Everything you need to know about The Walking Dead season 8, including latest news, premiere date, casting news, and much more!
The Walking Dead Season 8 Latest News
Negan will return for more evil shenanigans in The Walking Dead season 8. Speaking on The Howard Stern Show (via ComicBook.com), actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who's had the tough task of bringing the infamous villain from the comics to our TV screens, confirmed his return, saying, "I know I will be on board for Season 8."
This news shouldn't come as a surprise at all for those who have been keeping up with Robert Kirkman's comics, in which Negan is still alive and well more than fifty issues after his initial appearance. If showrunner Scott Gimple's plan is to continue being faithful to the books, then there's still a lot of ground to cover in terms of Negan.
The Walking Dead Season 8 Premiere Date
The Walking Dead season 8 will premiere in October 2017.
The Walking Dead Season 8 Confirmed
Oh, look, one of the most-watched scripted television shows of the last few years has just been renewed. The Walking Dead Season 8 has just been confirmed by AMC, which is kind of like saying the sun will rise in the east tomorrow morning.
In a fun piece of timing, AMC confirmed The Walking Dead Season 8 the week before season 7 even hits the airwaves. So while you're waiting for the resolution of that insane cliffhanger from last year, you can start worrying about how the show will ruin next summer for you, too!
“Eeny, meeny, miny, more,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios in a statement released by AMC. “What a joy to partner with Robert Kirkman, Scott M. Gimple and some of the hardest-working people in television to bring The Walking Dead to the fans. And, most important, thanks to those fans for breathing life into this remarkable series right along with us.”
The Walking Dead Season 8 will arrive for 16 episodes in the fall of 2017. We'll update this article with all of the news and reasonable rumors we can find until then.
