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New ‘Game of Thrones’ video gives us an early look at this year’s big villain

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 9:15PM EST
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The Night’s King — the supernatural entity who commands the White Walkers — has for the most part been a behind-the-scenes threat so far in Game of Thrones. Starting in season 6, however, it looks like this villain is going to come more to the forefront as a major antagonist in the show. HBO on Tuesday posted a new video that gives us an early closeup look at the Night’s King by highlighting the work done by Game of Thrones’ prosthetics department.

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Here is the mold that is used by the actor playing the Night’s King:

This is what it looks like when it’s donned by the actor:

It looks like he’s going to have quite the army of undead behind him as he tries to attack southern Westeros this year:

This looks like the mold for one of his undead minions who would fit right in an episode of The Walking Dead:

Here’s an early look at what looks like a different creature than any we’ve seen before:

The whole video is really cool and it gives us some interesting teasers about what we’ll see in season 6. Check it out below.

Brad Reed
Brad Reed Staff Writer

Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.