You don’t have to wait for Game of Thrones’ final season to see more Kit Harington on HBO.
The Jon Snow actor stars��in Gunpowder, a three-part historical thriller about��Robert Catesby, the central figure behind��the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 London, an event that has inspired Great Britain’s Guy Fawkes Day. The series premiered on BBC One in October, and was recently acquired by HBO.
���We are delighted to offer a platform for a project that is so close to Kit Harington���s heart,��� HBO exec Kary Antholis said in a statement. ���Kit���s passion for and belief in Gunpowder are evident in every frame of the miniseries.���
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Harington’s connection to the project stems from the fact that he is apparently a descendant of Catesby, who he plays in the miniseries.
The special will air from Dec. 18 – 20 on HBO at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
We’ll have to wait a lot longer for Game of Thrones, which doesn’t appear likely to hit our screens before 2019. At least we have Harington and fiancee Rose Leslie’s TV love-turned-real-life to hold us over!
Watch the video below to see her engagement ring.
