It’s Walking Dead season. Recently, Entertainment Weekly released new character portraits for season seven of the popular AMC series.

Earlier, creator Robert Kirkman told EW the new season will be “epic” and find the characters more afraid than they’ve ever been. The cast includes Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, and Melissa McBride.

Season seven of the Walking Dead premieres on October 23rd. 

Check out some of the new character portraits below:

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes – The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Gallery – Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC

Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter – The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Gallery – Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC

What do you think? Are you a fan of The Walking Dead? Are you excited about season seven?