Emilia Clarke stars alongside Charlie Hunnam in the new comic adaptation

game of Thrones Emilia Clarke is set to take on a new role in a planned Amazon Prime Video series. The Emmy-nominated actress joins Charlie Hunnam and others in the upcoming crime drama. Criminal.

According to Deadline, Clarke is joining Criminal as one of the main characters. The British star will play Mallory, a witty, daring and cunning armed robber who is part of a gang of robbers along with Gus Halper (Ricky Lawless). Mallory and Gus live on the wrong side of the law and are involved in a Bonnie and Clyde-style romantic affair. However, Mallory continues to hide secrets that threaten her life, her relationship and the fate of her gang.

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Clarke joins a cast that includes Sons of Anarchy‘s Hunnam, who was confirmed for Criminal In late May, when the project was first announced. Hunnam plays the main protagonist Leo, “a brilliant master thief who sees all angles and specializes in schemes without weapons and violence. Like a chess player, Leo thinks three moves ahead. Other crooks consider him a coward, especially compared to his father Tommy, who went to prison for murdering the most feared man in town, Teeg Lawless.” The cast also includes Andor Star Arjia Arjona, Another world Graduates Kadeem Hardison, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Pat Healy, Michael Mando and Logan Browning.

Criminal is based on the comic series

Prime Video Criminal is based on the award-winning comic book series of the same name by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. The television adaptation is described as an “interlocking universe of crime stories,” with Brubaker serving as executive producer and showrunner alongside Jordan Harper. Amazon MGM Studios will produce the series along with Legendary Television, while Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden will direct the first four episodes.

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Clarke is best known for her portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in game of Thrones throughout the entire eight seasons. The acclaimed actress recently spoke about the serious health problems she suffered during the production of the famous fantasy series.

Clarke’s most recent television appearance was the role of G’iah in the ill-fated Marvel Cinematic Universe series, Secret Invasionalongside Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Olivia Colman and Kingsley Ben-Adir. She has also appeared in films such as Solo: A Star Wars Story And Last Christmas.

No production or release window has been confirmed for Criminal.

Source: Deadline