--- title: Kit Harington Really Wants Us to Believe Jon Snow Is Dead description: Harrington spoke about what fans should expect from his character going forward. canonical: https://time.com/4196104/kit-harington-jon-snow-dead-alive-game-of-thrones/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-27T18:25:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:44.749Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Poor Kit Harington Really Wants Us to Believe Jon Snow Is Dead og:description: "'Game of Thrones' is very good at dashing hopes" og:url: https://time.com/4196104/kit-harington-jon-snow-dead-alive-game-of-thrones/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafb6874582d7abac/69887ac8196cf4656003a0ad/kit-harington.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: AOL BUILD Speaker Series: James Kent And Kit Harrington Discuss Their New Film "Testament Of Youth" og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Poor Kit Harington Really Wants Us to Believe Jon Snow Is Dead twitter:description: "'Game of Thrones' is very good at dashing hopes" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafb6874582d7abac/69887ac8196cf4656003a0ad/kit-harington.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Poor Kit Harington Really Wants Us to Believe Jon Snow Is Dead > Sponsored content. 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Kit Harrington discusses his new film 'Testament Of Youth' during AOL BUILD Speaker Series at AOL Studios In New York on June 1, 2015 in New York City.John Lamparski/WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 27, 2016 6:25 PM UTC Kit Harington, who is best known for his [role as Jon Snow on _Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4185106/maisie-williams-jon-snows-twist-game-of-thrones/), is set to star in a West End production of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus that will premiere in April. However, that isn’t stopping fans of the HBO drama from continuing to [speculate on the fate of the Lord Commander](http://time.com/4124321/jon-snow-game-of-thrones-season-6/), who we last saw getting stabbed by his Night’s Watch brothers in the closing moments of the season five finale. In a [recent interview with BBC News](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35382360#?utm%5Fsource=twitterfeed&utm%5Fmedium=twitter), Harington spoke about what fans should expect from his character going forward. “They should tune in and watch because whatever happens in the next season will be very exciting,” he said. “But Jon Snow is dead I’m afraid.” **Read More:** [HBO’s Genius Strategy for Handling Jon Snow’s Resurrection](http://time.com/4135694/hbo-season-six-jon-snow-dead-resurrection/) The 29-year-old actor also spoke about why _GoT_ viewers shouldn’t put too much stock in the [recent rumors about Snow’s forthcoming storyline](http://time.com/4051136/jon-snow-alive-game-of-thrones-kit-harington/). “I think \[fans’ speculation\] is great for the show – but they shouldn’t get their hopes up about anything because _Game of Thrones_ is very good at dashing hopes,” he said. 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