The year is 2016: Hamilton is all the rage, chokers are the peak of fashion, Damn Daniel is back at it again with the white Vans, and fandoms have taken over the internet. You, specifically, reside on Tumblr, as the admin of unofficial Throne of Glass character blog, where you spend your days role-playing with other devoted Sarah J. Maas fans. That’s when the news hit: a pilot episode for Throne of Glass was being developed for TV.
Back in 2016, Throne of Glass dream casts mostly consisted of actors from the CW’s Reign, sprinkled with the rare addition of an MCU or Game of Thrones star. But that was nearly 10 years ago and much like the fandom, the original actors we had envisioned stepping into these beloved characters have grown.