HBO and HBO Max finally dropped the first episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on January 18, 2026. Fans who missed the premiere didn’t have long to wait. The series lands weekly on Sundays at 10 pm Eastern Time. That schedule holds firm until the season concludes.
The first season wraps up on February 22, 2026. It is a tight run. Only six episodes in total. You get one new story every seven days. No binging the whole thing at once. You have to pace yourself.
The wait is part of the ritual. One episode a week keeps the hype alive.
Good news for those who survive the cliffhanger. The show has already been greenlit for a second season. Expect it in 2027. The source material is clear. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are adapting George R.R. Martin’s second novella. That book is The Sworn Sword. It continues the saga of Duncan the Tall and Egg.
The structure is straightforward. Six weeks of television. Two months from start to finish. If you are planning your viewing calendar, mark the dates. January 18 is day one. February 22 is the end. Then you wait for 2027.
