It’s up to bat… the new season of ‘The Walking Dead’ is nearly three months away, but the production has released a teaser trailer. (Just don’t expect to find out who picked a fine time to leave us, Lucille…)
The San Diego Comic Convention is over for another year, but there’s still time for us to look at some of the final promotions for various screen projects (The event, more than ever featuring television and cinematic productions more than actual comics news).
Though there’s only a small amount of new footage, the big tease for Season Seven of The Walking Dead includes a few glimpses of the few characters not left in immediate mortal peril at the hands (and baseball bat named Lucille) of the nefarious Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). The first half of the trailer reminds us of individual characters’ back-stories as each of them face the bat, then some new material – though nothing that could really be used to identify Negan’s victim. We get some brief moments with Carol – and a funny line rather than all her recent angst – and Morgan as they encounter a new group. And, yes, there’s our first glimpse at Eezkiel, now confirmed to be played by Khary Payton, the leader of ‘The Kingdom’. There’s also a look at Eezkiel’s favourite pet, a snarling tiger named Shiva
The Walking Dead returns to American screens on 23rd October and – as before – looks likely to be broadcast in the same week in the UK to limit piracy….
