George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford sat in a New Mexico jail cell last night playing a game of chess. The “Game of Thrones” author and Oscar-winning actor-director made a joint cameo in Sunday’s season three season premiere of the AMC series “ Dark Winds .”

With George R.R. Martin appearing in Dark Winds season 3, the show couldn’t help but poke fun at his ongoing Game of Thrones-related delay.

George R.R Martin is undoubtedly best known for his work on Game of Thrones and the ongoing A Song of Ice and Fire book series that inspired the fantasy drama, but both he and Academy Award winner Robert Redford are also among the executive producers of AMC's Dark Winds.

Dark Winds Season 3 recently premiered on AMC, and it featured a scene where George R. R. Martin and Robert Redford are playing jailhouse chess. In case you didn’t know, these two are executive producers on the show.

Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and showrunner John Wirth reveal how executive producers Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin landed onscreen.

Robert Redford and George R. R. Martin appear in the 'Dark Winds' season 3 premiere after years of working on the series as executive producers

Last night’s highly anticipated Season 3 premiere of the critically acclaimed AMC/AMC+ noir drama DARK WINDS featured a surprise cameo with two of the series’ eminent executive producers. Award-winning actor and filmmaker Robert Redford together with renowned fantasy author George R.