The 7th season of The Walking Dead is rumored to feature a lot of new cast members. The writers claim that the series is going in a new direction and the original cast is facing a new chapter in their journey. This new chapter means a growing cast. Television Producer Gregory Nicotero says "We?re really going to get a great sense of a larger world and what these different communities are like, who the people are that are there and what they have to offer, so for us, it?s very exciting."