Just before The Walking Dead Season 9 went on hiatus, we were introduced to The Whisperers, a brutal new clan of survivors who walk among the zombies by draping themselves in their skins. Now, a new teaser for the series’ February return shows us just how deadly these rivals can be. Not only have they essentially weaponized the walkers, they’e adept at using all weaponry at their disposal.

The Walking Dead returns to AMC on February 10th in an episode called “Adaption” directed by long-time producer and makeup/effects supervisor Greg Nicotero. Here’s what we can expect:

The recent loss of their own drives the communities to band together. New leaders rise when a disturbing and dangerous threat is unmasked. An escaped captive revisits his past.

Check out the latest teaser for The Walking Dead Season 9 below, followed by the synopsis for the rest of the year and a full trailer.

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Synopsis:

The second half of The Walking Dead: Season 9 finds our groups of survivors, both old and new, continuing to deal with the impact of events that took place during the six years that have passed. Since the disappearance of Rick, many of these characters have become strangers to each other, and in some ways, strangers to themselves. What they do know is that they are in undeniable danger. They will soon realize the world just beyond does not operate as they thought. The group’s rules and ways of survival no longer guarantee their safety. A whole new threat has crossed their paths, and they soon discover it’s unlike any threat they have encountered or endured before. The group will start to question what they think they see. What may appear to be normal in this post-apocalyptic world could actually be more disturbing and terrifying than when the apocalypse first broke out. All that is certain is the stakes are high and numerous.

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