Walking Dead: Mercy

"Mercy" is the first episode of season eight of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the one-hundredth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Gregory Nicotero with a script written by Scott M. Gimple. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 at 9:00 pm. The episode focuses on the now united armies of Alexandria, the Kingdom and the Hilltop beginning their first attack on Negan and the Saviors, culminating in a giant herd of walkers being led right to the Sanctuary.

Crew

 * Robert Kirkman - Executive producer
 * David Alpert - Executive producer
 * Greg Nicotero - Executive producer
 * Tom Luse - Executive producer
 * Gale Anne Hurd - Executive producer
 * Scott M. Gimple - Executive producer
 * Bear McCreary - Composer
 * Avi Youabian - Editor
 * Grace Walker - Production designer
 * Michael E. Satrazemis - Director of photography
 * Jolly Dale - Producer
 * Caleb Womble - Producer


 * Paul Gadd - Producer
 * Heather Bellson - Producer
 * Matthew Negrete - Supervising producer
 * Channing Powell - Supervising producer
 * Corey Reed - Co-executive producer
 * Angela Kang - Co-executive producer
 * Seth Hoffman - Co-executive producer
 * Denise Huth - Co-executive producer
 * Christina Perez - Associate producer
 * Amy Beth Barnes - Associate producer
 * Alex Coley Brown - Associate producer

Notes & Trivia

 * The Walking Dead was created by writer/executive producer Robert Kirkman and developed for TV by Frank Darabont.


 * "Mercy", "The Walking Dead: Mercy", "WD: Mercy", and "TWD: Mercy" all redirect to this page.


 * This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and acts of extreme violence.


 * Co-executive producer Denise M. Huth is credited as Denise Huth in this episode.


 * Associate producer Amy Barnes is credited as Amy Beth Barnes in this episode.


 * The look of Rick Grimes in his fantasy sequence resembles his present look in the comics minus his prosthetic hand: Short hair, a long beard and walking with a cane due to a gunshot injury.

Body count

 * Several unnamed members of the Saviors.