The upcoming Game Of Thrones prequel series has been making some movement this week, with more cast members and a director for the pilot episode being announced.
New cast members include Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp and Toby Regbo, according to TheWrap.
They join the already-cast Josh Whitehouse (Northern Soul, Poldark) and Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive, King Kong), who is set to take on the lead role. Nothing is known about Whitehouse’s role, but Watts’ character has been described as “a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret.”
Additionally, SJ Clarkson has signed up to direct the pilot episode. Clarkson is currently lined up to direct the next sequel in the Star Trek film franchise, and she has a lot of genre TV credits to her name, including episodes of The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Bates Motel, Heroes and Life On Mars.
The new series will take place thousands of years before Game Of Thrones, and will chart the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes to its darkest hour.
HBO released this logline for the show: “Only one thing is for sure: From the horrifying secrets of Westeros’ history to the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend — it’s not the story we think we know.”
Showrunner Jane Goldman co-created the series with A Song Of Ice And Fire author George RR Martin. The pair wrote the story, with Goldman writing the teleplay. She and Martin are also both set to executive produce alongside Daniel Zelman, James Farrell, Jim Danger Gray and Vince Gerardis, with Chris Symes co-executive producing.
The untitled Game Of Thrones prequel currently does not have an air date. Get all the latest fantasy news with every issue of SciFiNow.