Jon Snow On Game Of Thrones Teaser Poster

Obviously, HBO decided to put Jon's face on the Game of Thrones Season 6 poster because it would create the most buzz and get fans talking. Plus, it would be pretty morose to trot out a corpse on a poster for a new television season if that corpse wasn't reanimated.

Jon Snow is definitely not dead. Fan speculation on Jon Snow's fate has ranged from sightings of Harington on set in Ireland to the actor's decision not to cut his shoulder-length brown locks, which have become a trademark of his character. But to the delight of fans, he will be back in the new season of Game of Thrones on HBO.

"I'm not coming back next season", he told EW. Snow isn't one to suffer fools gladly, so his return will no doubt fuel serious tension among the brothers of the Watch.

When we last saw Snow he had been stabbed repeatedly by his own Night's Watchmen for forming an alliance with their sworn enemies, the Wildlings. Game of Thrones is presently the highest rated and most watched show on air. He be dead. Yes... everything I've seen and heard and read: "Jon Snow is, indeed, dead".

If the character is dead come April, that might make some of the fans furious, but for now HBO has made the wait for April even more painful. Much like Harington's situation, Yeun was photographed on "The Walking Dead" set leading fans to speculate if he had actually died, while co-stars and execs refused to answer questions regarding the apparent loss.

The promotional art also reveals that the show will premiere in April, which is the month in which all but one season of the series has had their premieres.

The teaser also promises that Game of Thrones will return for its sixth season in April 2016 on HBO.