The Walking Dead showrunner Scott Gimple has promised "a very different structure" for season 8.

Production on the popular AMC series resumed yesterday (April 25) and it looks like we'll finally be leaving those single-arc episodes behind, as Gimple says the creative team want to "mix it up" next season.

No complaints here.

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"We knew we wanted to mix it up in 8, and we knew what 8 was going to be and how that would dictate a very different kind of structure," Gimple told EW.

"So, yeah, things are going to move, and possibly not have the kind of deep dives into characters in single episodes, but rather laying out the pieces as we go on."

The Walking Dead has always been a show unafraid to mix up its storytelling techniques, but season 7 marked the first time this started to receive widespread negative feedback from audiences.

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Amid all the misery onscreen, a backlash against Rick and his Alexandrian buddies started brewing among fans, as TV bosses struggled to incorporate Negan and The Saviours successfully into the mix.

In particular, fans were pretty miffed about the partitioned story arcs during each episode which meant the much-promised "all-out war" will actually take place next season.

But we're holding out hope season 8 will get things back on track.

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The Walking Dead will return to screens later this year, and the good news is Carl actor Chandler Riggs has already read the script and thinks it's brill.

Other exciting season 8 news sees Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh), Simon (Steven Ogg) and Edith (Katelyn Nacon) all get series regular status, while Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan)may just get that much-anticipated origin story.

The Walking Dead returns to AMC and Fox later in 2017.

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