Last night’s episode of The Walking Dead—the “bonus season finale” if you will—was really good.
It was a riveting, emotional and in-depth look at the relationship between ex-Savior king Negan and his wife Lucille. It’s the best thing this show has done in a long time. If the show was always this good, it wouldn’t have bled so many viewers.
Along with the big episode comes big news: Season 11—the final season of The Walking Dead—finally has a release date.
The Season 11 premiere lands on AMC on Sunday August 22nd (and may air earlier on AMC+).
Only eight episodes will air during this first batch. I guess that means we’ll get three batches of eight episodes (rather than two batches of 12) for the final extra-long season. That’s probably for the best. Pushing out 12 at a time could lead to a lot of filler.
From the presser:
“Coming off of the six additional episodes for Season 10, which focused on smaller, character-driven stories, we’re excited to kick off Season 11 bigger than ever,” says Angela Kang, showrunner and executive producer of The Walking Dead. “The stakes will be high – we’ll see more zombies, tons of action, intriguing new stories, never-before-seen locations and our groups together in one community for the first time, trying to rebuild what the Whisperers took from them.”
“The final chapter of The Walking Dead begins with eight action-packed episodes that will feature the massive scope and scale fans have come to expect from TWD Universe, and I’m thrilled to share that fans won’t have to wait long for these incredible new episodes to debut this summer,” adds Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of TWD Universe.
A new teaser was released as well:
And just in case you didn’t notice:
