‘The Walking Dead’ To Return Oct. 23

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Cable’s most watched original series The Walking Dead will debut its seventh season on Oct. 23, the network said Friday at Comic Con International convention in San Diego.

The zombie-themed series will premiere the first eight episodes of season seven in the fall with the remaining eight returning in February 2017, said network officials.

Also premiering on Oct. 23 will be The Walking Dead companion series Talking Dead as well as reality series Comic Book Men, said the network.

AMC also announced an Aug. 14 special The Walking Dead Season 7 Preview Special which will give fans an early look at what to expect in the upcoming season, and an Oct. 16 two-hour “The Walking Dead Recap Special”, recapping the first six seasons of the series.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.