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Don’t you fret, zombie-loving reader, that Walking Dead costume you’ve been sporting for the past six Halloweens will stay good at least through 2017. Today, a full week before the series premieres its seventh season, AMC announced that the show will be sticking around for an eighth. “Eeny, meeny, miny, more,†AMC president Charlie Collier wrote in a statement, which if you don’t get you clearly have some binge-watching to do before next Sunday’s episode. “What a joy to partner with Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple and some of the hardest-working people in television to bring The Walking Dead to the fans.†The eighth season will coincide with the show’s 100th episode. The Walking Dead returns October 23. Â