Game of Thrones: Kit Harington on his secretly huge season 6 role 

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This Week's Cover: Kit Harington on his 'Game of Thrones' revival

'Game of Thrones': Kit Harington breaks his silence -- EXCLUSIVE

character is not only alive, but he has a major storyline coming up in season 6.

The actor tells EW that keeping his role secret was particularly difficult because he spent more days on set than ever before, and more days than any other

“It’s a massive season for him, it’s the biggest season for him so far, he features very prominently this season,” Harington says in the above video. “I was told that when I was told I was coming back – that the season I was coming back for would be my biggest, and that’s quite a lot to take as well.”

Harington is on the cover of this week’s EW which chronicles the incredible story of how the actor and the

team killed off his character, then secretly brought him back to life for his most dramatic story yet. Buy the issue here, or subscribe to receive digital access the moment the story is posted online.

’ second episode of the season, “Home,” here’s our first interview snippet with Harington (“Sorry!”), our interview with Ramsay Bolton actor Iwan Rheorn on those gruesome murders, our deep-dive recap, and our new

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