<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Walking Dead (season 8) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Promotional poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andrew Lincoln </Li> <Li> Norman Reedus </Li> <Li> Lauren Cohan </Li> <Li> Chandler Riggs </Li> <Li> Danai Gurira </Li> <Li> Melissa McBride </Li> <Li> Lennie James </Li> <Li> Alanna Masterson </Li> <Li> Josh McDermitt </Li> <Li> Christian Serratos </Li> <Li> Seth Gilliam </Li> <Li> Ross Marquand </Li> <Li> Jeffrey Dean Morgan </Li> <Li> Austin Amelio </Li> <Li> Tom Payne </Li> <Li> Xander Berkeley </Li> <Li> Khary Payton </Li> <Li> Steven Ogg </Li> <Li> Katelyn Nacon </Li> <Li> Pollyanna McIntosh </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> AMC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> October 22, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 22)--April 15, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 7 Next → Season 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of The Walking Dead episodes </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Walking Dead (season 8) </Th> </Tr>

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