Shubhabrata Dutta
The Mother of Dragons, AKA Emilia Clarke, for those who have been living under a rock, claimed success in her initial years of mainstream acting. In 2010, only a year after she graduated from drama school in 2009, she got the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones,’ based on George R. R. Martin’s novel series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire.’ Her iconic performance in the series was loved by audiences and critics alike, and she was part of the show’s eight seasons till 2019.
While Clarke is mainly known for her performance in ‘Game of Thrones,’ the actress also has several projects that showcase her acting prowess. These include the movies ‘Me Before You,’ ‘Last Christmas,’ ‘The Pod Generation,’ and the Marvel Cinematic Universe series ‘Secret Invasion.’ They are enough to establish her as an actress with high capabilities. Moreover, her charming onscreen presence also plays an important role in making the audience watch her. So, waiting for her to return to the screen is only natural whether you like her for charm or endearing performances. Keeping that in mind, we bring you Emilia Clarke’s upcoming projects!
1. The Twits (October 17, 2025)
Netflix is making an animated comedy feature based on Roald Dahl’s novel of the same name. With a screenplay by Phil Johnston, Meg Favreau, and Meg LeFauve, based on the screen story by Kirk DeMicco, the story follows Mr. and Mrs. Twit, our titular couple, the nastiest people in the world. They are also the owners of the world’s most dangerous and disgusting amusement park, Twitlandia. As they grow in power, two orphans, accompanied by a group of magical animals, decide to save their town by turning the tricks of the Twists on themselves. The cast includes Clarke, Natalie Portman, Margo Martindale, and Johnny Vegas. The film has completed post-production and will drop on Netflix on October 17, 2025.
2. Criminal (2025)
Amazon MGM Studios has roped in Clarke for its upcoming series adaptation of the ‘Criminal’ graphic novels created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Brubaker has adapted the screenplay. The plot will be an inter-generational story of families that share a criminal history. Clarke will play the role of Mallory, a daring and witty robber. She is passionately involved with Ricky Lawless (Gus Halper). How her secrets land her and her crew in trouble is what we will see in the 8-episode drama series. Alongside Clarke and Halper, the cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, and Kadeem Hardison. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck serve as the directors. Ed Brubaker and Jordan Harper serve as showrunners. The series has completed postproduction, and the first episode will drop in 2025 on Prime Video.
3. Next Life (TBA)
Clarke will star alongside Edgar Ramírez and Jack Farthing in Drake Doremus’s romantic drama ‘Next Life.’ The plot, written by Doremus, is set in modern London’s jazz world. It follows a woman named Ivy (Clarke), who discovers alternate realities where her romantic path takes unexpected turns, forcing her to question which life and love she truly desires. The cast also includes Laura Guest, Parvinder Shergill, and Molly Gromadzki. The project has reached the post-production stage and awaits a release date.
4. Ponies (TBA)
Clark will be seen in an upcoming 8-episode espionage thriller series from Peacock. It is co-created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson, with Fogel set to direct and Mike Daniels and Iserson as the showrunners. The plot is set in Moscow in 1977 and follows two “ponies” (‘persons of no interest’ in intelligence lingo), Bea (Clarke) and Twila (Haley Lu Richardson), who work undercover as American Embassy secretaries. When their husbands die under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, the two women are recruited by the CIA to uncover a Cold War conspiracy that may or may not reveal the truth behind the deaths of their husbands. Vic Michaelis, Adrian Lester, and Nicholas Podany are also cast. The series is in its filming phase, and more details are awaited.
5. An Ideal Wife (TBA)
Emilia Clarke is playing Oscar Wilde’s wife, Constance Lloyd, a famed author and feminist activist, in ‘An Ideal Wife.’ The movie, set in the 1880s, showcases Constance’s emotional and sexual awakening upon finding out that Wilde is gay. While addressing Wilde’s sexuality that landed him in prison for two years, the movie throws light on Lloyd’s perspective toward it. Oscar’s sentence made Lloyd move to Switzerland with their children, two boys, and distance herself from him completely. She is also a figure of change due to her propagation of women’s dress reform that ultimately led to the rejection of the Victorian corset and the introduction of the “divided skirt,” a more comfortable women’s clothing, something in which her husband, too, played a significant role. Whether this is addressed in the film or not, we have to wait to find out.
The movie, which is slated to take place in 2025, is written Sophie Hyde who will also be directing it, and produced by Chris Curling, Olivier Delbosc, and Matthew Gledhill. As far as the cast is concerned, only Clarke’s role has been disclosed, and we have yet to receive any updates about a potential release date.
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