Theo James and Rose Leslie have been cast as the two lead characters in the HBO series The Time Traveler's Wife. Based on the novel of the same name written by Audrey Niffenegger, the show will follow a married couple as they navigate their life with some supernatural complications. The series was ordered by HBO in summer 2018 to be written by Steven Moffat, best known for his work on BBC's Sherlock and Doctor Who.
Variety reports that the two actors have been cast to play Clare and Henry, the titular husband and wife who share a rather complicated love story. When the two first meet, Clare claims that she has known Henry all her life, but he does not recognize her. However, their story gets pieced together when it is revealed that Henry is a time-traveler, and the two are in for quite the adventure.
Rose Leslie, an HBO veteran, starred in several seasons of Game of Thrones as Ygritte, a feisty wildling who steals the heart of a young Jon Snow. Similarly, Leslie's character Clare in The Time Traveler's Wife is described as "fiery, clever and unstoppable", which explains HBO's casting choice. As for Theo James, who is best known for playing Four in the Divergent Series, The Time Traveler's Wife will be his first project with HBO. The book was previously adapted into a 2009 film starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana.
The official synopsis for HBO's The Time Traveler's Wife reads as follows:
Henry has a problem. Since he was eight years old he’s been time traveler. It’s not a superpower, it’s a condition – he can’t help it. Sometimes, when Henry is stressed or worried – and sometimes for no reason at all – he loses his grip on the current moment and falls naked into the past or the future. One minute he’s making breakfast, the next he’s naked at a hoedown in 1973. He can be stuck there for minutes or months, he never knows. His life is a rollercoaster of constant danger and white-knuckle survival. Until one day he meets a beautiful redhead in the library where he works. Her name is Clare Abshire and although he’s never seen her before, she claims to have known him all her life. Finally his curse has given him something good – and Clare and Henry are about to have the time of their lives.
Source: Variety