Walking Dead: The Key

"The Key" is the twelfth episode of season eight of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the one-hundredth eleventh episode of the series overall. It was directed by Greg Nicotero with a script written by Corey Reed and Channing Powell. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at 9:00 pm. Rick Grimes sets out on a one-man mission to murder Negan once and for all. Meanwhile, Simon continues in his attempts to usurp power from Negan; Maggie Greene, Michonne and Enid run into a mysterious, new group who offer resources in the form of peaceful bartering.

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.


 * "The Key", "The Walking Dead: The Key", "WD: The Key", and "TWD: The Key" 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.