The Walking Dead season 8 episode 15 trailer teases the showdown that'll rock the finale

The conclusion to All Out War inches ever closer

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The trailer for next week's episode of The Walking Dead - the penultimate hour of season eight - sets events in motion for what seems to be the end of All Out War.

Titled 'Worth,' the episode will see the Sanctuary rocked by the unexpected return of Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) after Rick ran him off the road a few episodes back. "Surprised to see me?' he asks a rather concerned Dwight (Austin Amelio) who can later be seen warning Hilltop of an oncoming insurrection.

"Tomorrow afternoon - Negan and ten men at the X," he writes on a map stating in no uncertain terms: "END NEGAN, END THE REST, END THIS."

He'll face opposition from Simon (Steven Ogg) although quite what Negan has in store for him after learning he defied his orders and wiped out Jadis' community remains to be seen.

Quite how Aaron (Ross Marquand) - who can be seen in the trailer surrounded by Oceanside - will factor into this is also a mystery.

You can read the review of the latest episode of The Walking Dead here.

The Walking Dead season 8 continues on AMC every Sunday with the UK premiere arriving the next evening on FOX as well as being available to stream on NOW TV.

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