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The Walking Dead S9E1 — A New Beginning
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The Walking Dead•Season 9•Episode 1

A New Beginning

7.4/10 · 13,191 votesOct 7, 201859 min

Ranked #15 of 16 in Season 9•−0.6 vs season avg

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Rick and his group make a risky run into Washington, D.C. to search for artifacts they will need to build the civilization he and Carl envisioned.

Directed byGreg Nicotero
Written byAngela Kang
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Cast15

Andrew Lincoln

Andrew Lincoln

Rick Grimes

Lauren Cohan

Lauren Cohan

Maggie Greene

Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus

Daryl Dixon

Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

Michonne Hawthorne

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Negan Smith

Melissa McBride

Melissa McBride

Carol Peletier

Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Alpha

Christian Serratos

Christian Serratos

Rosita Espinosa

Seth Gilliam

Seth Gilliam

Gabriel Stokes

Ross Marquand

Ross Marquand

Aaron

Josh McDermitt

Josh McDermitt

Eugene Porter

Khary Payton

Khary Payton

Ezekiel Sutton

Crew4

Angela Kang

Angela Kang

Writer

Greg Nicotero

Greg Nicotero

Director

Ben Wilkins

Ben Wilkins

Supervising Sound Editor

Ben Wilkins

Ben Wilkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Episode Summary

"A New Beginning" is episode 1 of The Walking Dead season 9. It scored 7.4/10 from 13,191 votes, ranking #15 of 16 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Greg Nicotero and written by Angela Kang, it aired on October 7, 2018.

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