Game Of Thrones previously received criticism for its lack of diversity, due to its nearly all-white cast.

GOT actor Natalie Emmanuel later addressed the issue in an interview with People, saying: “It definitely caused me to reflect a lot more — about race and diversity more generally. At the end of the day, if there’s ever a show on the level of Game of Thrones again, representation has to be part of the conversation from the beginning. That way, there’s no single person who has to represent every other person of colour.”

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