The Well (The Walking Dead)

"The Well"
The Walking Dead episode
King Ezekiel and Shiva make their debut.
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 2
Directed by	Greg Nicotero
Written by	Matthew Negrete
Original air date	October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)
Running time	47 minutes
Guest appearances
Khary Payton as King Ezekiel Logan Miller as Benjamin Karl Makinen as Richard Daniel Newman as Daniel Cooper Andrews as Jerry Kerry Cahill as Dianne Joshua Mikel as Jared Jayson Warner Smith as Gavin Jason Burkey as Kevin Macsen Lintz as Henry Carlos Navarro as Alvaro Jule Culotta as Kingdom Choir Jelani Watkins as Kingdom Choir Stephen Pepper as Kingdom Choir Erin Barksdale as Kingdom Choir Madalyn Hardwick as Kingdom Choir Devon Higgins as Kingdom Choir Taylor Conley as Kingdom Choir Will Nichols as Kingdom Choir
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"The Well" is the second episode of the seventh season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on October 30, 2016. The episode was written by Matthew Negrete and directed by Greg Nicotero.

The episode focuses on Carol (Melissa McBride) and Morgan (Lennie James) finding refuge and being introduced to a new well-established community called the Kingdom. It marks the first appearances of King Ezekiel (Khary Payton), his pet Bengal tiger named Shiva, and his right-hand man Jerry (Cooper Andrews).