However, as filming progresses, photos have begun emerging online of those characters we were unsure would return for season seven.
According to Watchers on the Wall, Gendry actor Joe Dempsie has been spotted at Belfast airport looking particularly shady.
Season seven of Game of Thrones is currently filming in Belfast, numerous cast members having been spotted across Northern Ireland, including Maisie Williams, Lena Headey, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
While not completely unexpected – he was spotted on a plane to Belfast with Brienne actor Gwendoline Christie – the photos of him in Belfast confirm his story is far from over.