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Kit Harrington flat out said he's not coming back next season.

"But I’ve been told I’m dead. I’m dead. I’m not coming back next season. So that’s all I can tell you, really."

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/14/game-thrones-jon-dies-interview.