We know nothing... except that Jon Snow is probably not dead. PHOTO: TWITTER/GameofThrones
It looks like they prevailed.
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GoT tweeted a teaser poster on Monday with a partial shot of Jon Snow's rugged, bloodstained face and trademark hair, with the simple caption: 'APRIL' -- Season 6 release:
APRIL. #GoTSeason6 #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/DSK2xZi9i9
— Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) November 23, 2015
It was then placed on Billboards in various cities across the US Monday morning:
Jon Snow Billboards are up. Game of Thrones is Coming... #April2016 😬 pic.twitter.com/3gq96t8FPW
— Daenerys Targaryen (@Daenerys) November 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/LittleLauren/status/668812497042825217
https://twitter.com/JimmyMecks/status/668809683046535168
It is the first time the TV series has officially acknowledged the future of Kit Harington's character, and the poster sent fans on social media into overdrive. The Game of Thrones tweet was shared more than 35,000 times in three hours on Monday and "Jon Snow" became the top Twitter trend.
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As soon as the promo was unveiled Twitter broke out with excited fans:
Everyone after seeing Jon Snow on the #GoTSeason6 teaser poster.... pic.twitter.com/qtmROMOuWv
— Jon Snow (@LordSnow) November 23, 2015
"You Know Nothing, Jon Snow" woot woot!! Oooh he will!!!!!!! Woohoo!! #GOT #GameOfThrones
— . (@IamJNapoles) November 24, 2015
After seeing the new poster.. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/6HpRhdmd1D
— Five More Minutes (@SnoringSenorita) November 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/VictoriaSmithL/status/668851128520585218
Wowwwww Jon Snow on the poster for #GoTSeason6??? He’s returning?? Oh my goddddd who would’ve expected that 🙄🙄
— 🧛🏼♂️🦇 | inactive (@vxmpire) November 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/pamela_pam123/status/668822474755194880
.@GameOfThrones has me like...#GOTSeason6 is coming in April! pic.twitter.com/RCH4zDMZeF
— Kait Calabrò (@KaitCalabro) November 23, 2015
Me when I saw the first poster for #GameOfThrones's season 6. #GoTSeason6 pic.twitter.com/sYSHfvmst3
— Deniz S. (@MrFilmkritik) November 23, 2015
When you see Jon Snow on the #GoTSeason6 poster... pic.twitter.com/vfRoM0LLs5
— Tyrion Lannister (@GoT_Tyrion) November 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/madisonpiatek/status/668837601508503557
Emmy-winning GoT, based on George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books, is a sweeping fantasy epic of the battle across seven kingdoms for the Iron Throne. It is HBO's most-watched series, averaging 20 million viewers per episode this year.
Fan speculation on Jon Snow's fate has ranged from sightings of Harington on set in Ireland to the actor's decision not to cut his shoulder-length brown locks, which have become a trademark of his character.
Little slips from fellow cast members in interviews have also fueled the fire, but HBO and the show's creators have enjoyed toying with fans, always avoiding the question and keeping Harington out of fan-events.
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Jon Snow, the illegitimate son of Ned Stark (who was beheaded in season one) and Commander of the Night's Watch, made it through five seasons of Game of Thrones before being betrayed by his subjects and stabbed to a seeming death in the penultimate episode that aired in June.
Whether Jon Snow is actually alive or dead is still not known in a series that is woven through with dark magic, sorcery and the mysterious "White Walkers," an army of the undead.
His tragic demise was lamented, but readers of Martin's books immediately suggested the character could be returning, albeit through otherworldly means.
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