Did HBO just reveal the fate of Game of Thrones' Jon Snow?

Games of Thrones Season 6 poster
(Image credit: Twitter.com/GameOfThrones)

Last year, Game of Thrones ended on a massive cliffhanger when fan-favorite Jon Snow was betrayed and repeatedly stabbed by a cohort of his fellow Night's Watch members. He certainly looked dead, though many fans refused to believe it — but either way, it was clear that we'd need to wait until the premiere of the show's sixth season in the spring of 2016 to get the real story.

Or do we? Today, HBO unveiled the first poster for Game of Thrones season 6, which features a very familiar face:

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.