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_Game of Thrones _favourite Maisie Williams has waxed lyrical about working in the comedy genre. Having portrayed tenacious heroine Arya Stark over the course of eight series, the
23-year-old actress will debut in Sky One's _Two Weeks to Live _next week as young misfit Kim Stokes. RELATED: _GAME OF THRONES_ STAR MAISIE WILLIAMS OPENS UP ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
JOURNEY AND MOVING BEYOND "A HOLE OF SADNESS"__ It's a completely new kind of challenge for her and Maisie explained to DIGITAL SPY what made it so refreshing. "I've
never worked on a comedy or anything like that," she noted. "And these boys [actors Mawaan Rizwan and Taheen Modak] were just the most fun to work with and every day was a pure
joy. "I woke up at 4am smiling because I just couldn't wait to see them and it's just a different experience. It's nowhere near as fun doing dramas." RELATED: MAISIE
WILLIAMS DIDN'T WANT HER SCOTTISH ACCENT IN _THE NEW MUTANTS_ TO "BE CRINGE" Meanwhile, Maisie recently weighed in on _Game of Thrones_' divisive final series, which
included Arya's jaw-dropping slaying of the Night King.__ "It was just a beautiful end to a decade of my life," she insisted. "I couldn't be happier with it,
honestly. I was absolutely thrilled." Tywin Lannister's Charles Dance wasn't so kind in his assessment. _TWO WEEKS TO LIVE _WILL LAND ON SKY ONE AND NOW TV FROM SEPTEMBER 2_.
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DIGITAL SPY Dan is a freelance entertainment journalist. Beginning his writing career in 2014, Dan's work first graced the pages of cult publications _Starburst_ magazine and _Little
White Lies_ before moving onto _Total Film, __Digital Spy__, NME_ and _Yahoo Entertainment_. In the film and TV universe, he kneels at the altar of Jim Carrey, Daniel Plainview, Mike
Ehrmantraut and Paulie Walnuts.