'The Walking Dead' Season 5 Spoilers, Plot Rumors: Change is Coming, But What?
"The Walking Dead" is currently on its midseason hiatus, but ahead of time AMC has unveiled a new video on Thursday hinting at what Rick Grimes and the gang will be facing once the show comes back in February.
The video was posted on AMC's official YouTube account and it shows some of the actors, actresses and producers talking about the show's direction when the next eight episodes air next year.
Executive producer Scott Gimple said the upcoming half had an "interesting structure" filled with many emotional and crazy moments for Rick and the gang. He also teased that viewers have to watch out as there will be a "huge change for the situation of these characters."
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Gimple's co-executive producer Denise Huth also added the arc was very dark, sad and focuses a lot on the humanity of the characters as they question who lives and why and find a way to keep going despite all the deaths and troubles.
During the midseason finale episode, viewers last saw Rick, Daryl, Carol and the others having lost Beth after she was shot by Dawn, while Abraham, Eugene and the D.C. gang ended up directionless after finding out Eugene's deception.
The actors and actresses talked about what their characters would have to face after the emotional ending.
Chad Coleman, who plays Tyreese on the show, simply said, "They're going to go through even more hell." Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays Sasha, said she was excited for the direction of her character, while Josh McDermitt said his character Eugene will have face the repercussions of his lying.
Maggie Greene, played by Lauren Cohad, will also have to deal with the death of her sister Beth and viewers will see her "fighting a dark side that she's always resisted."
Andrew Lincoln, playing lead hero Rick, said the new half feels like they are all moving into a new show and a new place visually and with the storyline.
While the cast and crew didn't share specific details, viewers and fans will just have to wait for the return of the show to see just what "huge change" is coming for the gang.
"The Walking Dead" will return to television screens on Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. on AMC.
