The Walking Dead season eight will premiere in the US on 22 October with its UK premiere landing on FOX in the UK the following evening (23 October).
AMC and FOX have confirmed when The Walking Dead will be returning to television screens.
The release date announcement arrives days before cast and crew assemble for a panel at 2017 San Diego Comic-Con where a trailer is expected to be unveiled.
A brand new poster teasing future episodes reveals that season eight of the post-apocalyptic zombie drama will drop on 22 October with its 100th episode special.