When returns for its ninth season in the fall, it will in some ways be a different show than it was at the end of Season 8. It will have a new showrunner and a new story, since the was something like the conclusion of the first long war-driven novel, and Season 9 will start the second, civilization-driven story. Here's what we know so far about the next 16 episodes of AMC's flagship horror drama. It's getting a supersized premiere. The series is coming back earlier in October than usual: Sunday, Oct.
Usually it premieres later in the month. The premiere is called 'A New Beginning,' is directed by executive producer and will be. It has a new showrunner. Has been from co-executive producer to executive producer. She has been a writer on the show since Season 2, and has penned some of the show's finest hours, including Season 4's 'Still,' Season 6's 'The Next World' and the Season 8 highlight 'The Lost and the Plunderers.' She's taking over for longtime showrunner, who is moving up to the newly-created title of Chief Content Officer for the whole Walking Dead franchise, developing new ideas to keep it growing. Kang's going to return the show to its former glory.