A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS trailer released
When the opening scene of the latest GAME OF THRONES spinoff shows a lumbering oaf taking a dump behind a tree, you know something has shifted in Westeros. This isn’t the bloody intrigue of the original series or the dragon-heavy courtly drama of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS occupies its own strange territory, chronologically sandwiched between those two juggernauts but tonally adrift in uncharted waters where comedy and bleakness converge in ways this franchise has never quite attempted before.
That oaf eventually gets a name: Dunk. He’s a knight, technically, though of the hedge variety, a lower-status category whose members cannot afford proper lodging and sleep under trees like vagrants. The show wastes no time reminding us that any knight can make a knight simply by dubbing them, a lack of gatekeeping that has created a rigid class system where highborn warriors scorn their ignoble brethren as knights in name only, and only just. There’s nothing just about any of it, of course, but the show trusts us to see the cruelty embedded in these hierarchies without underlining it.
The plot is deceptively simple on the surface. Dunk journeys to a tourney, a jousting competition where he hopes to prove himself worthy, and we follow his fumbling attempts to get on the ballot given his nondescript lineage. He falls for a girl, participates in a tug-of-war, muddles through various humiliations. He’s both hampered and assisted by his new squire, Egg, a bald pubescent boy who latches onto him at an inn and refuses to leave. Their dynamic carries the show, two misfits stumbling through a world that has no clear place for either of them, trying to manufacture dignity from the scraps they’ve been handed.
What makes A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS glorious is precisely what makes it a risk. This is GAME OF THRONES as grossout comedy, embracing bodily functions and base humor while maintaining the franchise’s visual splendor and attention to detail. It’s the series at its best because it remembers that even in a world of dragons and prophecies, most people are just trying to survive with some shred of honor intact, however that word gets defined by those with nothing else to their names. The show finds its heart in that struggle, in the gap between what Dunk aspires to be and what the world keeps telling him he is, and it plays that gap for both pathos and laughs without ever losing sight of the fundamental human dignity at stake.
The awards season darling you`ve been hearing about is finally streaming.
Chloé Zhao`s HAMNET—the haunting exploration of grief, love, and the creation of Shakespeare`s HAMLET—brings together Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley in performances that have kept both firmly in the Oscar conversation.
If you missed it theatrically, now`s your chance to see what the buzz is about before Oscar night. This is the kind of film that reminds you why cinema matters.
More HAMNET at irishfilmtv.com.
Taylor Swift just dropped the OPALITE music video and it`s giving major Irish vibes ☘️✨
The nearly 6-minute visual sees Domhnall Gleeson starring as Taylor`s love interest, playing two lonely souls who find each other. But here`s where it gets even better: eagle-eyed Swifties spotted cameos from Cillian Murphy and Graham Norton, making this a full-on Irish affair.
Want the full breakdown of this transatlantic collaboration? Head to our blog for all the details on how this stunning video came together. Link in bio! 🔗
The creator of DERRY GIRLS just dropped a murder mystery set at an Irish wake, and honestly? It`s the genre mashup we didn`t know we needed 🕵️♀️
Lisa McGee is back with HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN FROM BELFAST on Netflix, and if you loved how she found humor in the Troubles (Protestants! Toasters! Cupboards!), you`re going to eat this up.
Three friends reunite for their childhood bestie`s funeral, only to realize her death isn`t what it seems. Cue an eerie adventure across Ireland that`s equal parts creepy and hilarious.
More at irishfilmtv.com.
British Vogue just put Jessie Buckley on their February cover and it`s not just a magazine shoot—it`s a coronation.
Shot by Jack Davison on the windswept Norfolk coast near her home, these images are pure cinema. Sky, sea, and a woman at the exact moment her entire life is about to change.
She`s the frontrunner for Best Actress. HAMNET is destroying audiences. She`s a new mother standing at the edge of the kind of fame that alters everything.
And Vogue captured it all—the grit, the greatness, the quiet mastery that got her here.
More Jessie at irishfilmtv.com.
Caitriona Balfe has just landed her next major role in THE HOUSEKEEPER.
Set in a grand historic manor against Cornwall`s dramatic landscape, Balfe plays Danni, a housekeeper who falls into a forbidden affair with none other than writer Daphne du Maurier (played by Mackenzi Laird).
While we`re counting down to OUTLANDER`s final season premiere on Mar 6th, Balfe is already proving she`s so much more than Claire Fraser. 🔥
More Caitriona at irishfilmtv.com.
After over 20 years of mesmerizing us on screen, Saoirse Ronan is ready to call the shots—literally.
The four-time Oscar nominee is making her directorial debut with PAPER PLANE, an Irish short film she`s also writing, and honestly, this feels like the natural next chapter for someone who`s been acting since she was nine years old.
Details about PAPER PLANE are still under wraps, but with Ronan`s track record, expectations are sky-high. What are you most excited to see from her behind the camera? 🎬
More Saoirse at irishfilmtv.com.
Louis Paxton`s Sundance 2026 debut THE INCOMER stars Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, and Grant O`Rourke in a trio that`s equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking.
Think fish-out-of-water meets generational grief, wrapped in the warmth of fireside hot chocolate. Sometimes the scariest thing isn`t a legendary Fin Man—it`s letting go of the past.
Have you ever held onto something because changing felt like betrayal?
More Domhnall at irishfilmtv.com.
🎸 THE BEATLES ARE COMING BACK TO CINEMAS.
Four films. Four perspectives. One legendary band.
Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney. Harris Dickinson as John Lennon. Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.
The first look just dropped via postcards hidden around Liverpool`s performing arts campus and honestly?
The hype is REAL. 🔥
Sam Mendes is directing all four films, each told from a different Beatle`s POV, and they`re ALL releasing on the same day—April 7, 2028.
Which Beatle`s story are you most excited to see? 👇
Irish talent is absolutely dominating the 2026 BAFTA nominations! 🇮🇪✨
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal both scored major noms for HAMNET, with Buckley up for Leading Actress as Agnes and Mescal recognized for Supporting Actor as William Shakespeare. The film has basically swept the nominations, breaking records left and right.
But that`s just the beginning. Andrew Scott landed on the longlist for BLUE MOON, Robbie Ryan got recognized for his stunning cinematography on BUGONIA, and even Cillian Murphy appears as a producer on the STEVE longlist.
From performers to cinematographers to production companies like Element Pictures and Wild Atlantic Pictures, Irish voices are everywhere in this year`s race.
The ceremony hits London on February 22nd. The world is watching Irish cinema right now, and what a moment to witness. 🎬🔥
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