Flooding Halts A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 Shoot

Production on the second season of HBO's acclaimed Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has been halted in Gran Canaria, Spain, due to severe flooding that submerged key sets, forcing the crew to relocate to mainland Spain.

The series, adapted from George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, began principal photography earlier this year in Belfast, Ireland, before shifting to the Canary Islands to film drought-stricken landscapes central to the story "The Sworn Sword." Set in the Reach region of Westeros, the narrative follows Ser Duncan the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, and his squire Egg, portrayed by Dexter Sol Ansell, as they navigate a land dispute amid a devastating dry spell. Officials reported that heavy rainfall, linked to Storm Therese, caused the Presa de las Niñas reservoir to reach its highest levels in 15 years, overflowing and flooding structures built for the production. The site, reserved from late February through mid-May 2026, became unusable, prompting an immediate evacuation and a move to drier areas on the Spanish Peninsula better suited to depict the story's barren fields and dry riverbeds.

Showrunner Ira Parker addressed the...