HBO officially confirms the fate of Jon Snow

When the season finale of Game of Thrones season 5 debut last year, fans of the show went absolutely nuts. Leaving them to speculate on the fate of one of the most beloved characters on the show, however, HBO (via TVLine) has finally put an end to the suffering and confirmed the state of Jon Snow.

The time has come, the official word from HBO is that …. Jon Snow is Dead.

Now this is probably not the outcome you were hoping to see when the show returns later this month, but this is what the official description of the episode states. The season premiere also has a couple of interesting things besides Jon Snow's fate including “Daenerys meets a strong man”, and “Cersei sees her daughter again.”

A couple months back Kit Harrington, the actor who plays Snow, went on record saying that this very outcome would happen. "People didn't want me to die, but he's dead. So there you go, everyone has to get used to it," stated Harington.

However, since the episode is titled "The Red Woman", fans of the show are still leery if this whole "Snow is Dead" is to be trusted. Perhaps, this could be just one big elaborate hoax that wants to catch you off guard. Let us know in the comments below what you think!

Season 6 of Game of Thrones is set to air on Sunday, April 24 (9/8c).