Iwan Rheon cast in Inhumans
“Game of Thrones” alum Iwan Rheon is pictured on May 8, 2016 in London. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

Iwan Rheon will have to get used to sci-fi fans hating him. After a memorable arc on “Game of Thrones” as the vehemently abhored Ramsay Bolton, he has scored a gig in “Marvel’s Inhumans.”

Rheon will play Maximus, Marvel announced Tuesday. The ABC series, which will first premiere in IMAX theaters, will follow Black Bolt and the royal family of Inhumans. Maximus is a member of that noble group, and he is deeply devoted to the people of Attilan. However, he wants to take his brother’s place as king.

Scott Buck is the showrunner for next month’s “Marvel’s Iron Fist,” which stars “Game of Thrones” alum Finn Jones, and he’ll serve the same position on the ABC drama. In a press release, he said he was thrilled to have Iwan play the multifaceted royal. “Maximus is a complex character. Likable, charming, tragic and villainous all in the same moment, and I’m very excited to have someone of Iwan’s considerable talent,” Buck said.

Like all Inhumans, Maximus has a power. In the comics, he has limited abilities to control minds. “He has the ability to numb, control, or blank the minds of others, ability to induce short-term amnesia in others, ability to exchange his consciousness with the consciousness of another living being,” according to Marvel. It isn’t clear if the TV show will give him the same power.

Even without mind control, it sounds like Maximus is smart. He is particularly knowledgeable when it comes to mechanics, physics and biology. He is also a skilled inventor and can quickly make machines out of everyday materials. Unfortunately, his mind is sometimes his worst enemy. Maximus goes insane in the comics.

Since his character was eaten by dogs on “Game of Thrones,” Rheon has kept busy with gigs on British TV shows like “Vicious” and “Urban Myths” as well as indie movies like “Daisy Winters,” which is also set to hit theaters in fall.

“Marvel’s Inhumans” will premiere in IMAX theaters in September before heading to its regular home on ABC.

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