Spoiler alert! Season 6 of Game of Thrones is apparently the year of supposedly deceased characters returning, and we're now hearing rumors of yet another actor who might come back for Season 6.
According to Watchers on the Wall, actor Rory McCann was recently seen at a hotel in Belfast, where filming for Game of Thrones takes place. That means there's a very good chance The Hound will be returning for Season 6.
In case you've forgotten, we last saw The Hound in Season 4 when Arya left bleeding out after his fight with Brienne. However, we never actually saw him die, and so there's plenty of room for him to come back. Director Alex Graves said after the finale aired that The Hound was definitely dead, but the Game of Thrones team has been known to lie to us before.
This is yet another character thought to be dead who will return for Season 6, the other major one being Jon Snow. Although the network and creators continue to insist Snow is dead, Kit Harington has been spotted filming in Belfast several times and has been there for a month now. Also spotted filming for Season 6 have been Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy) and Art Parkinson (Rickon Stark), both characters not thought to be dead but who have simply not been around in quite some time.
Game of Thrones returns for its sixth season next spring.
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