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BBC America announced Monday that Maisie Williams, known for her role as the swashbukling听Arya Stark on HBO鈥檚 鈥淕ames of Thrones,鈥� will guest star on an Season 9 episode of "Doctor Who."

Williams has begun filming her scenes for the sci-fi show in Cardiff, Wales, not far from her home town, Bristol.

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While not much is known about Williams鈥� character on 鈥淒octor Who,鈥� it appears she will be just as mischievous as Arya.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not possible to say too much about who or what she鈥檚 playing, but she is going to challenge the Doctor in very unexpected ways,鈥� lead writer and executive producer . 鈥淭his time he might just be out of his depth, and we know Maisie is going to give him exactly the right sort of hell.鈥�

In Season 9 of 鈥淒octor Who鈥� Peter Capaldi returns as the doctor along with co-star Jenna Coleman, who plays companion Clara Oswald.

Williams joins the ranks of a whole host of in previous seasons, including Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Joe Dempsie, Diana Rigg,听and Liam Cunningham. Paul Kayne, who plays Thoros of Myr on 鈥�Game of Thrones,鈥� will also appear in Season 9 of "Doctor Who."

鈥淒octor Who鈥� will not return to BBC America until the fall. However, Season 5 of 鈥淕ame of Thrones,鈥� which premieres April 12, reportedly contains as she leaves Westeros, where she has been disguised as a peasant boy for three seasons, for the exotic and foreign city of Braavos.