This week’s Walking Dead news (October 7, 2022)

The Walking Dead made a powerful comeback with the midseason premiere of season 11. “Lockdown” was the first episode of the last eight of the series. It picked up soon after the events of the midseason finale that aired in April 2022, “Acts of God.”

The episode saw Lance Hornsby (Josh Hamilton) begin as the hunter and then become the hunted and, soon after, captive. Daryl (Norman Reedus) sent Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) to the Commonwealth to inform Mercer (Michael James Shaw) and Carol (Melissa McBride) of what was happening outside the walls of the community. Governor Milton (Laila Robins) had her hands full dealing with protesters demanding justice for her son Sebastian’s (Teo Rapp-Olsson) crimes. The episode ended with Daryl holding a knife to Hornsby’s neck.

On Sunday, October 9, The Walking Dead will return with episode 18, “A New Deal,” which will see Carol negotiating with Milton to keep her friends out of trouble for their actions. Aaron (Ross Marquand), Jerry (Cooper Andrews), Lydia (Cassady McClincy) and Elijah (Okea Eme-Akwari) will travel to Oceanside to fill them in on the plan. And, despite all the ongoing problems, the Commonwealth still holds its Founder’s Day festivities.

This week’s Walking Dead news

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• The Walking Dead’s Angela Kang and Scott M. Gimple were honored on Hollywood’s 50 Most Powerful TV Showrunners of 2022 list.
• Austin Amelio (Dwight on TWD and Fear TWD) was cast in Hitman. 
• Norman Reedus (Daryl on TWD) was cast in The Bikeriders movie.
• Did you see Greg Nicotero’s Nightmare on Elm St. Easter Egg in last week’s episode?

• The Walking Dead will attend PaleyFest NY with special guests Norman Reedus, Paola Lázaro, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Michael James Shaw and Eleanor Matsuura.
• The Walking Dead will also attend New York Comic Con this weekend. The panel will be held on Saturday, October 8, at 5 p.m. ET. Chris Hardwick will moderate the panel, and guests include Scott M. Gimple, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Ridloff, Eleanor Matsuura, Michael James Shaw and Paola Lazaro.
• Talking Dead returns this week again in the later timeslot of 11:14 p.m. ET. following Interview with a Vampire. This week’s guests include Margot Bingham (Max), Michael James Shaw (Mercer) and Teo Rapp-Olsson (Sebastian).
• Ryan Hurst (Beta on TWD) will star in season 2 of The Mysterious Benedict Society.  

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