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As the end of Game of Thrones draws closer with only three episodes left in the final season, our hearts grow weak with anticipation of what’s to come.
But one thing that keeps us going is the thought that there’s more coming. The GoT prequel.
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If you’re up to date with the latest episode of the series, you’ll know all about what happens to the Night King and the White Walkers. If you’re not caught up, you might want to look away.
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As the Night King met his end in the episode thanks to Arya Stark, many fans were left dissatisfied. Could this really just be it? After seven seasons of mystery surrounding the biggest villain in the seven kingdoms? Could all our theories just be going down the drain?
Thankfully, we have the Game of Thrones prequel to help us understand the Night King a lot more.
Currently, HBO is developing the upcoming prequel that will be set 5,000 years before all the events of GoT and will chronicle “the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour.”
FYI, the Age of Heroes refers to the time period in which the Children of the Forest made a pact with humans. It was also when Bran the Builder, an ancestor of the Stark family, lived and built both Winterfell and the Wall.
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This time period is also when Lann the Clever – a Lannister ancestor, lived. We foresee more Stark/Lannister drama on its way. Most importantly, the prequel will also focus on the origins of the White Walkers.
HBO’s official synopsis of the upcoming prequel reads:
“Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. 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, only one this is for sure: It’s not the story we think we know.”
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The prequel is being developed by author, George R. R. Martin and Jane Goldman who will serve as showrunner.
Noami Watts will headline the upcoming series as a “charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret. The actress will be joined by new cast members, Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter), Marquis Rodriquez (Manifest), John Simm (Strangers), Richard McCabe (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams), John Heffernan (Dracula) and Dixie Egerickx (Summerland).
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Josh Whitehouse (Poldark), Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth), Denise Gough (Monday), Jamie Campbell Bower (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Sheila Atim (Harlots), Ivanno Jeremiah (Humans), Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia films), Alex Sharp (How to Talk to Girls at Parties) and Toby Regbo (The Last Kingdom, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) have also been cast in the prequel.
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We hope the prequel will answer all the questions we have about the Night King and the White Walkers. Three more Game of Thrones episodes to go. Are you ready for the end?
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