Rhys Ifans

From middle-class Welsh boy and Oxford scholar, to living the high life as one of Britain's biggest marijuana smugglers, Howard Marks led an existence of rollicking, improbable adventure. The notorious drug dealer, whose legacy as an international hashish trader was elevated by stints as a spy for the British government, and his involvement with an unhinged IRS operative would eventually lead to a 25-year prison sentence.

"Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms -- and on the brink of civil war within their own house. Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the Iron Throne. Now, with schemes hatched on both sides --...