Everything you need to know about The Walking Dead season 8, including latest news, release date, cast, and much more!
Oh, look, one of the most-watched scripted television shows of the last few years was renewed. The Walking Dead Season 8 will definitely happen on AMC, which is kind of like saying the sun will rise in the east tomorrow morning. AMC confirmed The Walking Dead Season 8 the week before season 7 even hit the airwaves.
“Eeny, meeny, miny, more,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios in a statement released by AMC when The Walking Dead Season 8 renewal was first announced. “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.”
Here's everything we know about the new season of The Walking Dead:
The Walking Dead Season 8 Latest News
THR reports that Steven Ogg (Simon), Katelyn Nacon (Enid) and Pollyanna McIntosh (Jadis) have been promoted to series regulars for The Walking Dead season 8. This should come as no surprise, as their roles seemed to grow throughout season 7. It will especially be great to see much more of Simon, Negan's smiling henchman, and Jadis, the enigmatic leader of the garbage people.
More casting news as we learn it!
The Walking Dead Season 8 Release Date
The Walking Dead Season 8 will arrive for 16 episodes in the fall of 2017. We're almost certain it will be in October, which is tradtionally when the show arrives. Given that the show usually arrives in mid to late October, we're going to put our money on either October 8, 15, or 22nd, but don't rule out the 1st or the 29th, either. Regardless, unless there's a big change, The Walking Dead Season 8 premiere will be in October.
We'll update this article with all of the news and reasonable rumors we can find until then.
Don't forget to listen to Den of Geek's Walking Dead podcast, No Room in Hell!
The Walking Dead Season 8 Cast
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.
