Walking Dead: A New Beginning

"A New Beginning" is the first episode of season nine of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the one-hundredth sixteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Greg Nicotero with a script written by Angela Kang. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 at 9:00 pm. A time jump takes place following the events of "Wrath" where we catch up with the communities: When a supply run goes terribly wrong and results in the death of a Hilltop member, Maggie Greene must face assassination attempts while other community members begin to question if electing her was the right choice.

Crew

 * Robert Kirkman - Executive producer
 * David Alpert - Executive producer
 * Greg Nicotero - Executive producer
 * Tom Luse - Executive producer
 * Gale Anne Hurd - Executive producer
 * Scott M. Gimple - Executive producer
 * Bear McCreary - Composer
 * Avi Youabian - Editor
 * Grace Walker - Production designer
 * Michael E. Satrazemis - Director of photography
 * Jolly Dale - Producer
 * Caleb Womble - Producer


 * Paul Gadd - Producer
 * Heather Bellson - Producer
 * Matthew Negrete - Supervising producer
 * Channing Powell - Supervising producer
 * Corey Reed - Co-executive producer
 * Angela Kang - Co-executive producer
 * Seth Hoffman - Co-executive producer
 * Denise Huth - Co-executive producer
 * Christina Perez - Associate producer
 * Amy Beth Barnes - Associate producer
 * Alex Coley Brown - Associate producer

Notes & Trivia

 * The Walking Dead was created by writer/executive producer Robert Kirkman and developed for TV by Frank Darabont.


 * "A New Beginning", "The Walking Dead: A New Beginning", "WD: A New Beginning", and "TWD: A New Beginning" all redirect to this page.


 * This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and acts of extreme violence.


 * Co-executive producer Denise M. Huth is credited as Denise Huth in this episode.


 * The ending of the episode features a memorial for Scott Wilson (who portrayed Hershel Greene) when he passed away on October 6th, 2018 after a battle with leukemia.


 * This is the first episode to use the new intro sequence, which is in an animation-style.


 * This is the first episode where Judith Grimes is shown speaking.


 * This is the second season premiere where a major character has died: The first was "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" where Glenn Rhee and Abraham Ford were killed.

Body count

 * 1) Ken - Blood loss and shock after his arm is amputated after a walker bite on top of being kicked in the chest by a horse; Stabbed in the head by Maggie Greene.
 * 2) Gregory - Execution by hanging under Maggie's orders when he conspires to have her killed.