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Game of Thrones: Let’s dreamcast a Robert’s Rebellion prequel show

By Drew Maidment

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Jaime Lannister

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 18: Alexander Ludwig is seen as Entertainment Weekly Celebrates Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees at Chateau Marmont on January 18, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 18: Alexander Ludwig is seen as Entertainment Weekly Celebrates Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees at Chateau Marmont on January 18, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly) /

1. Alexander Ludwig

We all know the most important thing Jaime did during Robert’s Rebellion: although a Kingsguard knight sworn to protect Aerys Targaryen, he killed the Mad King instead, earning him the name of Kingslayer. But there was so much more to Jaime than that. He was the youngest-ever member of the Kingsguard, a talented young man being moved across a board like a puzzle piece by his father and his king. The actor who plays Jaime must play the heartbreak of unrequited love as he’s separated from his sister Cersei, the golden child who disappoints his father, and the brave knight who learns from the best in the world but eventually betrays the king he’s sworn to protect.

There’s a lot going on in this role, and Alexander Ludwig could be up to the challenge of tackling it. Fans will recognize Ludwig from his performance as Cato in The Hunger Games and Bjorn Lothbrok in Vikings. There, he’s the perfect golden child but is also capable of intense brutality. He has an arrogant swagger and a sense of honor. All of those things should map onto Jaime as he navigates his new life in the game of thrones.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: Dacre Montgomery attends G’Day USA 2020 at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: Dacre Montgomery attends G’Day USA 2020 at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images) /

2. Dacre Montgomery

Montgomery blew up when he played Billy Hargrove in Netflix’s hit Stranger Things. He’s got the perfect look for a young Jaime, who’s widely regarded as the most beautiful man in the country.

As Billy Hargrove on Stranger Things, Montgomery achieves a perfect balance between sadistic monster and sympathetic young man. This balance will be essential to making Jaime Lannister an enjoyable character in a story where we already know he won’t develop past the point he’s at in the beginning of Game of Thrones.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME. MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) Actor Tom Felton attends the world premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 at Odeon Leicester Square on November 11, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images) /

3. Tom Felton

Who better to play a cruel yet misunderstood golden knight than Draco Malfoy himself? We know from Harry Potter that Felton is more than capable of making audiences sympathize with a character who’s actively doing things we disagree with or don’t understand. He has a deep understanding of characters who are forced into being who they are due to the circumstances of their complicated families. It would be thrilling to see him in another blockbuster role.

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