<P> The eighth season of The Walking Dead , an American post-apocalyptic horror television series on AMC , premiered on October 22 , 2017 , and will consist of 16 episodes . Developed for television by Frank Darabont , the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by Robert Kirkman , Tony Moore , and Charlie Adlard . The executive producers are Kirkman , David Alpert , Scott M. Gimple , Greg Nicotero , Tom Luse , and Gale Anne Hurd , with Gimple as showrunner . This season adapts the All Out War story arc from the comics , with the survivors of the Alexandria Safe - Zone , the Hilltop Colony , and the Kingdom taking on Negan and the Saviors . </P>
<P> The eighth season of The Walking Dead , an American post-apocalyptic horror television series on AMC , premiered on October 22 , 2017 , and will consist of 16 episodes . Developed for television by Frank Darabont , the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by Robert Kirkman , Tony Moore , and Charlie Adlard . The executive producers are Kirkman , David Alpert , Scott M. Gimple , Greg Nicotero , Tom Luse , and Gale Anne Hurd , with Gimple as showrunner . This season adapts the All Out War story arc from the comics , with the survivors of the Alexandria Safe - Zone , the Hilltop Colony , and the Kingdom taking on Negan and the Saviors . </P>
when does the new season of walking dead atart
when does the new season of walking dead atart
October 22 , 2017
October 22 , 2017