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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Shahana Yasmin

Bohemian Rhapsody star to join Game of Thrones spin-off

  • HBO has announced three major cast additions for the second season of its Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
  • Lucy Boynton, Babou Ceesay, and Peter Mullan are joining the series, which is based on George RR Martin’s “Dunk and Egg” novellas.
  • Boynton will play Lady Rohanne, Mullan will portray Ser Eustace, and Ceesay will take on the role of Ser Bennis of the Brown Shield.
  • The series, set 89 years before Game of Thrones, follows Ser Duncan the Tall and Prince Aegon Targaryen, with the second season adapting "The Sworn Sword" novella.
  • This casting news coincides with other Game of Thrones projects, including House of the Dragon's third season, a new film, and a Royal Shakespeare Company stage production titled Game of Thrones: The Mad King.

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