The character might be a Muslim American but is also likely to have been traveling alone based on the appearance of his close and dirty face.Ībbud is a character unique to television, though he will likely draw from one comic book counterpart or another.

'Of the pair, the former is likelier to survive the looming conflict.' 'Abbud, an innately likable Muslim American whose nerves are, let's say, jangled, because he's flown solo for too long in zombieland,' the report said. The first was equated to the late Spencer Monroe while the second sounds more consistent based on this new cast member's appearance. Below, we break down each of those Easter eggs and teases, but this does mean spoiler from The Walking Dead comics and possibly TV series follow.Īccording to a report earlier this year from TVLine, The Walking Dead put out a casting call for two new characters. However, with this attempted launch of 100 more episodes and the All Out War storyline being adapted to television, the first look at the new batch of episodes came with some major callbacks and teases of things to come in the new season. Season 8 looks like it will jump right in. A common complaint from fans regarding the show's seventh season was that the AMC series slowed down its story in favor of extending the Negan storyline and delaying the inevitable war ahead. With episode 100 will come the start of some major differences within the series. It's more about setting up the next 100.'

'The first episode is, I think less about that we reached 100 episodes. 'Episode 801, the first episode of Season 8, is going to be the 100th episode,' Gimple said. As fate would have it, the Season 8 premiere will also serve as the 100th overall episode of the series which began in 2010. The Walking Dead will premiere its first new episode since Season 7 ended in April this October. On hand to present the trailer was a slew of talent from the AMC series, including showruner Scott Gimple, executive producer Greg Nicotero and Gale Anne Hurd, and cast members Andrew Lincoln, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Melissa McBride, Alanna Masterson, Lauren Cohan, and Norman Reedus. The trailer, seen in the video above, debuted to a packed Hall H and the San Diego Convention Center for San Diego Comic Con.

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