#The walking dead season 9 episodes series#
Samantha Morton joined the cast as a series regular and was added to the opening credits beginning with episode ten. Callan McAuliffe and Avi Nash were promoted to series regular status, after previously having recurring roles. For this season, Katelyn Nacon and Tom Payne were added to the opening credits, along with Khary Payton as of the season's sixth episode, after previously being credited as "also starring". The ninth season features nineteen series regulars overall.
Xander Berkeley ( Gregory), Pollyanna McIntosh ( Anne), and Callan McAuliffe ( Alden) Lauren Cohan appeared as Maggie Greene in a diminished role and only appeared in the first five episodes of this season due to other commitments Cohan returned as a series regular in season 10. The ninth season is the final season for lead actor Andrew Lincoln, who has portrayed Rick Grimes since the series' first season. Eighteen months after the defeat of Negan ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan) under an alliance of communities spearheaded by Rick Grimes ( Andrew Lincoln), the season focuses on the united communities as they face obstacles and dangers both outside and inside their alliance, with the threat of the mysterious Whisperers looming. This season adapts material from issues #127–144 of the comic book series and focuses on the aftermath of All Out War. Gimple, Angela Kang, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, Denise Huth, and Gale Anne Hurd, with Kang taking over the role of showrunner from Gimple after his promotion to chief content officer for the franchise.
The executive producers are Kirkman, David Alpert, Scott M.
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 ninth season of The Walking Dead, an American post-apocalyptic horror television series on AMC premiered on October 7, 2018, and concluded on March 31, 2019, consisting of 16 episodes.