<Li> ^ Jump up to: In the TV series Game of Thrones, Jon is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. (2000). "Chapter 14: Catelyn". A Storm of Swords . pp. 192--193 . ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 89787 - 6 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. (2000). "Chapter 28: Sansa". A Storm of Swords . pp. 382--393 . ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 89787 - 6 . </Li> <P> Martin told Rolling Stone in 2014 that some early inquiries he received about adapting A Song of Ice and Fire suggested identifying the story's "important character" and focusing on that individual plot line: Jon and Daenerys Targaryen being the two most popular choices . Martin was not interested in sacrificing so much of the overall story . When the pilot for the HBO adaptation went into production years later, one of the first parts cast was Jon, with Kit Harington announced in the role in July 2009 . Alfie Allen and Iwan Rheon had also auditioned for the role, and were brought into the show to play Theon Greyjoy and Ramsay Snow instead, respectively . In October 2014, Harington and several other key cast members, all contracted for six seasons of the series, renegotiated their deals to include a potential seventh season and salary increases for seasons five, six, and seven . The Hollywood Reporter called the raises "huge", noting that the deal would make the performers "among the highest - paid actors on cable TV". Deadline.com put the number for season five at "close to $300,000 an episode" for each actor, and The Hollywood Reporter wrote in June 2016 that the performers would each be paid "upward of $500,000 per episode" for seasons seven and the potential eight . In 2017, Harington became one of the highest paid actors on television and will earn £ 2 million per episode for the show . </P>

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