‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Notched a Stable Rankings Debut

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ scores weren’t blockbuster—however they had been fairly strong, proving there’s nonetheless curiosity amongst Recreation of Thrones followers to revisit Westeros past the fire-breathing theatrics of Home of the Dragon. Warner Bros. Discovery stories the premiere episode of HBO’s newest collection primarily based on George R.R. Martin‘s fantasy tales pulled in 6.7 million viewers throughout HBO and HBO Max throughout its first three days, in accordance with Deadline.

As well as, these numbers make A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms “a high three collection launch” within the historical past of the HBO Max streaming platform, although Deadline famous Warner Bros. Discovery didn’t share the opposite two titles.

The primary Recreation of Thrones spinoff, the prequel Home of the Dragon, attracted 7.8 million viewers for its season two premiere—spectacular, however not as eye-popping as its season one opener again in 2022, which had practically 10 million viewers and was touted as HBO’s most-watched series premiere on the time.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a scaled-down tackle the Thrones formulation, with simply six episodes that run round 30-40 minutes every. That’s consistent with the present’s narrative, which focuses on humble hedge knight Dunk (Peter Claffey) and his squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), as they navigate the chaotic atmosphere at a neighborhood event.

In contrast, Home of the Dragon had a 10-episode first season (season two and the upcoming season three went for eight), with many installments clocking in at over an hour every.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms drops new episodes Sundays on HBO and HBO Max. It has already been renewed for a second season, which is at the moment in manufacturing. Deadline writes that it’s going to arrive subsequent 12 months.

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