Good news for Dunk and Egg fans – a fourth novella is in the works, according to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker.
So far, three Dunk and Egg novellas have been published, but Martin has shared outlines for up to 12 novellas with Parker.
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter about HBO's thoughts on his wish to adapt the three existing novellas then break for a few years to let stars Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell get older, Parker said: "I mostly get eye rolls, though not completely. And look, it'll be a function of how, you know, well the show continues to do, or continues not to do. Every season's going to be a little bit different. What people want in their television shows changes all the time."
Then, he revealed a fascinating tidbit: Martin is writing the series again. "But yeah, I'd love to expand it from three seasons to maybe four or five. Book four, which George is working on, takes place in a very cool location. And five is the last story point of Egg as a boy," he shared. "So it's a very natural ending place for us to take a break and come back when Dexter is older. So then we can do Egg the Prince, do some politics, do some fun stuff in Summer Hall and King's Landing, and get a different vibe where they're not on the road all the time.
"So if the show wraps and people are still OK with everything we're doing and there's still an appetite, let the show evolve along with our leads, with myself and with the rest of our creative team as we grow older and the world changes and we want to say different things. I think that would be a lovely way to tell a story about these two guys through the course of their lives," he said.
Martin notoriously has not finished his A Song of Ice and Fire series, with the wait for The Winds of Winter now surpassing the wait for all five published books so far. The Winds of Winter isn't even the final planned book, either: that would be A Dream of Spring.
"I would hate that," Martin has said of the possibility of giving up. "It would feel like a total failure to me. I want to finish."
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 will arrive next year, while House of the Dragon season 3 is currently ongoing.
House of the Dragon season 3 continues weekly on Sky, NOW, and HBO Max in the UK, and HBO in the US.
You can keep up to date with our House of the Dragon season 3 release schedule, and, for even more, check out our guide to all the upcoming Game of Thrones movies and TV shows.
