Warning: Contain spoilers for Game of Thrones season six. Obviously, that's why you're here.

The bodies from the season five finale are barely even cold, but buzz for Game of Thrones season six is already strong. Here's everything you need to know so far:

When is it on?

For those in the US, it airs on HBO on Sundays at 9pm. And for the UK, it is simulcast at 2am on Sky Atlantic on Monday morning. If you can't stay up that late, it is repeated at 9pm later that night.

It's getting ahead well ahead of the books

Most of the events of Game of Thrones up until now have been tempered by the existence of George RR Martin's novels. For every shocked response to the latest massacre, there has been someone out there shaking their head and saying, "We've known it was coming for months. Years, even."

But finally and inevitably, season five caught up with the books and began to introduce plot developments from beyond the five published novels.

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And now Martin has confirmed that The Winds of Winter definitely won't be out ahead of the new season definitely won't be out ahead of the new season.

He had this to say about books spoilers in season six in his apologetic New Year's Day post: "When you ask me, 'will the show spoil the books,' all I can do is say, 'yes and no,' and mumble once again about the butterfly effect.

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"Those pretty little butterflies have grown into mighty dragons. Some of the 'spoilers' you may encounter in season six may not be spoilers at all... because the show and the books have diverged, and will continue to do so."

So we don't have any spoilers to lift straight from the books, but that doesn't mean season six is a complete mystery to us. Read on...

Jon Snow is... ALIVE!

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Well, so far at least. He might've insisted over and over and over again that his alter ego was gone for good, but still, it didn't come as a huge surprise when Kit Harington drew breath as Jon Snow at the climax of 'Home'.

Davos urged priestess Melisandre to resurrect Jon - and though her incantation appeared to have failed, the moment they'd left the room, Jon sprang back to life. And he's done with the Wall.

We had already made it very clear what we think the fate of Kit Harington's pouting hero will be. Even the cast and crew couldn't make up their mind on this. We've had repeated assurances that Snow kicked the bucket, but Carice van Houten and Emilia Clarke weren't so sure.

From suspiciously failing to take the opportunity to cut his long locks to sightings of him attending script readings for Game of Thrones in Belfast, all signs pointed to Snow's return.

HBO president Michael Lombardo also insisted Snow is dead (as well as adding that the current plan is for Game of Thrones to end with its eighth season).

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A video teaser was released featuring Jon front and centre, which provided yet more evidence that he is alive – although it's worth noting that the whole thing is framed as one of Bran's visions and in the books they have a habit of taking him back to past events.

Harington told Digital Spy to "get used" to the fact that Jon is dead and gone. And now we're just upset that he totally lied to us. TO OUR FACE.

What else happened in season six, episode one?

Sansa and Theon were rescued from Ramsay's men by Brienne - finally fulfilling her promise to Catelyn Stark - while Arya survives on the streets of Braavos.

In King's Landing, Jaime swore vengeance for Myrcella's death, while the women of Dorne took charge, executing Doran Martell.

Daenerys was taken by the Dothraki to meet Khal Moro, while Tyrion and Varys found themselves stranded in Meereen as all the ships in the harbour were set alight.

Oh, and turns out Melisandre is actually an old crone.

What happened in season six, episode two?

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A LOT. The skirmish at Castle Black - pitting Ser Davos (Liam Cunningham) and the Night's Watch loyalists against Alliser Thorne (Owen Teale) and his allies - came to a dramatic close when the outer walls of the castle were breached by the giant Wun Wun and an army of Wildlings.

Tyrion managed to harness the power of Daenerys's famously fiery dragons, who strangely didn't attack him. So now the big question: does Tyrion being the Dragon Whisperer lend credence to those fan theories that he's a secret Targaryen, possibly Daenerys's brother?

Bran is back! Continuing his training with the Three-eyed Raven (Max Von Sydow), the young Stark experienced a time-tripping vision. Bran saw a young Ned Stark training in Winterfell with brother Benjen and sister Lyanna - and we learnt from the flashback that Hodor's real name... is Wylis.

A new Greyjoy arrived. Balon's brother Euron threw his sibling from a bridge to his death - which kind of throws a wrench into Balon's plot to invade the North a tad.

Ramsay Bolton continued his quest as the worst man ever - murdering his own father Roose. Then, upon learning that Roose's wife Walda has given birth to a son - threatening his position as lord of House Bolton - Ramsay literally released the hounds and had his step-mother and baby brother mauled to death.

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Theon left Sansa's side - satisfying himself that Brienne is a far better guardian than he could ever be. Sansa learnt that her sister is still alive, then Arya is finally rescued from a life as a street beggar by the returning Jaqen.

Reborn after his near-fatal bout with the Red Viper, The Mountain is now Cersei's sworn servant. He hunted down the drunkard who exposed himself to Cersei during her walk of shame, and... well:

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What about season six, episode three?

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Everyone was shocked to see Jon Snow rise from the dead, including Jon himself. He soon got his revenge by hanging Ser Alliser, Othell Yarwyck, Bowen Marsh, and most heartbreakingly of all, Olly. He then gave his cloak to Edd, suggesting that his time with the Night's Watch was over.

Bran was treated to an epic flashback - witnessing his father Ned nearly lose his life to the sword of Ser Arthur Dayne, only for Howland Reed to stab Dayne in the back. Not quite the way that Ned had told it. Bran then appeared to be heard by Ned before he rushed to the castle towards the screams of an unseen woman, presumably his sister.

Arya was given her sight back after a training montage with Jaqen and the Waif, and after speaking about her ongoing kill list. Apparently, she took the Hound off before leaving him for dead.

Rickon and Osha returned, but they're now royally screwed. Smalljon Umber presented them as a gift to Ramsay Bolton in order for the two factions to team up against the Wildlings as they continue south. Plus, Rickon's direwolf Shaggydog is now very much dead.

What happened in season six, episode four?

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Jon and Sansa reunited! She later convinced him to return to take back Winterfell, especially after they learned that Ramsay has their brother Rickon. Ramsay also continued his killing spree, knifing Osha in the neck.

Cersei and Jaime concocted a plan to take down the Sparrows once and for all. After telling Olenna that her daughter Margaery will soon complete her own walk of shame, Olenna said she will send her Tyrell army to take on the religious group.

Theon reunited with his sister Yara, but made it clear he had no intention of becoming their new king after the death of their father. Instead, he said she should become the new leader.

Daenerys took back her power in style. After accusing the Khals of not being suited to lead the Dothraki and telling them she will lead instead, they stupidly threatened to gang-rape her instead.

She then proceeded to tip two fiery braziers onto the straw floor, setting fire to the temple and killing the Khals - who had been locked inside by Jorah and Daario. After witnessing Daenerys emerge from the flames unburned, they all bowed down to her.

What happened in season six, episode five?

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'The Door' was pretty devastating, mainly due to the apparent death of beloved Hodor. It is revealed that the reason he could only say his nickname was due to Bran using him as a young boy to warg while inside a vision. It caused young Wylis to seizure, saying repeatedly 'Hold the Door' (due to Meera commanding him to do so in the present day), until it became mangled into 'Hodor'.

Oh yeah, and the reason he was holding the door on the first place was to hold back a load of White Walkers who came to kill Bran and co. The Children of the Forest, Bran's direwolf Summer, the Three-Eyed Raven and of course, Hodor, perished.

Meanwhile, Sansa dismissed Littlefinger for letting her marry Ramsay, but not before he informed her that her uncle Brynden was gathering an army at Riverrun. Jon and Sansa left Castle Black to get support from other Northern houses.

Arya continued training with Jaqen, who gave her a mission to kill an actress. Euron Greyjoy takes over from his deceased brother, causing Yara and Theon to flee with many of their ships and men. A new Red Woman named Meereen met with Tyrion and Varys to offer support to Daenerys, who discovered Jorah's greyscale, asking him to find a cure.

What about season six, episode six?

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In 'Blood of My Blood', Bran and Meera were saved by his uncle Benjen Stark, who finally reappeared after going missing years before. Turns out he was turned into a semi-White Walker thanks to the Children of the Forest. He's essentially Coldhands, if you're a book reader.

Sam and Gilly reached the Tarly's Horn Hill on the way to the Citadel, and his dad's a bit of a prick. Sam decided to take her with him after all, along with the family's Valyrian steel sword, Heartsbane.

Arya decided to warn the actress of the assassination attempt, leading a disappointed Jaqen to order the waif to kill Arya. Jaime's attempt to rescue Margaery from the High Sparrow didn't go to plan, as she and Tommen have forged an alliance with the Faith, and Jaime is sent to help Walder Frey. Frey is holding Edmure Tully hostage in the hopes of retaking Riverrun from the Blackfish.

Daenerys rides Drogon and declares to the Dothraki that they will sail across the Narrow Sea to conquer Westeros.

Season six episode titles

Although not officially confirmed, the titles for the remainder of the season have appeared on a Sky network site in Austria, and have been translated from their German versions with some intriguing results (via Watchers on the Wall).

Episode eight is seemingly titled 'No One' ('Niemand') and episode nine will apparently be 'The Battle of the Bastards' ('Die Schlacht der Bastarde').

Following events in 'Blood of My Blood', this could mean that the eighth episode will be Arya-focused and, as is traditional in Game of Thrones seasons, the ninth episode might be a battle-based outing between Ramsay Bolton and Jon Snow.

Meanwhile, the season finale is said to take the name of George RR Martin's long-delayed sixth novel, 'The Winds of Winter' ('Die Winde des Winters').

And if that's the case, that could be bad news for everyone in the Seven Kingdoms if the Stark family motto ("Winter is Coming") comes true, with the potential arrival of the Night's King and his army of Wights.

Game of Thrones season 6 trailer: The first promo is epic

The first full trailer was unveiled on March 8, and it promises to be another unmissable season. There are quick shots of Bran with the Night's King, Jon Snow dead on a slab, Zombie Mountain and much more.

You should also check out some clues and guesses in our trailer breakdown over here.

Everything is looking ominous in the second main promo for the season, particularly for Arya and Daenerys.

Check out our full clues and guesses in our trailer breakdown.

We've also spotted that Sansa and Davos might be about to form an unexpected partnership:

Are there any clips?

Yes! Check them out in all their spoilery glory below:

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Things look bleak for the Starks, Lannisters, Targaryens and, well, everyone

Another video teaser not only displayed the disembodied head of Jon Snow alongside fellow 'dead' characters including Ned and Joffrey, but we also see the heads of Tyrion, Daenerys and Sansa among others. Does this mean that everyone is in danger?

Before this, HBO released three video teasers hinting at the future of everyone's favourite houses.

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Let's just say that things are looking too hot for Westeros. And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse.

Bran is back

After a leave of absence in season five, Isaac Hempstead Wright has is back as Bran Stark this season.

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Bran's arc is one of the few that isn't quite up to date with the novels, but showrunner David Benioff suggested that he will be getting to grips with his powers off screen in a similar way to Luke Skywalker between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

Images from the seasons showed him standing up (which he hasn't been able to do since his abortive flying attempt in the very first episode) next to the Max Von Sydow. Is this a vision, or a miraculous recovery?

Cersei and Olenna: Two queens go to war

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One castle - no matter how sizeable - can hardly be big enough for two proud and powerful queens. With queen regent Cersei Lannister's increasingly erratic behaviour and Olenna 'The Queen of Thorns' Tyrell's scheming, the two were bound to have a showdown sooner or later.

"I've got a head-on with Cersei coming up and it's really good," Diana Rigg said of Olenna's role in season six. We're not sure who we'd put our money on.

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And meanwhile, Natalie Dormer – who plays Olenna's granddaughter Margaery Tyrell – has said that "Cersei is the least of Margaery's problems" in season six.

We dread to think who could be worse for the young queen's health than her two-times mother-in-law.

Servants of the Red God

TV veteran Ian McShane will be making a brief cameo, saying in a recent interview that he will be "responsible for bringing somebody back that you think you're never going to see again".

That might mean that he'll somehow be a character who is returning to the show – maybe the face-changing Jaqen H'ghar, or the latest recasting – but a safe bet says he'll be a Red Priest from the same holy order as Carice van Houten's Melisandre, and will be 'bringing someone back'... from the dead.

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If so, the servants of the Red God will be swarming out of the woodwork, with British actress Melanie Liburd (CSI, Runaway Island) also cast as another Red Priestess.

Her casting lends credence to previous reports on an allegedly leaked script from the show, which featured a scene where a new priestess meets with Tyrion and Varys in Mereen, saying that Daenerys Targaryen is the Lord of Light's chosen saviour, i.e. confirming what we knew all along.

Varys wryly points out the poor track record of Melisandre's candidate for 'The Prince Who Was Promised', Stannis Baratheon. More on why Robert's brother isn't in the position to be anyone's saviour in a bit.

Will anyone stay dead in this show?

While not in costume, a certain, presumed-dead character has been seen on set with Conleth Hill's Lord Varys in the Spanish town of Peñíscola, which doubles for the one-time slaver city of Meereen.

Sibel kikelli, david benioff and conleth hill on set right now for season 6 peniscola #GameOfThrones #JuegoDeTronos pic.twitter.com/NJz4KEujGl — DragonsandDirewolves (@Direwolf_Dragon) October 5, 2015

Last time we saw her, she was looking very deceased, but in GoT stranger things have happened, and Varys in particular has more than a few tricks up his sleeves.

Or maybe she was just on holiday and it's all an hilarious coincidence.

Return of the Hound?

The latest rumour from Westeros (aka Northern Ireland) is that Hound actor Rory McCann has been spotted in Belfast, where Game of Thrones has been shooting.

Sandor Clegane was left to die by Arya, but speculation has been rife ever since thanks to his supposed death off screen. And let's face it, even a death on screen is no guarantee of anything in this show.

It's worth noting that there have been some rumours about flashbacks for season six, so we might not get anything more than the memory of the Hound. Though those Clegane boys have always proven hard to kill...

Watch Missandei actress Nathalie Emmanuel talk with Digital Spy about what we can expect from Game of Thrones season 6:

Back to Riverrun

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We will apparently be returning to Catelyn Stark's childhood home of Riverrun - a location we haven't seen since season three.

Clive Russell as Catelyn Stark's uncle Brynden Tully, aka The Blackfish - who hasn't appeared on-screen since the infamous Red Wedding - will be back as the castle comes under siege in the storyline from George RR Martin's fourth novel, A Feast for Crows.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and Jerome Flynn (Bronn - who didn't feature in the book's original siege story) were also seen filming in Northern Ireland.

Just don't ask us whether this means Lady Stoneheart will finally put in an appearance - we're as in the dark as the rest of you.

Stannis is definitely dead

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After months of debating both Jon and Stannis's off-screen deaths, we can now confirm that the latter is a goner.

A new and official book, Game of Thrones: The Noble Houses of Westeros Seasons 1-5, has listed Stannis as dead at Brienne's hands outside the walls of Winterfell, which is exactly what it seemed was about to happen in the season five finale.

Stannis is a relic of an older time, and GRRM just loves killing them off. So it looks very much like it's time to wave a belated goodbye to the would-be king. Stannis, we hardly knew thee!

Lost characters... found?

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The series has been conspicuously missing a few threads and characters from the books, such as Lady Stoneheart, Arianne Martell and the goings on in the Iron Islands.

In many of these cases, the cuts were clearly made for the sake of economy and making the story filmable, but the showrunners have hinted that they might pick up some of those absent threads in the upcoming seasons.

"People will complain about things because they don't know what's coming up ahead," David Benioff told EW. "'Why haven't we seen this guy?' And I think it will be easier once everything is out and it's 70 hours... Sometimes we're going in a different order or telling a different story. We think the story will all make sense at the end. Otherwise it will be eight wasted years."

So it might be that some of those apparently abandoned characters might be putting in an appearance in season six. We're not making any promises, mind.

Who's running the show, and who's directing each episode?

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David Benioff and Dan Weiss are back as showrunners again, and we also have a list of who will be directing on Game of Thrones season six's ten episodes.

Jeremy Podeswa (True Detective, Boardwalk Empire) is back for the first two issues, with Daniel Sackheim (The Walking Dead, House) joining for three and four and Jack Bender (Lost) taking five and six.

Mark Mylod (Entourage, The Royle Family) will return for seven and eight with 'Hardhome' director Miguel Sapochnik (True Detective, House) polishing off the final two episodes.

Martin won't be scripting any of this season's episodes as he promises that he is far too busy writing book six. We want to believe you, GRRM.

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