VIDEO : 'The Walking Dead' Season 8 Premiere Date Announced

As "The Walking Dead" heads to the San Diego Convention Center for Comic Con, the AMC series has announced the premiere date for its eight season. "The Walking Dead" Season 8 will premiere on October 22, 2017. The premiere episode is also the 100th overall episode of the series. Actor Steven Ogg told Comicbook.com, "What I'm hoping for the season premiere to be next year is the kick off of the next 100 episodes. The promise of more story and another future. Every eight episodes we try to reinvent ourselves and we're gonna try and do it again."