Rose Leslie Bags Lead Role In Series Adaptation Of Time Traveler's Wife For HBO

Rose Leslie Time Traveler's Wife: Game Of Thrones favourite Rose Leslie has now bagged the lead role in HBO’s upcoming series The Time Traveler’s Wife, the adaptation based on Audrey Niffenegger’s 2003 novel of the same name. She will star opposite Theo James of Divergent.

The Time Traveler’s Wife is a novel that revolves around the married couple — Clare and Henry and — time travel. in the series, the wife-husband will deal with time travel in their romance.

NEWS🎉 Rose Leslie and Theo James have been cast as leads in HBO's upcoming series 'The Time Traveler's Wife'!

The series tells the story of Clare (Leslie) and Henry (James), and a marriage with a problem — time travel.

The adaptation will be written by Steven Moffat! pic.twitter.com/qDhamkUGRd

— Best of Rose Leslie (@BestofRL) February 26, 2021

The 34-year-old Leslie and Kit Harington are parents of a baby boy. The couple confirmed the arrival of their first child earlier this month, according to Page Six. Recently, they had been photographed with the newborn in London. Speaking about their relationship in an interview, Harington had said, "If you're already attracted to someone, and then they play your love interest in the show, it becomes very easy to fall in love."

The new parents confirmed their pregnancy in September last year after Leslie appeared on UK's Make Magazine with a baby bump.

The series marks the return of Game of Thrones star Leslie, who previously played Ygritte in the megahit series, into the HBO family, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She was also seen on shows like Downton Abbey and The Good Fight. She will next be seen in the feature Death on the Nile.