All the Jon Snow theories can finally be put to bed after HBO confirmed the fate of Ned Stark's bastard ahead of the premiere of Game of Thrones' sixth season on April 24.

The network announced that the most highly anticipated episode in the history of television will be titled The Red Woman, apparently in reference to the priestess Melisandre, played by Carice van Houten.

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The shocking season five finale of the hit series sent fans of the show into a meltdown and left them with a number of questions after Kit Harrington's character was left for dead at Castle Black after being stabbed repeatedly by members of the Night's Watch.

The title of the episode may fuel speculation that Jon Snow will be brought back to life by the magical powers of Melisandre, but HBO's description of the eagerly awaited episode suggests otherwise.

"Jon Snow is dead. Daenerys meets a strong man. Cersei sees her daughter again," the synopsis of the episode reads.

HBO also issued the following description for the upcoming season: "Following the shocking developments at the conclusion of season five, including Jon Snow's bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys' near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei's public humiliation in the streets of King's Landing, survivors from all parts of Westeros and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances at survival, while new characters will emerge to challenge the balance of power in the east, west, north and south."

Although Harrington was spotted on set in Belfast, Ireland, filming scenes for the sixth season, the actor revealed last week that he is, in fact, dead.

"I am no longer involved in the show so any secrets that are with the show I don't actually know anymore," Harrington told Jonathan Ross. "You're looking at me like you don't believe me. It's going to be so relieving when people actually see the show and realise that I don't come back."

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