'The Walking Dead': Season 9 trailer confirms departure of Rick Grimes and arrival of the Whisperers

'The Walking Dead' season 9 is expected to be a landmark one with lead character Rick Grimes departing and new showrunner Angela Kang coming on board
PUBLISHED JUL 20, 2018

The first full trailer of 'The Walking Dead' season nine is out and teases a massive community war and the appearance of 'The Whisperers'. In the five-minute trailer released at San Diego Comic-Con, there is intense tension between communities a war breaks out between Rick, Daryl and Maggie.

The fans are expecting the ninth season to be a landmark in 'The Walking Dead' history with Andrew Lincoln, who plays the lead character Rick Grimes, departing and new showrunner Angela Kang coming on board.

Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Lauren Cohan, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan attend 'The Walking Dead' panel with AMC during during Comic-Con International 2018 at San Diego Convention Center on July 20 (Getty Images)
Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Lauren Cohan, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan attend 'The Walking Dead' panel with AMC during during Comic-Con International 2018 at San Diego Convention Center on July 20 (Getty Images)

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