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The first trailer for 'The Walking Dead' season 8 is here!

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The first artwork unveiled for "The Walking Dead" season eight. AMC
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The INSIDER Summary:

  • The first trailer for "The Walking Dead" season eight was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con Friday.
  • Season eight will premiere October 22 and will be the 100th episode of the series.
  • The premiere is being directed by executive producer and makeup guru Greg Nicotero.
  • Watch the trailer below.


The wait is over "The Walking Dead" fans! AMC just debuted the first trailer for the next season of the show to fans at San Diego Comic-Con Friday and it's an over five-minute tease of what's to come. 

It kicks off with the foul-mouthed leader of the Saviors, Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), dropping some profanity in front of Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam). Things aren't looking good for him at the moment as Negan tells him he's about to sh-- his pants.

From there, we see Rick (Andrew Lincoln), the Kingdom, and the Hilltop start to rally together as they work to take Negan down on the latter half of this season. From what we watched of the five-minute teaser, it looks like we're in for a lot of fights, zombies, blood, and potential deaths. Everyone can't make it through this one unscatched, right?

"The Walking Dead" will return to AMC October 22.

Watch the trailer below:

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Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten Tomatoes. Kirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.