‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8 Release Date & Update: Premiere Likely Arrives In October

AMC has yet to announce the release date of "The Walking Dead" Season 8, although speculations point to a late October premiere. This is in keeping with the show's usual schedule in releasing new seasons.

AMC announced the renewal of the zombie survival flick even before the release of Season 7. Now with Season 7 over, fans are eager to know when "The Walking Dead" Season 8 airs. So far, what has been confirmed is a Fall 2017 premiere, which could fall sometime between September and November.

However, it is likely that "The Walking Dead" Season 8 airs in October. This is in keeping with the show's usual schedule in releasing new seasons. According to Den of Geek, there is a possibly that the premiere arrives on Oct. 22. If not, there is a chance it could arrive at an earlier release date, sometime between Oct. 8 and Oct. 15.

Details about "The Walking Dead" Season 8 remain scarce. The good news is, the creator of the series have taken fans' complaints about Season 7 as a lesson to improve. Showrunner Scott Gimple promised the installment will not be slow paced.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gimple acknowledged the complaints, especially on the characters and storyline pacing in Season 7. He promised that "The Walking Dead" Season 8 will be different. Characters' storyline will not be explored in single episodes rather it is going to move as the season progresses.

"By virtue of the fact that the narrative has turned into one of pretty intense conflict, it's going to affect the structure in ways that make it a bit more kinetic, a bit more breakneck - shifting away from entire stories in one episode, and sort of fractured over several episodes, with little pieces of each story coming together," Gimple said. Production on "The Walking Dead" Season 8 will continue on May 1.