'Game of Thrones Season 2' new cast revealed

Just a couple of days after its debut on TV in the US last April, HBO's medieval fantasy series "Game of Thrones" was immediately picked up for a second season.

Games of Thrones Season 1 Trailer

A month later, casting was started for Season 2. And the list of new cast and characters looks like this so far:

--Gwendoline Christie as the female warrior Brienne of Tarth
--Liam Cunningham as the former smuggler Ser Davos Seaworth
--Oliver Ford Davies as Maester Cressen
--Stephen Dillane as would-be king and Robert's brother, Stannis Baratheon
--Natalie Dormer as Lady Margaery Tyrell, betrothed of Renly Baratheon,
--Carice van Houten as Melisandre of Asshai
--Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy
--Nonso Anozie as Xaro Xhoan Daxos
--Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H'ghar,
--Kerr Logan as Matthos Seaworth,
--Roy Dotrice as Pyromancer Hallyne,
--Hannah Murray as Gilly
--Karl Davies as Alton Lannister
--Ben Crompton as "Dolorous Edd" Tollet,
--Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton,
--Robert Pugh as Craster,
--Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy
--Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
--Ian Hanmore as Pyat Pree

The first season of the series ended last June, 2011 in the US -it premiered just this August in some other parts of the world. The premiere of "Game of Thrones Season 2' is yet to be announced.