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The Walking Dead S9E12 — Guardians
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The Walking Dead•Season 9•Episode 12

Guardians

7.7/10 · 9,825 votesMar 3, 201945 min

Ranked #13 of 16 in Season 9•−0.3 vs season avg

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While one community struggles to ease tensions that threaten to divide from within, the true nature of another group comes into focus; a mission to rescue a friend has deadly consequences.

Directed byMichael Satrazemis
Written byLaToya Morgan
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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

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Michael Satrazemis

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LaToya Morgan

LaToya Morgan

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Episode Summary

"Guardians" is episode 12 of The Walking Dead season 9. It scored 7.7/10 from 9,825 votes, ranking #13 of 16 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Michael Satrazemis and written by LaToya Morgan, it aired on March 3, 2019.

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