The Walking Dead
heathland will retrovert toThe Walking Dead , but in all likelihood not this season according to showrunner Scott M. Gimple . The sports fan - favorite type , played by Corey Hawkins , was last see on a supply escape with Tara but the couplet were forced aside after come under attack from zombies in season 7 ’s " Swear " . While Tara wander up with the all - femaleOceanside biotic community , Heath ’s fate remained highly ambiguous and when Tara retrace her footmark to discover him , all that remain was a mysterious keycard with " PPP " written on it .
" Swear " proved to be the last confirmed sighting of Heath and there has been little news on that front since , with Alexandria perhaps beingtoo in use with Neganto go out looking for him . Nevertheless , Heath is a comparatively crucial character in the laughable ledger and his TV incarnation has already made a positivistic impact despite circumscribed screen time . moreover , The Walking Deadvery much operates on the basis that if a main character does n’t die explicitly on - screen , they ’re probably still alive .
Although many sports fan were both assuming and hoping Heath was awake and well , showrunner Scott M. Gimple has now confirmed as much and claims that the role will return toThe walk Deadat some peak , although on the face of it not in the near future . In an consultation withEW , Gimple was asked if there was a probability Heath might take back in theforthcoming time of year 8 , to which the producer replied :
“ Not a vast chance . But we in spades have not seen the last of Heath , period . I will say that . I do n’t mean to let down the Heathies . He will be on the show . He will be withinThe Walking Deadagain . ”
Gimple ’s assertion that viewers will see Heath again inThe Walking Deaddoesn’t all rule out the possibility of the type plainly returning shortly as a Walker but it seems far more likely that the showrunner has genuine plan for Alexandria ’s missing man to generate live and well . It ’s also worth count that Gimple could be telling a livid Trygve Lie about Heath not appearing in season 8 so as to not foil a future surprise .
Taking the news at face value however , it seems that the most probable itinerary for Heath is re - desegregation into Alexandria after the determination of All Out War against the Saviors . However , it ’ll be incredibly interesting to see howThe Walking Deadgoes about re - introducing the character . Will Heath simply be present in Alexandria after theforthcoming timeskipin a " spirit who finally found his path home " variety of fashion ? Or will Heath ’s fade prove more pregnant and potentially conduct Rick and co. towards their next big enemy ?
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The Walking Deadseason 8 premiere October 22nd on AMC .
Source : EW
