HBO adds three new actors to the season 2 cast of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Game of Thrones train rolls on
Game of Thrones is a big title for HBO. The premium cable channel’s new spin-off series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is doing gangbusters in the ratings next to The Pitt with an average of 14 million viewers (Ok, I know I sound old referring to HBO as a “premium cable channel” and using the phrase “gangbusters”). Of course HBO would want to capitalize on the brand even further, as the company announced a Game of Thrones movie is starting development. This is being done in addition to the development of season 2 for their new hit show.
New Season 2 Cast
According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO has already cast three new actors for season 2 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The new cast members will be Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) as Lady Rohanne of Coldmoat, a.k.a. the Red Widow; Babou Ceesay (Alien: Earth) as Ser Bennis of the Brown Shield; and Peter Mullan (Westworld) as Ser Eustace Osgrey of Standfast in the Reach. The second season will be based on George R.R. Martin’s The Sworn Sword.
Per THR, “The Sworn Sword has Dunk and Egg becoming entangled in a regional dispute during a summer drought in Westeros. The season is expected to film in Spain, which was also a filming location for many episodes of Game of Thrones (though it was typically used for Dorne or Essos scenes rather than Westeros).”
Showrunner Ira Parker revealed a bit of information for the upcoming season, “It’ll still be six episodes. I think the scope will be the same, maybe even smaller. The budget has stayed the same, but everything is more expensive due to inflation. Plus, book two takes place in a drought, so we can’t shoot exteriors in Belfast. We have to go to a sunny location with no water, which costs money — that’s a major expense that we did not have in season one. I’m having a lot of fun with season two. It’s going to be a different season, and, I hope, for the better.”
How was season one?
JoBlo’s own Alex Maidy loved The Pitt Season 2, saying in his review, “With only minor quibbles that come to mind, I once again loved every intense episode I have seen of The Pitt’s second season. I loved ER during its initial run, but The Pitt adopts a no-nonsense approach, bombarding audiences with the intensity of a shift in an emergency room without getting bogged down in soap opera subplots. I know the potential for any emergency room to deal with this many shocking cases in a single day is likely unrealistic, but it is still closer to reality than the fictional settings of Grey’s Anatomy or Chicago Med. The Pitt is still a television show and one that breaks the expectations that we have come to accept from medical dramas. This is a great show that tackles current events from an informed perspective while remaining incredibly entertaining. With returning favorites and new additions mixing into a solid ensemble, The Pitt continues to be one of the best shows of the year, only a week into January.”
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