A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Season 2: Ira Parker promises finale ending 'will be addressed' — a knight of the seven kingdoms season 2 in production
Showrunner Ira Parker has signaled that an unresolved moment from the season 1 finale "The Morrow" "will be addressed. " The a knight of the seven kingdoms season 2 is now in production in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Parker says he has pitched his ending to George R. R. Martin.
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Season 2 in Belfast
Season 2 is in production in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and will adapt the second Dunk and Egg novella, "The Sworn Sword. " Season 1 adapted the main events of George R. R. Martin's "The Hedge Knight. " Parker has said future seasons, which have not been formally green lit, would adapt the third published novella, "The Mystery Knight, " as well as unpublished stories Martin gave to Parker behind the scenes.
What happened in "The Morrow"
The first season closed with a major book-to-screen addition: Prince Aegon "Egg" Targaryen, played by Dexter Sol Ansell, catches up to Ser Duncan the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, to join him as his squire. That triumphant moment is undercut by a brief ending scene featuring Prince Maekar, played by Sam Spruell, who is identified in the finale as Egg's father and the new heir to the Iron Throne following the death of Baelor.
Earlier in the same episode, viewers saw a bloody trial-by-combat in which Dunk, played by Peter Claffey, fought alongside several men including Bertie Carvel’s Prince Baelor Targaryen. In that clash, Baelor was struck in the back of the head with a mace by his brother — spelled Maeker in one account — and his helmet was crushed and dented. Baelor continued fighting but later began slurring his words and appearing dazed, saying, "My fingers... fingers feel like wood, " as he asked for help removing his helmet. When the helmet was removed, the back of his skull was shown split open with brain visible; he collapsed and died in Duncan's arms.
Medical perspective on Baelor's death
Trauma surgeon Dr David Shapiro of Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut said the blow that deforms a helmet will still impact the skull and that the injury shown is consistent with a crush injury causing internal bleeding that builds pressure on the brain. Shapiro described Baelor as a "dead man walking" from the moment of the strike, noting that patients with large skull fractures or internal bleeding can function for a period before collapsing. He said Baelor may also have sustained spinal cord injury that could impede blood flow to the brain and cause dizziness.
Shapiro explained that adrenaline and a strong constitution can let someone stay standing and able to speak for minutes after catastrophic head trauma — "I've seen people dripping blood and brains for 20 to 25 minutes reach my trauma room but yet still able to express themselves for a short while before succumbing. " He added that the helmet acted as a temporary splint, holding the skull together and slowing bleeding, and that once the helmet was released the bleeding would increase, raising pressure on the brainstem and eliminating consciousness.
Reactions from fans and critics
The fifth episode, which aired on Sunday, February 15, delivered the series' first death and left viewers divided. One social post read: "Baelor was a kind, good-hearted and wise prince. He deserved better than that. " That comment was posted by a user identified as ✩₊˚. ⋆Lia ⋆⁺₊✧ (@fairy_lia_) on February 16, 2026. Another user wrote, "I haven’t yet watched A Knight of Seven Kingdoms but seeing all these clips/reels of the last episode and I feel terribly sad about Baelor. "
Other reactions on Reddit described the episode as "an absolute masterpiece of cinema, " while another praised the cinematography but warned of a tonal shift from the show's lighter opening. One viewer compared the sequence to the Red Wedding from season 3 of Game Of Thrones.
Critics gave mixed marks: one outlet assigned a three-star review to the first season and described it as a "relatively slight affair. " The show is set about a century before Game Of Thrones and follows Dunk and his squire Egg, who is Baelor's nephew. The series has been renewed for a second season expected to air in 2027.
Parker on endings and future plans
Parker has said, "I would say we are attempting to be as compartmentalized as possible, " and explained that each season aims to set up a story, tell it and close it out. He cautioned against creating "two big ripple effects" that would change the nature of stories they can tell in season 2, but reiterated that the Maekar ending "will be addressed. "
He also said he has pitched his ending to George R. R. Martin "if we get all the way to the end of all of his stories that he's done, " and that Martin "hasn't told me no yet out of hand. " Parker added he is not sure the end of the third novella is a true stopping place for a series, but said "there's a lot of hope" and that the relationship between Dunk and Egg has more to explore.
Fans also flagged a hooded fortune teller at the Ashford tourney who relayed a prophecy that Egg would become king and later die in "a hot fire" with worms feeding on his ashes and everyone rejoicing; some viewers pointed out the seer appeared to have different colored eyes. Parker said he "paid extremely close attention to what we were showing, " playing coy about any hints.
Closing: Ira Parker has acknowledged the disputed finale beat and promised it "will be addressed, " while season 2 moves into production in Belfast, Northern Ireland as the creative team prepares to adapt "The Sworn Sword. "
