, but he harbors secrets that connect him to the Targaryen lineage. Set about a century before the events of Game of Thrones, the series intriguingly omits dragons.

With three novellas in the Dunk and Egg series, there are plans for three seasons, and the show’s strong start suggests a promising future for renewal.