AMC shared new details about The Walking Dead Christmas special which will air on De. 13 as part of AMC's "Best Christmas Ever" holiday lineup.
In a press release from AMC, the network said the new holiday special will air exclusively on its streaming platform, AMC+. Chris Hardwick, the host of AMC's companion talk show, Talking Dead, will host the special. Cast members will call in to the special via video chat and reminisce with Hardwick about the last decade of the hit zombie series.
AMC confirmed the special will include many of the show's top billed actors including Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, and Josh McDemitt among others. Scott Gimple, The Walking Dead's chief content officer will also make an appearance, as will Angela Kang who serves as showrunner and executive producer on the series.
Actors will perform zombified renditions of classic holiday songs and an exclusive table read video of "Diverged," one of the new episodes in the show's extended Season 10. The final six episodes of Season 10 will begin airing on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. eastern, with a new Talking Dead premiering after each new episode. The Walking Dead's eleventh and final season will be a whopping 24 episodes long and is scheduled to air in 2022.
The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton and Cooper Andrews.
Read the full press release below:
AMC+ AIRS FIRST-EVER THE WALKING DEAD HOLIDAY SPECIAL
ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
Hosted by Chris Hardwick, the Special Features Past and Current Cast Members
Talking About the Holidays and Looking Back on a Decade of the Dead
AMC+ is the home of the first-ever The Walking Dead Holiday Special, debuting Sunday, December 13 exclusively on the premium streaming bundle. Hosted by Chris Hardwick, the hour-long program will feature current and past cast members from The Walking Dead joining via video chat to talk about the holiday season and look back on a decade of the franchise series – from behind-the-scenes stories on set to what fans can look forward to next.
The Walking Dead Holiday Special will feature cast members Lauren Cohan, Melissa McBride, Josh McDermitt, Khary Payton, Eleanor Matsuura, Cooper Andrews, Cassady McClincy, Lauren Ridloff, Cailey Fleming, Emily Kinney, IronE Singleton as well as Walking Dead Universe Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple and The Walking Dead Showrunner and Executive Producer Angela Kang. The special will include a performance of "Up on the Housetop" by Kinney, a parody on the "Twelve Days of Christmas," sung by Payton, Andrews, Matsuura and McClincy, and other festive moments throughout, and will debut an exclusive new table read video from "Diverged", one of six new episodes in the extended 10th season.
As previously announced, the six new episodes will debut Sunday, February 28 at 9pm ET/8c followed by a new episode of Talking Dead each week. All episodes will be available early on AMC+ every Thursday, prior to the episodes’ linear premieres, beginning February 25.