It is the cliffhanger that has kept Game Of Thrones fans huddled around water coolers for the past year.
But it seems Jon Snow really is dead, at least if the first episode synopsis for the hit HBO show ahead of the new series premiere can be trusted.
In a moment that will live long in the memory for fans of the show, the jolly Lord Commander of the Night's Watch suffered something of a career setback when he was brutally stabbed to death by his own men at the end of the last series.
Snow fair: Jon is confirmed to be dead in the synopsis for the series premiere of Game Of Thrones, which follows his fatal stabbing at the hands of his own underlings last season
And it seems he will be staying that way, if the short guide teasing the content of the first episode The Red Woman is any indication.
It said: 'Jon Snow is dead. Daenerys meets a strong man. Cersei sees her daughter again.'
Prosaic words indeed, and surely ample proof that the popular hero, who is played by upper crust heartthrob Kit Harington, is dead for good.
Of course the learned hard core followers of the acclaimed show will already know there are plenty of reasons to think there is more to Jon's fate than meets the eye.
For one The Red Woman mentioned in the episode title could very well be Melisandre, a priestess of the Lord of Light.
In the past followers of the deity have been shown to have the ability to raise people from the dead, which could be one way in which Jon could rise again, perhaps shedding his Snow moniker after discovering he is in fact Azor Ahai the hero prophesied to save Westeros.
On a more practical level, Worcestershire hunk Kit, 29, is still contracted to appear on the show, was spotted filming scenes for the show last September, and has yet to chop off the long hair he himself has confessed he loathes.
He previously said: 'I don’t want the bother of it all really. If you look a certain way or you have a certain look it dominates what people think you are. So I’ll cut it off quite soon. As soon as I’m allowed.'
The show's long-awaited series premiere will finally air on HBO on Sunday, April 24.
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