'Game of Thrones' Season 4 Spoilers, Casting News: Daenerys' Sellsword Daario Naharis Recast, Michiel Huisman Replaces Ed Skrein for 2014 Episodes

Michiel Huisman of "Nashville" and "Treme" fame has just been cast in the fourth season of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones." What stands out about this casting news is that he is replacing Ed Skrein in the role of Daario Naharis. This isn't the first time a "Game of Thrones" actor has been replaced by another incoming actor, but the role is pretty significant in the storyline so it will be interesting to find out why Skrein had to be replaced.

HBO has not officially announced Huisman's role, but a since-deleted Instagram photo posted by the actor's personal trainer showed him bulking up for the role. Then some sources revealed that he would be replacing Skein.

This casting news marks Huiman's return to HBO after his stint on the critically acclaimed series "Treme."

The Hollywood Reporter broke this story. Here is an excerpt from the site explaining previous casting news:

"In A Storm of Swords, the third book in Thrones author George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Styr leads an attack on Castle Black as part of Mance Rayder's assault on the wall. Martin has said Styr will have a role in season four, as well as other new characters Mace Tyrell (father of Margaery and Loras) and Oberyn Martell (better known as The Red Viper - a man with a vendetta against the Lannisters). The latter two roles already have been cast, with Roger Ashton-Griffiths taking on Mace Tyrell and The Red Viper going to Graceland actor Pedro Pascal.

"Also on board for Thrones' fourth season is Rome's Indira Varma, who will play The Red Viper's love interest Ellaria Sand; and Sherlock's Mark Gatiss, whose role is also being kept under wraps."

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