--- title: Maisie Williams Teases Jon Snow's 'Great Twist' description: During an interview on the red carpet, the 18-year-old actress was asked about what's to come on GOT. canonical: https://time.com/4185106/maisie-williams-jon-snows-twist-game-of-thrones/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-19T16:56:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:28:56.394Z og:title: Watch Maisie Williams Drop a Huge Hint About Jon Snow's Fate og:description: The actress teased the next season of 'Game of Thrones' og:url: https://time.com/4185106/maisie-williams-jon-snows-twist-game-of-thrones/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f9619a6803cfbeb/698879932dce01b6bb9e7653/maisie-williams-jon-snow-twist.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: maisie williams jon snow twist og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Maisie Williams Drop a Huge Hint About Jon Snow's Fate twitter:description: The actress teased the next season of 'Game of Thrones' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f9619a6803cfbeb/698879932dce01b6bb9e7653/maisie-williams-jon-snow-twist.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Maisie Williams Drop a Huge Hint About Jon Snow's Fate > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 19, 2016 4:56 PM UTC  Maisie Williams arrives at The London Critics' Circle Film Awards at The May Fair Hotel on January 17, 2016 in London, England. Maisie Williams arrives at The London Critics' Circle Film Awards at The May Fair Hotel on January 17, 2016 in London, England. David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 19, 2016 4:56 PM UTC [Season six of Game _of Thrones_](http://time.com/4172317/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-date-revealed/) isn’t set to return until April 24, but until then, fans can hopefully look forward to more and more hints about what’s in store for the [habitants of Westeros](http://time.com/4162374/bran-stark-first-look-photo-season-6-game-of-thrones/). [Maisie Williams](http://time.com/4081618/most-influential-teens-2015/) who plays Arya Stark, attended the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards on Sunday night and was named Young British Performer of the Year for her role in _The Falling_. During an interview on the red carpet, the 18-year-old actress was asked about what’s to come on the hit HBO show, specifically with regards to the [fate of Jon Snow](http://time.com/4051136/jon-snow-alive-game-of-thrones-kit-harington/), who we last saw getting stabbed by his Night’s Watch brothers in the closing moments of the season five finale. **Read More:** [HBO’s Genius Strategy for Handling Jon Snow’s Resurrection](http://time.com/4135694/hbo-season-six-jon-snow-dead-resurrection/) “I feel so mean because I speak to people and they’re all like, ‘Jon Snow, is he back?’ And it’s like really heartbreaking because people are like, ‘yeah, but he’s coming back though?,'” Williams said. “It’s a great twist but I can’t say he’s going to be alive.” Watch the full interview below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4185106/maisie-williams-jon-snows-twist-game-of-thrones/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4185106/maisie-williams-jon-snows-twist-game-of-thrones/"},"headline":"Watch Maisie Williams Drop a Huge Hint About Jon Snow's Fate","datePublished":"2016-01-19T16:56:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:56.394Z","description":"\"I can’t say he’s going to be alive\"","url":"https://time.com/4185106/maisie-williams-jon-snows-twist-game-of-thrones/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","TV","Maisie Williams","Arya Stark","Jon Snow"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f9619a6803cfbeb/698879932dce01b6bb9e7653/maisie-williams-jon-snow-twist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f9619a6803cfbeb/698879932dce01b6bb9e7653/maisie-williams-jon-snow-twist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"maisie williams jon snow twist","caption":"Maisie Williams arrives at The London Critics' Circle Film Awards at The May Fair Hotel on January 17, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"David M. 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