Walking Dead: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be

"Well, look at that, dawn is breaking. It's a brand new day, Rick."

- Negan

"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" is the first episode of season seven of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the eighty-fourth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Gregory Nicotero with a script written by Scott M. Gimple. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, Negan - leader of the Saviors, exerts his control over Rick Grimes and his group by brutally slaughtering not one, but two of Rick's closest allies.

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.


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 * This episode is rated TV-14. It contains vulgar language and acts of extreme violence.


 * This is the first episode of season seven.


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


 * Associate producer Amy Barnes is credited as Amy Beth Barnes in this episode.


 * The episode title is a callback to the episode "TS-19" where Edwin Jenner uttered the quote to Rick Grimes when Rick exclaimed that he was grateful to Jenner for reluctantly opening the doors of the CDC.

Body count

 * Abraham Ford: Beaten to death by Negan with Lucille.
 * Glenn Rhee: Beaten to death by Negan with Lucille.

Quotes

 * Glenn Rhee: Maggie... I will find you.

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 * Abraham Ford: Suck my nuts.

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 * Rick Grimes: I'm gonna kill you.
 * Negan: What? I didn't quite catch that, you're gonna have to speak up.
 * Rick Grimes: Not today, not tomorrow, but I'm gonna kill you.

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 * Negan: Simon is my right hand man. It's important to have one. Without 'em what do you have? A whole lot of work.

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 * Negan: Lucille is thirsty. She is a vampire bat!

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 * Negan: What you do next will decide whether your crap day becomes everyone's last crap day or just another crap day. Get some guns to back of their heads.

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 * Negan: Buddy, are you still there? I just don't know. It seems like you're trying to speak... but you just took a hell of a hit! I just popped your skull so hard your eyeball just popped out... and it is gross as shit!

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 * Negan: Welcome to a brand new beginning you sorry shits.

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 * Negan: Well, look at that, dawn is breaking. It's a brand new day, Rick.