Naomi Watts cast as lead in Game of Thrones prequel series

Naomi Watts is all set to play a ‘charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret’ in the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series.

HBO on Wednesday announced that two-time Oscar-nominated actor Naomi Watts will be headlining the cast of a prequel to its hit series Game of Thrones. Watts, 50, is the first A-lister to join the prequel show and will be playing a “charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret”.

Naomi Watts will be seen in an important role in the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series on HBO. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

According to the network, the new show will be set thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones.

It will chronicle the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. From the horrifying secrets of Westeros’s history to the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend, the official logline of the show read.

Naomi is one of the first actors to get cast in the prequel series.

The as-yet untitled project hails from creator Jane Goldman and author George RR Martin. The show’s pilot is based on a story from Goldman and Martin, with teleplay credited to Goldman.

In May 2017, a multitude of writers were announced by HBO to be working on what Martin described as the “successor shows.” The other writers working on the potential spin-offs are Max Borenstein, Brian Helgeland, Carly Wray, and Bryan Cogman.

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