Oscar-nominated actor Naomi Watts will be headlining the cast of a prequel to popular series Game of Thrones. HBO on Wednesday announced that Naomi is the first A-lister to join the prequel show and will be playing a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret.
Set thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the show will chronicle the world’s descent from the Golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour.
The yet untitled project hails from creator Jane Goldman and author George RR Martin. They will also executive produce the show alongside James Farrell, Jim Danger Gray, Vince Gerardis and Daniel Zelman. Martin and Goldman’s GOT prequel is the first of several potential series set in the world of Westeros to move forward at HBO beyond the script phase.