A new ‘Game of Thrones‘ spinoff is in the works, and this will be centred around Jon Snow, who came a long way during the original series – from Stark’s bastard to King in the North. 

While little else is known about the prequel, Collider interviewed Gwendoline Christie, the actor who played Brienne of Tarth. She didn’t outright rule out the chance of being in the new show but was even more surprised that people remained interested in her character. 

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“I love the sound of the Jon Snow spinoff. I really do”, the 43-year-old noted, adding, “I loved watching the show too. It’s very surprising to feel this wave of interest that people are still so invested and that the love is still so real. I think many people feel that they would love to see that story continue.” 

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At the same time, Christie opened up about what she liked about stepping into Brienne’s shoes. “I really love that character too”, she said, adding, “I will never stop being grateful for the opportunity to play her. I really won’t. That was really the opportunity of a lifetime. It was incredible. I adored the character, and it came about at a time in my life as my development of what I wanted to do artistically was to express something about the experience that I’d had in life that felt quite niche, but simultaneously was about the very human and relatable experience of being an outsider.”

The British actor concluded, “I also felt like we hadn’t seen a woman like that on television, or very much in entertainment, before,” she added. “What I loved about Brienne was that she was able to overcome her circumstances and often triumph. The idea of that marginalized person triumphing was glorious.” 

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The upcoming sequel would be a good place for Brienne’s tale to continue since we saw her last in 2019 when the character arc came to a satisfactory point, where she earned the title Ser. Associated with some of Westeros’ most effective knights, Brienne bore the title, while becoming Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.