'The Walking Dead' Season Seven is Finally Here

Whether you were excited or angry about the cliffhanger that ended the sixth season of The Walking Dead, you're probably equally eager to see this weekend's premiere episode of season seven. Love the writers' decision to leave fans dangling through the summer or hate it, you've got to admit that you really, really want to know who Negan is going to kill. Well, this Sunday, you'll finally find out.

The series' producers and cast have been extraordinarily tight-lipped about the identity of the Negan's victim, and there have been no leaks that have given away the identity of the character who will no longer be with us.

In a recent interview with Variety, executive producer - and director of the season-seven premiere episode - Greg Nicotero gave us a hint that really wasn't much of a hint.

"I would probably say that people will be sad," Nicotero said. "I recommend watching the episode with lots of Kleenex, and there will be a lot of questions and a lot of whys and 'What’s going to happen next?' and 'How could you?'"

That would seem to suggest that the unfortunate character will be one of the series' central cast rather than one of the more peripheral characters at Negan's mercy. But which one will it be? Glenn? Maggie? Carl? Daryl?

A more important question for the future of the series is Nicotero's "What's going to happen next?" Cliffhangers grab headlines, and character deaths provide shock value, but after those things are wrapped up on Sunday, TWD has a whole season to get through. Will Negan, Ezekiel and a pet tiger be enough to keep fans interested into season eight?

Season seven of The Walking Dead premieres on October 23 on AMC.