What Comes After (The Walking Dead)

"What Comes After"
The Walking Dead episode
Rick stands among the corpses of his friends and allies in a lucid dream state. This scene was inspired by an alternate cover art for Issue #100 of The Walking Dead comic series.
Episode no.	Season 9 Episode 5
Directed by	Greg Nicotero
Story by	Scott M. Gimple Matthew Negrete
Teleplay by	Matthew Negrete
Featured music	"Space Junk" by Wang Chung[1]
Original air date	November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearances
Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha Williams Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene Eleanor Matsuura as Yumiko Dan Fogler as Luke Cooper Andrews as Jerry Nadia Hilker as Magna Lauren Ridloff as Connie Cailey Fleming and Chloe Garcia-Frizzi as Judith Grimes Sydney Park as Cyndie Kerry Cahill as Dianne Nicole Barré as Kathy Aaron Farb as Norris Kenric Green as Scott Traci Dinwiddie as Regina Angel Theory as Kelly Briana Venskus as Beatrice Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes (voice) Emily Kinney as Beth Greene (voice) Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford (voice) Lennie James as Morgan Jones (voice)
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"What Comes After" is the fifth episode of the ninth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on November 4, 2018. The episode's teleplay was written by Matthew Negrete, from a story by Scott M. Gimple and Negrete, and it was directed by Greg Nicotero. In the episode, a heavily wounded Rick Grimes struggles to divert a zombie herd while he questions his legacy in maintaining his vision of the united communities.

This episode included guest appearances by former regular cast members Jon Bernthal (Shane Walsh), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha Williams), Scott Wilson (Hershel Greene), Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori Grimes), Emily Kinney (Beth Greene), Michael Cudlitz (Abraham Ford), and Lennie James (Morgan Jones). It was Wilson's penultimate on-screen appearance before his death. It also marks the final appearances of Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes), and Pollyanna McIntosh (Anne). It was also the last appearance for Lauren Cohan (Maggie Greene) in the season, due to other acting commitments. She returned to the show in late second part season 10 and was a series regular in the third part of season 10.