Season 8 (TV Series)

Season 8 of AMC's The Walking Dead consists of sixteen episodes; it will premiere on October 22, 2017. The show was renewed on October 16, 2016.

This season adapts material from Issue #115 onward of the Comic Series.

Plot
To be added.

Episodes
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1.
October 23, 2017 (UK) million
 * style="text-align: center;" |"Mercy"
 * style="text-align: center;" |Scott Gimple
 * style="text-align: center;" |October 22, 2017 (US)
 * style="text-align: center;" |11.40

2.
October 30, 2017 (UK)
 * style="text-align: center;" |"The Damned"
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA
 * style="text-align: center;" |October 29, 2017 (US)
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA

3.
November 6, 2017 (UK)
 * style="text-align: center;" |"Monsters"
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA
 * style="text-align: center;" |November 5, 2017 (US)
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA

4.
November 13, 2017 (UK)
 * style="text-align: center;" |"Some Guy"
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA
 * style="text-align: center;" |November 12, 2017 (US)
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA

5.
November 20, 2017 (UK)
 * style="text-align: center;" |"The Big Scary U"
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA
 * style="text-align: center;" |November 19, 2017 (US)
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA

6.
November 27, 2017 (UK)
 * style="text-align: center;" |"The King, The Widow, and Rick"
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA
 * style="text-align: center;" |November 26, 2017 (US)
 * style="text-align: center;" |TBA
 * }

Cast
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Deaths

 * Gordon (Zombified, Off-Screen)
 * At least 17 unnamed Saviors

Trivia

 * The season 8 premiere marks the 100th episode of AMC's The Walking Dead.
 * It has been announced that actress Maria Bello has been cast in Season 8.
 * Below are the changes made to the main cast in Season 8.
 * Khary Payton (Ezekiel), Steven Ogg (Simon), Katelyn Nacon (Enid), and Pollyanna McIntosh (Jadis) have all been upgraded to series regulars after recurring appearances.
 * Seth Gilliam (Gabriel) and Ross Marquand (Aaron) are added to the opening credits after being listed in "Also Starring" in Seasons 5, 6 and 7.
 * Austin Amelio (Dwight), Tom Payne (Jesus), and Xander Berkeley (Gregory) are still listed under "Also Starring" despite being regulars in previous seasons.
 * Following Sasha's death in "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life", Sonequa Martin-Green has been removed from the opening credits.
 * Jordan Woods-Robinson (Eric), Cooper Andrews (Jerry) and Jayson Warner Smith (Gavin) are upgraded from "Co-Stars to "Also Starring".


 * AMC announced The Walking Dead Play Dead Sweepstakes, which gave four lucky fans the chance to play a walker in the 100th episode (Season 8 premiere) of The Walking Dead. The sweepstakes began with the Mid-Season Premiere of Season 7.