The dag is Bright and Full of Filming! Game of Thrones Returns to Saintfield! 

Melisandre (Carice van Houten), in Season 5. Maybe she sees season 6 in the flames?

Several cast sightings and set photos have been popping up as

Season 6 filming is now well under way. Watchers on the Wall takes a look at the returning cast including Carice Van Houten (Melisandre), Kristofer Hivju (Tormund), Owen Teale (Alliser Thorne), and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark)!

Filming in Saintfield (used for the Godswood, Robb’s Camp, and more) has begun. Rumors report that Saintfield will be home to shooting for a couple months this year:

#gameofthrones filming in #saintfield #countydown today!! Exciting! pic.twitter.com/5gsxp1aukF

Additional photos from the Castle Black/Magheramorne area (following the smoky filming this week- check out our exclusive pics):

@WatchersOTWall @IrishThrones in carrickfergus pointing up to quarry site for castle black shooting #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/rYe07wLz9v

@WatchersOTWall @IrishThrones lots activity at castle back site today #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/ADuMkzi8qz

Also, an extremely lucky fan (Chris Creaner – thank you for the photos, by the way!) had several encounters with some of our favorite cast members:

I was lucky enough to see Owen Teale who plays Alliser Thorne in Game Of Thrones today in Botanic Avenue Belfast. I was too afraid to speak! — Lilleyjnr (@lilleyjnr) August 9, 2015

Back to Belfast I go! — Daniel Portman (@Daniel_Portman) August 9, 2015

Lastly, everyone’s favorite sadist Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) was spotted in Belfast!

Saw @iwanrheon in Belfast today!!Valar morghulis!(currently in tears) — Dominika Dutkiewicz (@DominikaDkt) August 10, 2015

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Lots of northerly filming going on, as might be expected.

The news that Portman is arriving interests me, since Brienne’s story this year is one of the bigger question marks. Be interesting to keep an eye on where they’re spotted.

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