In The Game Of Botticelli, How Should I Answer This Question?

I was playing a game of Botticelli. My person that others were trying to guess was a fictional TV series character. A player asked me if this person they were tyring to guess was dead. Well, the actor was dead, but the character himself never died on the show. But the series had ended/been discontinued--does that count? How do I answer? According to the rules of the game, should I answer this question with "yes" or "no"?