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Series 5 of The Walking Dead may be months away, but show creator Robert Kirkman has already teased some of the plot lines.

The finale of the hit zombie show's fourth series saw Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finally reach supposed safe haven Terminus with Carl, Michonne and Daryl.

But as the residents of the mysterious settlement opened fire on the group, herding them into a container, more questions were raised than answered.

What IS Terminus and what does it mean for our survivors?

"Who the people of Terminus are and what their deal is will be dealt with fairly quickly when we come back for season five," Kirkman told TVLine.

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Despite Rick's group being reunited with Glenn, Maggie, Sasha and Bob, there were still some prisoners missing.

What has happened to Beth? Carol and Tyreese appeared to be ahead of everyone else - where are they?

"We'll deal with [their whereabouts] fairly quickly [in the next series].

"We kind of felt like we needed more unknowns to keep people guessing. Leaving the fate of Beth and Carol and Tyreese and Judith completely ambiguous... gives us that."

Elsewhere, showrunner Scott Gimple has also hinted at what viewers have in store for them in series 5.

"It's going to be completely different from this year," he revealed on Talking Dead.

(Image: AMC/Fox)

"We're really excited about it. The writers are working very hard. We're looking at all the new places we're going. It's going to be an incredible season."

So, how is Andrew Lincoln preparing for what he calls "a nuclear weapon" of a fifth season? "Growing out my beard."

He added: "We cannot wait to get back to work.

"We've had so many emails from whoever's left, everybody pinging to each other... just to get it going... It's hard, this show, but that's the way we love it."

No official UK air date has been given for The Walking Dead season 5, but part A is expected to return to Fox in October, with part B following in 2015.

* Take a look at our pick of the Top 10 most shocking moments on the show EVER here

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This article was originally published on 1 April 2014