'The Walking Dead' season 9 premiere will be their longest one so far

The season 9 premiere episode will be on for almost a full 90 minutes, making it their longest episode so far. 
PUBLISHED SEP 7, 2018

'The Walking Dead' fans are certainly in for a treat. The season 9 premiere episode will be on for almost a full 90 minutes, making it their longest episode so far.  The episode that will air on October 7 will air from 9 pm ET to approximately 10.26 pm ET, says ComicBook.com. The show that airs on AMC will also be participating in the upcoming New York Comic Con that will be held over the first weekend of October. The title of the said episode, that is directed by Greg Nicotero remains unknown. 

The ninth season of the show is speculated to return without Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Cohan. There is also a change in showrunners - Scott Gimple who served as showrunner for the zombie series has taken the role of a chief content officer while Angela Kang, who has been a writer for the show for a long time has been upped to showrunner. 

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