Major Character May Not Be in the Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere

Warning: Possible spoilers for Game of Thrones’ season eight premiere follow.

HBO’s cast listing for the season eight premiere of Game of Thrones has a notable omission that might surprise some people. As Winter is Coming notes (h/t to Uproxx), a listing briefly appeared on HBO’s website for the upcoming episode, which bows in April. That listing had the runtime (sixty minutes) and cast for the episode, which includes a couple of interesting names and lacks one name — specifically, the actor who portrayed the Night King.

The listing does not have Vladimir Furdik, who is expected to be a major part of the final episodes. After all, season seven ended with the Night King’s army of the dead destroying the wall (with a big assist from his new dragon) and walking into the North. One would expect he will be an important part of what’s to come, though it is entirely plausible that the premiere will focus on the living and their struggles to form a cohesive fighting force against the White Walkers. After all, Cersei has her own plans and there’s all that Jon Snow/Daenerys drama to work out. Not to mention people to catch up with like Arya, Sam and Bran.

Also notable in the cast list are the presences of Tobias Menzies and Lino Facioli. The two play Edmure Tully and Robin Arryn and haven’t been seen since season six. One would expect that they will be part of the marshalling of forces in some fashion, as Robin is still Lord of the Vale and Edmure is about all that’s left of the Tully line.

Game of Thrones premieres the first of its last six episodes on April 14th.