Comic-Con 2017: 10 Major TV Reveals You Need To Know

2. Old Man Rick - The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Old Man Rick Grimes
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The Walking Dead unveiled a huge trailer at Comic-Con, giving us a great look at the All Out War storyline set to dominate Season 8. It was extremely heavy on the action and, after the bleakness of Season 7, looked like really good fun, exciting viewing.

At the end of it, though, came a big twist: Rick, lying in a bed - heavily mirroring him in a coma at the start of the series - and looking a fair bit older, with grey hair and a long grey beard.

This means that, like the comics, the show will definitely be doing the time jump that follows All Out War. Though not specified, it's around 2-5 years, so it'll be very interesting to see how the show actually handles that in terms of filling in the blanks.

Also of note is the cane next to his bed, which means he's going to be sustaining some pretty serious injuries in the coming war.

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