<P> The ninth season of The Walking Dead , an American post-apocalyptic horror television series on AMC premiered on October 7 , 2018 , and will consist of 16 episodes , split into two parts ; each consisting of eight episodes with the latter half airing in early 2019 . 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 , Angela Kang , Greg Nicotero , Tom Luse , Denise Huth , and Gale Anne Hurd , with Kang taking over the role of showrunner from Gimple . </P>
<P> The ninth season of The Walking Dead , an American post-apocalyptic horror television series on AMC premiered on October 7 , 2018 , and will consist of 16 episodes , split into two parts ; each consisting of eight episodes with the latter half airing in early 2019 . 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 , Angela Kang , Greg Nicotero , Tom Luse , Denise Huth , and Gale Anne Hurd , with Kang taking over the role of showrunner from Gimple . </P>
when does season nine of the walking dead begin
when does season nine of the walking dead begin
October 7 , 2018
October 7 , 2018