Within minutes of directing Amelio in a scene which advises the Saviors to investigate the explosion with "20 guns" and a barrage of vehicles.
The Season 8 premiere promises to go places the series never has, requiring an extra day of production, and splashing bits from later episodes into its 67-minute broadcast slot. The same can be said about the show's production. So I think that the show's going to have a tremendous amount of momentum this year." "I think we're accelerating our pace a little bit this season in terms of maybe having some of those little moments kind of conclude a little sooner as opposed to maybe dragging them out over long periods of time. Where Season 7 of The Walking Dead took every chance to expand on smaller details and journeys outside of the main group's adventures, Season 8 will switch up the pace and go "All Out" for its war.
"So, I would say this is by far the most propulsive season premiere that we've ever done in terms of setting the stage for knowing that we're in the war." "We ended 7x16 with Negan standing in front of the Sanctuary saying, 'Okay, we're going to war.' Everybody's kind of there and ready to go," Nicotero said. At least, that's how the cast and crew of the AMC series framed it while visited the show's Senoia, Georgia set. An explosion of sorts has earned the attention of the Sanctuary and it's time to prepare for what will be the most "propulsive" series of events in The Walking Dead's history. In the distance, according to Nicotero, is a pillar of smoke.
He steps out of the massive stage built inside and out to portray the Sanctuary hideout (which is complete with shampoo, soap, shoes, football helments, beds, sugar, and food for trade), approaching the yellow railing fans have come to know with a walkie in his hand.