Game of Thrones fans are getting their first real taste of the spinoff George R. R. Martin has openly praised — and it looks very different from what audiences might expect. HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has dropped a surprising first look via EW, and the show makes a bold choice right away: it's actually got colors in it! Yes, no grey skies and misery! Oh, also, there’s no grand opening title sequence.

Instead of the elaborate CG maps and Ramin Djawadi’s sweeping orchestral score that defined Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon , this new series begins each episode with a plain old title card in medieval script. According to co-creator Ira Parker , the choice was intentional, reflecting the grounded and unadorned nature of its hero, Ser Duncan the Tall. “That’

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