For the very first time since HBO debuted Game Of Thrones back in 2011, both fans of the series and of the source novels by George R.R. Martin are equally in the dark about what’s to come on the next season.
The plot of the TV show is now up to date with what went down in the fifth book, A Dance With Dragons, so until Martin unleashes The Winds Of Winter on his adoring public, we are all in uncharted territory… for the most part.
Though most of the main plot threads of the show have either caught up with or surpassed the corresponding events of the novels, showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff did choose to leave some pretty major things out of the first five seasons that we know will be touched upon next year – and others we can only assume/hope will be.
From the inevitable (Bran’s return, Cersei’s revenge), to the probable (Jon Snow’s resurrection), to the possible (the introduction of Lady Stoneheart), here are our 10 predictions for season 6 of Game Of Thrones.