Game of Thrones Casts Ian McShane in Season 6

However the publication reports that McShane’s character – while having only a small amount of screen time – will be of “key importance” to the show.

That’s because Season 6 is fully uncharted territory for Game of Thrones, since it’s based on Martin’s storylines that haven’t yet been previously released in one of his novels.

“Game of Thrones” is getting a taste of the Wild West. “Deadwood” star Ian McShane is headed to the HBO smash, Access Hollywood confirmed on Saturday.

It will be McShane’s first appearance on an HBO series since the Western drama “Deadwood“, for which he won a Golden Globe award in 2005 for his work as Al Swearengen.

Who is McShane playing?

10 most brutal fights on “Game of Thrones”. Will events from The Winds of Winter and the final book (which is no doubt still years away) A Dream of Spring be spread across three seasons instead of two? He has also appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, John Wick and on Showtime’s Ray Donovan. “The question is how much beyond seven are we going to do”, said Lombardo on Thursday.

“Game of Thrones” is expected to return to HBO for a 10-episode sixth season in 2016.