A few days ago Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn revealed that Hodor will be absent from the upcoming fifth season of the hit fantasy series, stating that “we have a season off and we have a year’s hiatus, solely because I imagine our storyline is up to the end of the books.”
Based on those comments, it was assumed that we’d be skipping the whole storyline surrounding Bran Stark when Thrones returns in the Spring; however Isaac Hempstead-Wright has now confirmed that Bran will be back, with the young actor stating during a promotional interview for The Boxtrolls that the fifth season of the show is his next project.
So, it looks like we’ll get to see the continuation of Bran’s story after all, seemingly sans Hodor…
Originally published September 7, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
