AMC reveals episode titles for final season of The Walking Dead

After over a decade on the air, The Walking Dead is finally coming to an end on AMC.

The series has been around for so long it’s strange for me to even type that, but it’s happening. And the network is planning to go out with a bang with a super-sized 24-episode season that finds our survivors dealing with the Commonwealth, the biggest and most advanced civilization they’ve yet encountered during this long zombie apocalypse.

And now, AMC has released the titles of the first eight episodes from this monster finale season.

The Walking Dead season 11 episode titles

I’ll leave it to bigger Walking Dead fans than I to parse out any potential meanings in these titles, although “Acheron” is a mythical river in the underworld of Greek mythology. It’s also an actual river in Greece, but the episode probably refers to the first thing.

The network has even provided synopses for the first two episode, per Den of Geek:

Episode 1101: “Acheron: Part I”

"Returning to Alexandria from a critical food mission, the group realizes it isn’t enough. Maggie proposes a new plan, potentially a suicide mission. What choice do they have? They must find more food for all their people in order to survive and efficiently rebuild Alexandria. If they don’t, Alexandria falls, taking them down with it. Once on the road, a violent storm erupts forcing them underground into a subway tunnel. As nerves fray and suspicions increase, chaos ensues. The terror is relentless as our people get a glimpse of what Maggie and her group endured prior to returning to Alexandria. Meanwhile, those captured by the strange soldiers are relocated to another undisclosed location."

Episode 1102: “Acheron: Part II”

"The group discovers a member did not make it to safety inside the subway car. Surrounded by walkers, going back out into the tunnel to search is a guaranteed death wish. All eyes are on Negan as the rule of survival shifts. It is no longer No Man Left Behind. The motto now is We Keep Going. With very little ammo and energy remaining, the group must ready themselves as the walkers have found a way inside the subway train. Meanwhile, Daryl is in his own intense hellish situation trying to find Dog and finding more than he expected; and Yumiko challenges the process at the Commonwealth outpost, which threatens her future and that of Eugene, Ezekiel, and Princess."

Both episodes are directed by Kevin Dowling and written by Angela Kang and Jim Barnes.

The Walking Dead season 11 release date

The eleventh and final season of The Walking Dead premieres on August 22, 2021 with “Acheron: Part I.” I honestly never thought I’d see the day.

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