The Walking Dead season 8 trailer reveals MASSIVE twist
The Walking Dead's explosive eighth season trailer might just tip the biggest twist in the show's history.
Released just in time for Comic-Con International on Friday (July 21), AMC's extended teaser is bound to spawn a million fan theories before the zombie apocalypse drama actually returns in October.
Last season largely depicted the oppressive life for the Alexandrians under the thumb of Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), but the times they are a-changing.
As we see in this action-packed teaser, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) unites King Ezekiel (Khary Payton) and his Kingdom as well as the Hilltop community in an armed rebellion to overthrow the Saviours.
Their battle won't be without losses. For instance, Father Gabriel ends up in one of Negan's cages surrounded by walkers (and apparently close to pooping his pants, if you believe Negan). But Rick is full of inspiring rallying cries and his band fight on.
However, the real surprise is a pseudo post-credits sequence once the main trailer comes to an end - as we flash to what appears to be a MUCH older Rick potentially on his deathbed years from now. Perhaps this mind-blowing time jump tease plays into the show's end-game?
It's clear that The Walking Dead will be raising the stakes for its eighth season after a ratings slide in the US and some significant fan complaints about the first-half of the Negan arc.
Jesus actor Tom Payne recently hinted: "I always told myself I wouldn't say what I've heard other cast members say every other year, which is, 'Oh the next season is gonna be this! And the new episode is so many superlatives and so many words you use!' And I'm like, 'Come on, you can't say the same things every year'.
"But then I had to bite my tongue and say, 'Well, actually...' Season eight, the first few episodes are out-of-this-world amazing. We've all been getting them and going, 'Wow, okay, we thought that was amazing!' and then the next episode is amazing."
As part of the shift in format, there is even talk that Negan may be absent for a significant portion of The Walking Dead's eighth run. He only appears fleetingly at three points in today's trailer.
The Walking Dead airs on AMC in the US and on FOX in the UK.
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