'King and Conqueror' — Jaime Lannister Conquers a Continent in BBC’s New Historical Epic Inspired by 'Game of Thrones'

There are no billboards plastered with its posters, and it promises no dragons. Yet this is the main contender for the throne in 2025. While viewers debate the fate of House of the Dragon and are shocked by the sight of a dark-skinned vampire Regis in The Witcher, the historical drama from BBC and CBS Studios titled King and Conqueror is steadily rising from the depths of the media landscape.

Despite the lack of hype — this series could very well be the long-awaited replacement for Game of Thrones that fans have been craving since 2019.

The Lannisters Ride Again

The story contains no magic, but something far more terrifying: real history. 11th-century England. The clash between Harold of Wessex and William the Conqueror is not just a military episode, but the beginning of the end of old Britain.

Historians say this conflict inspired George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Now, that very story is getting its own screen adaptation — and Jaime Lannister himself appears in it.

Where It’s Filmed and Who’s in the Cast

Filming takes place in Iceland. The production is handled by the same BBC team behind Sherlock, while Paramount is in charge of international distribution. The story centers on two men.

Harold is played by James Norton, and William by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau — a face every HBO and Lannister fan knows well. Their rivalry is not just a battle for the crown but for the very future of the world.

Comparisons with Game of Thrones are inevitable — and fair. The level of production, attention to costume details and dynastic intrigue, the division within one people — all of this forms the spirit that kept millions glued to Westeros, breath held tight.

Only now it’s not Westeros, but England — the very place that inspired Martin to write about a united kingdom. And Winterfell’s castle? It’s the real Normandy.