As we near the premiere of season 5 of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones," production insider Nikolaj Coster-Waldau dropped a major teaser about Jon Snow.
According to Huffington Post, Waldau (Jaime Lannister) has made a statement about the mystery of Jon Snow's parents.
"R+L=J. That's a theory," hinted Coster-Waldau to Caitlyn Becker on Friday.
The news portal notes that one of the more popular theories regarding the origin of the major character is that Show is not the son of Ned Stark but the theory hasn't been confirmed officially.
Relatedly, there is a lot of speculation surrounding the character of Jon Snow, played by actor Kit Harington. We've previously shared (per EW) that aside from circulating rumors regarding his birth, a new romance may be happening with Melisandre.
"He's incredibly intrigued by her. I find it endlessly funny that he really fancies redheads. One dies, and another comes along, and he's all, 'Hello!' There's mutual interest between them that we see right from the get-go. There's definitely a future there this season, with him and her. Who knows what Melisandre sees in people, but she's obviously obsessed with bastards and noble blood. There's obviously something a bit special about him in this story, and she locks in on that. So this season she tries to seduce him. That's her power play. It's going to be an interesting battle!"
"Game of Thrones" Season 5
Following the conclusion of the popular series' fourth season in June, the highest rated HBO show returns this weekend.
Per an earlier report, rumors are circulating that the fifth season of the popular TV franchise will depart from the book the story is based on and follow its only storyline. The new season's content is extracted from George RR Martin's books "A Feast For Crows" and "A Dance With Dragons," which are part of the author's "A Song of Ice and Fire" book saga.
The changes in the plot are attributed to the fact that Martin has not completed the next book, "Winds of Winter" and it is believed that the sixth book will not be ready within the year. With the current season sourced from the fifth book and no novel to follow, fans worry that the series will either deviate from the original story for the television show or spoil the book for fans.
Ahead of its return to television, Time reports that leading up to the premiere, "there has been a huge surge in illegal downloads of the HBO hit show." Within the period of Feb. 5 to April 6, there was a 45% increase compared to last year with more than 7 million views of the series' episodes.
Season 5 returns with 10 episodes with its premiere scheduled for April 12.
See the "Game of Thrones" Season 5 Review below along with the series' Future Promo:
