--- title: Game of Thrones: Maisie Williams and Richard Madden Reunite description: Although they'll (likely) never be reunited on Game of Thrones, in real life, the Stark siblings are still able to spend time together. canonical: https://time.com/5435937/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-richard-madden-kit-harington-reunion/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-26T16:11:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:13.382Z og:title: Stark Siblings Give Fans the Ultimate Game of Thrones Reunion og:description: It's as if the Red Wedding never happened og:url: https://time.com/5435937/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-richard-madden-kit-harington-reunion/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4e65b4428f8d2fa/69893d8e096a94837a6a3c77/screen-shot-2018-10-26-at-11-04-56-am.png?branch=production&width=792&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 792 og:image:height: 446 og:image:alt: Kit-Harington-Maisie-Williams-Richard-Madden-Reunion og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stark Siblings Give Fans the Ultimate Game of Thrones Reunion twitter:description: It's as if the Red Wedding never happened twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4e65b4428f8d2fa/69893d8e096a94837a6a3c77/screen-shot-2018-10-26-at-11-04-56-am.png?branch=production&width=792&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Stark Siblings Just Gave Fans the Reunion That _Game of Thrones_ Never Will > 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 Oct 26, 2018 4:11 PM UTC  Kit Harington, Maisie Williams and Richard Madden attend the press night of 'I and You' at Hampstead Theatre at Hampstead Heath on October 25, 2018 in London, England. Kit Harington, Maisie Williams and Richard Madden attend the press night of 'I and You' at Hampstead Theatre at Hampstead Heath on October 25, 2018 in London, England. David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Coach  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 26, 2018 4:11 PM UTC **Warning**: This post contains _Game of Thrones_ spoilers. Thanks to the gut-wrenching plot twist that was the [Red Wedding](http://time.com/5108845/game-of-thrones-the-hound-red-wedding-foreshadowing/), [Arya Stark](http://time.com/5428834/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-final-scene/) and Jon Snow will (likely) never be reunited with their brother [Robb](http://time.com/4533349/game-of-thrones-robb-stark-return-theory/) on [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5389324/game-of-thrones-cast-season-8-hints/). But at least in real life, the Stark siblings are still able to spend some quality time together. On Thursday, Richard Madden and Kit Harington—Robb and Jon, respectively—turned out for the press night of Maisie Williams’ new play, _I and_ You, and the resulting photos were almost as cute as a newborn direwolf pup. Both Williams and Madden shared the same shot of themselves wrapped in a big hug on Instagram on Friday, with Madden adorably captioning the [picture](https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZGtp-gLCX/?taken-by=maddenrichard), “Last night watching [@maisie\_williams](https://www.instagram.com/maisie%5Fwilliams/) being brilliant in her new play.” In Lauren Gunderson’s _I and You_, directed by Edward Hall, Williams plays Caroline, a homebound teen with a liver condition. The Hampstead Theatre production marks her stage debut.  Kit Harington, Maisie Williams and Richard Madden attend the press night of 'I and You' at Hampstead Theatre at Hampstead Heath on October 25, 2018 in London, England. David M. 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