The Walking Dead Will See A Very Familiar Face Return Next Season

The Walking Dead Will See A Very Familiar Face Return Next Season

The Walking Dead‘s ninth season is going to be losing not one, but two of the show’s longest-running characters. But it seems that while doing so, a familiar figure from the show’s past will be making a special appearance on the series.

Here’s a weirdly artistic picture of a zombie from The Walking Dead’s last season. Pretty, isn’t it? Image: Gene Page (AMC)

The Walking Dead Will See A Very Familiar Face Return Next Season

Over the weekend rumours started swirling that Jon Bernthal’s Shane – Rick’s former police officer friend and onetime member of the post-zombie-apocalypse gang, before he was killed off at the end season two – would be making an appearance in the currently-filming season nine.

This was mainly down to Bernthal being spotted on social media near filming alongside Andrew Lincoln (who stars as Rick, and is exiting the show six episodes into season nine) and Norman Reedus:

Right after I took the food photo they walked in!!!!! (Shane,Rick,Daryl)???????? #amcthewalkingdead #andrewlincoln

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But now both TV Line and The Hollywood Reporter are reporting that Bernthal is indeed making an appearance next season.

According to the sites, Bernthal will appear in just one episode, which is likely going to be Lincoln’s final episode, given Shane and Rick’s past. It isn’t the first time Bernthal returned from the Walking Dead grave after he was killed off – he appeared in one of Rick’s hallucinations in the third season. Plus, it isn’t as though the show hasn’t used flashback sequences to bring dead characters back for a little bit before.

So while it isn’t too surprising that Walking Dead is giving Shane a brief return, it’s nice to see the show preparing to roll out the gut-covered red carpet for Rick Grimes’ farewell.


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