We recently guessed that "The Walking Dead" would return the Sunday of 2015 New York Comic Con, and, judging from a tweet from the comic book's official account, it looks like we were right.
Since it first premiered in 2010, "The Walking Dead" has started its new seasons on the Sunday night of New York Comic Con (which the series has been an annual fixture at, even appearing on the con's official badges), to the point that it's basically tradition.
That said, it's hard not to assume "the usual time" means 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 11. We'll have to wait for an official confirmation from AMC, but we think it's safe to mark your calendars for that date and time.
When we last left Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the rest of "The Walking Dead" gang, he'd just come off a bad spell of hysteria, culminating in the execution of Jessie's (Alexandra Breckenridge) abusive husband Pete. In all fairness, Pete had just accidentally killed Deanna's (Tovah Feldshuh) husband Reg (Steve Coulter).
Meanwhile, Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Aaron (Ross Marquand) arrived back to Alexandria, with Morgan (Lennie James) in tow, just in time to see all this go down. (We can't wait to see how Rick and Morgan's relationship moves forward, what with the latter's newfound desire for peace.)
It was revealed earlier in May that the series is casting a new character called Allison, a "smart, artful, and charming psychologist who quickly turns awkward and messy when it comes to her personal life. She’d much rather stay safely inside her comfort zone, but the true test of her mettle comes when the comfort’s gone and the stakes are life and death. She's not cynical and really cares about people."
Some have speculated she'll serve as a love interest for Daryl, while others believe Allison is really Denise, an Alexandrian doctor in the comics — in which case she might get together with Delvin (possibly Heath from the comics)
Delvin is described as "an intelligent, cynical and serious-minded guy with a 'Jim from The Office' level of disbelief and dislike for the stupidity he often encounters. The only thing he has that passes for humor is his occasional sarcasm. He’s not angry or ill-tempered, he just thinks that people can be (and often are) very dumb. If pressed, he’d reluctantly admit that he thinks most people have the potential to be good."