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# Amazon has reportedly cast Game of Thrones’ young Ned Stark in its Middle-earth series
- URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/amazon-cast-game-of-thrones-lord-of-the-rings-roberte-aramayo/
- Published: 2020-01-07T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-13T14:57:19.000Z
- Author: Andrew Liptak
- Tags: News, Lord of the Rings

Amazon has apparently (re-)found its lead star for its upcoming Middle-earth series: Robert Aramayo, who played the younger version of Ned Stark in HBO’s *Game of Thrones*.

[*Deadline* first reported the news](https://deadline.com/2020/01/robert-aramayo-cast-the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tv-series-game-of-thrones-alum-cast-1202823073/?ref=andrewliptak.com), saying that he was replacing Will Poulter (*Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Midsommar*). Poulter had [previously been cast](https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-will-poulter-cast-1203321951/?ref=andrewliptak.com) as one of the series’ leads, but had since [reportedly dropped out](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amazons-lord-rings-series-loses-will-poulter-1262399?ref=andrewliptak.com) due to his schedule.

Aramayo joins a growing cast for the series, which includes Morfydd Clark (Young Galadriel), Markella Kavenagh, Maxim Baldry, Ema Horvath, and Joseph Mawle as the show’s antagonist, Oren. In November, Amazon [revealed](https://www.andrewliptak.com/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-season-two-renewal/) that it had given the series an early second season renewal.

Set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, Amazon’s series is set millennia before the events of *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*. Amazon has said little about the series, but [has revealed](https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1103656946509344768?ref=andrewliptak.com) that it’ll be set during the Second Age of the world, potentially teasing that it’ll explore the rise of Sauron and the fall of Númenor.