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We’re hearing that, by the end of Season 9 of AMC’s hit drama series The Walking Dead, Rick Grimes himself will be walking away. That’s right TWD enthusiasts, Andrew Lincoln will be growling his way through the post-apocalyptic setting for just one more season before calling it quits. And while we won’t be spoiling just how the series’ founding character makes his exit, we do know that fans can only expect to see Lincoln in half-a-dozen episodes of the upcoming season.

Personally, I left The Walking Dead after Season 1, realizing how much of this track I had already followed with the comic series, but I know that a lot of people still really, dearly love this show.

I wonder if a lack of Rick will turn them away, or keep them interested?