Game of Thrones: Kit Harington breaks his silence

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This story contains a major revelation from Sunday's Game of Thrones episode "Home."

Jon Snow has returned to the land of the living.

As fans of HBO's Emmy-winning hit Game of Thrones have now learned, Kit Harington's murdered fan-favorite character Jon Snow was revived at the end of Sunday night's episode. The Lord Commander was resurrected by the sorceress Melisandre, a reveal that caps 10 months of worldwide speculation following Snow's death at the hands of his Night's Watch brothers in last year's finale.

During an in-depth interview exclusively with EW, Harington spoke about his incredible journey shouldering the show's biggest secret. Actors typically only have to perform while in front of the camera. But to protect the Jon Snow twist, Harington was asked by the show's producers to deliver an off-camera performance too — the role of an actor who departed a series that's become a worldwide sensation.

The first thing Harington wants viewers to know after seeing his revival: "Sorry!" the 29-year-old says in the above video excerpt. "I'd like to say sorry for lying to everyone. I'm glad that people were upset that he died. I think my biggest fear was that people were not going to care. Or it would just be, ‘Fine, Jon Snow's dead.' But it seems like people had a, similar to the Red Wedding episode, kind of grief about it. Which means something I'm doing — or the show is doing — is right."

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For months EW has been working on a top-secret cover story on the extraordinary behind-the-scenes tale of Jon Snow's death and resurrection — including an exclusive conversation with Harington. Subscribe to receive the issue in digital format and exclusive online access the moment the story is posted, or buy the issue right now here. For more updates, follow @jameshibberd on Twitter, check out our recap of "Home" now, and subscribe to our Game of Thrones podcast (where we talk about our Harington interview). Listen below: <iframe width="540" height="540" src="http://embed.acast.com/ewgameonthrones/ep.2-jonsnowlives-" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" class="" allowfullscreen="" resize="0" replace_attributes="1" name=""></iframe>

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