The Walking Dead season 9 news: Time jump confirmed after THAT Rick Grimes and Negan twist
THE WALKING DEAD concluded this evening and as All Out War finally came to an end, fans began looking towards the future of the show. Now it seems season nine will feature the highly-anticipated time jump fans have been expecting for a while now.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Walking Dead season eight finale, Wrath.
All Out War finally met its thrilling conclusion on the hit AMC show as Rick Grimes (played by Andrew Lincoln) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) went to battle.
They finally clashed on a meadow and fans were left stunned as the evil villain remained alive at the end of it all.
Rick promised he would be killing Negan when he next saw him but it seemed he had a change of heart.
Instead the clash resulted in Negan being taken as prisoner after having his neck none-fatally slashed.
And now with The Walking Dead’s eighth season ended, talk has turned to the next instalment.
Speaking about what’s to come, it seems showrunner Scott M Gimple is set for a change of pace.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: “The show will evolve in a huge way in season nine.
“They’ll be dealing with things we haven’t seen them deal with before.
“What the writers have planned… it just feels new,” Scott teased.
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What the writers have planned… it just feels new
He went on to suggest there could be a highly-anticipated time jump in the coming episodes.
Scott continued: “It feels like and evolved show.
“[The past eight seasons very much lived in the world that Rick began with.
“It was so informed by the pilot.
“It just takes this quantum leap forward in the stories we’re telling,” the writer hinted.
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This comes as fans think they’ve worked out the main villain in season nine, now that Negan has been imprisoned.
A small glimpse of a group of walkers prompted viewers to believe they’ve seen The Whisperers for the first time.
The new gang dress in walker skins in order to disguise themselves on the land.
Should it be true, Rick and the gang are in for more danger from Alpha and her evil group.
The Walking Dead is expected to return later this year.