US network AMC debuted a five-minute trailer at San Diego Comic-Con showing Saviors leader Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in full swagger before cutting to all the major characters readying their weapons and troops to take him down once and for all.
There was the usual feast of explosions, guns, hand-to-hand combat and zombies with axes in their heads -- and a thrilling cameo by King Ezekiel's CGI tiger.
Intriguingly, the teaser ended with an older, grayer version of Rick waking up in a hospital bed with a walking stick by his side, implying a huge leap forward in the narrative -- or perhaps just a dramatic dream sequence.
There were rousing speeches from Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Maggie (Lauren Cohan), and Ezekiel (Khary Payton), perhaps presaging a brighter future for the embattled apocalypse survivors.
"With everything we've beat, everything we've endured, everything we've risen above, everything we've become -- no matter what comes next -- we've won. We've already won," says Rick.
Series co-creator Robert Kirkman, the man behind the comics on which the show is based, said he'd counted six explosions in the trailer alone.
