Here Are All the Rising Stars in the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel | THR News - video Dailymotion

SJ Clarkson (the upcoming 'Star Trek' feature) will direct the pilot, which will be topined by Naomi Ackie (J.J. Abrams' upcoming 'Star Wars').

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00:00We now know who will be joining Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse in HBO's Game of Thrones prequel.

00:05The premium cable network has cast eight rising stars for the pilot from writers Jane Goldman

00:10and franchise mastermind George R.R. Martin.

00:13Cast as series regulars are Naomi Ackie, who is next appearing in J.J. Abrams' Star Wars Episode IX,

00:19Denise Gough, who was nominated for a Tony for Angels in America,

00:22Jamie Campbell Bauer of Sweeney Todd, The Twilight Franchise and The Mortal Instruments,

00:27Sheila Atim of Harlots, Ivano Jeremiah of Black Mirror and Humans,

00:31Georgie Henley, who you might recognize from The Chronicles of Narnia,

00:35Alex Sharp of To the Bone, and Toby Regbo from Fantastic Beasts, The Crimes of Grindelwald.

00:40As with all things Thrones, details about their characters are being kept under wraps.

00:44The only character detail that has been revealed is that Watts is taking on a role of a charismatic socialite

00:50hiding a dark secret.

00:52We also know that the drama is set thousands of years before the events of the HBO flagship show.

00:57The prequel will chronicle the world's descent from the golden age of heroes into its darkest hour.

01:07A logline from the network teased the plot without divulging any specifics.

01:11Only one thing is for sure, from the horrifying secrets of Westeros' history

01:15to the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend,

01:20it's not the story we think we know.

01:21For more on all things Thrones, head to thr.com slash Game of Thrones.

01:25Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.