Game of Thrones’ final season is coming, and it could be an explosive one.
Casting director Nina Gold has been auditioning actors for new parts, getting GoT superfans doing their detective work as to what these could mean for series 8.
It’s hard to tell much in these initial stages, as season 8 is based on two previously-unpublished books by George R.R. Martin from the Song of Fire and Ice series.
What we can glean, however, is that the new characters will play a small but potentially pivotal role.
New cast
- Marc Rissmann as Harry Strickland
- Seamus O’Hara as Fergus
- Alice Nokes (who played Courtney Mitchell in EastEnders) as Willa
- Danielle Galligan as Sarra
- Emer McDaid as a to-be-confirmed character
Other new characters
- Northern girl
- Boy
- Northern farmer
- Sassy and attractive girl
- Northern sentry
- Sailor
- Guard 1
- Guard 2
- Mercenary
- Village girl
- Clean-shaven grieving man
It seems that Sarra and Willa may be relations of Walder Frey, given that Sarra is his granddaughter in the books and Willa sounds suspiciously like his own name (he has a habit of giving similar names to his kids).
The two actors were spotted hanging out with Emer McDaid, which led to plenty of speculation that the three shared a scene together. Could she be part of House Frey too?
Despite the fact it’s the last ever season, plenty of new characters are being introduced, as you can see from the second list. We’ll have to wait and see how strong a role they play in the plot.
It looks like producers are much more keen to improvisation this time around, with plenty of the casting ads stating this was a requirement. This could prove very interesting – either in a comedic or dramatic sense – as we see the actors’ personalities come through.
