This won’t come as a surprise, seeing as the network hopes it can enjoy the same kind of longevity as Star Trek, but AMC has announced that The Walking Dead has been renewed for an eighth season, which will begin next year with the 100th episode of the series.
“Eeny, meeny, miny, more,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. “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.”
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In addition to The Waling Dead, the cable network has also renewed the live after-show Talking Dead for a further sixteen episodes.
The Walking Dead will return to AMC for its hotly-anticipated seventh season this coming Sunday, October 23rd.
Originally published October 17, 2016. Updated December 16, 2019.
