When asked about possible future appearance of Steven Yeun's character on the series, Scott Gimple admits that it's 'certainly possible' and will be 'silly' to say that it's not.
- April 7, 2017
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An interesting report, especially for fans of Steven Yeun's Glenn on "The Walking Dead", has emerged online. According to executive producer Scott Gimple, there's still a way for fans to get to see Glenn in the future seasons through a flashback.
Speaking to TVLine, Gimple revealed that it was "certainly possible" to bring Glenn back to the series, especially when Maggie (Lauren Cohan) gets closer to giving birth. Gimple further added, "I'd be silly to say it isn't."
Gimple's statement widens the possibility to see Yeun reprising his role for some newly created flashbacks or a vision. However, the EP didn't specifically mention when it would happen.
The most logical assumption is that it may happen when Maggie has her baby born. Maggie wasn't featured at all throughout the season 7 and Gimple further said it was most-likely to happen in the near future. "She might not be that close. Things have been moving pretty quickly, but not a lot of time has passed," he opened up.
Glenn died at the hand of Negan after the latter swung his barbed wire baseball bat Lucille at him in the season 7 premiere. At his last moment, Glenn was only concerned about his wife Maggie, showing how devoted he was to his wife. With the strength he had left, he promised, "Maggie, I'll find you."
Previously, Gimple revealed that a big time jump might be featured on the series. Fans assume that that the entire season 8 may center on the All Out War material and the big time skip will be served later in the season finale. Fans further assume that "The Walking Dead" ninth season may use flashback techniques in order to tell the stories taking place in the time between seasons.
"The Walking Dead" season eight is scheduled to premiere this fall on AMC.
