Season 3 may have only just ended, but Game of Thrones is already gearing up for Season 4 and the show's producers have now cast the highly anticipated role of Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper.

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EW.com reports that the character will be portrayed by Chilean actor Pedro Pascal, who has previously appeared on CBS's The Good Wife, ABC's Red Widow and most recently, USA's Graceland.The site also provides a spoiler-free description of the character, for those who haven't read the books: "Oberyn is a brash, charming, cunning prince of Dorne (part of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros). His sister Elia was brutally murdered by the Lannister knight Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane when Mad King Aerys was overthrown by Robert Baratheon and the Lannisters. In Season 4, Oberyn comes to King's Landing with revenge on his mind.""This was a tough one," showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss said of the casting announcement. "The Red Viper is sexy and charming, yet believably dangerous; intensely likable, yet driven by hate. The boys love him, the girls love him, and he loves them all back. Unless your last name is Lannister. We found a fellow who can handle the job description and make it seem effortless. He wasn't easy to find, and he won't be easy to stop."

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