'The Walking Dead' season 7 spoilers, news: Showrunner Scott Gimple says they may introduce The Whisperers early

A promotional image for "The Walking Dead" season 7. Facebook/TheWalkingDeadAMC

Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the rest of the gang may have their hands full with Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and his Saviors right now, but the future isn't going to be any brighter after they get through the present predicament. According to the synopsis for season 7 episode 6, someone is going to discover a new society "unlike anything seen before."

Well, the audience has already been introduced to Alexandria, the Hilltop Colony, the Kingdom, and the Sanctuary. Fans of Robert Kirkman's comic book series know that there's only one group left that hasn't been introduced in the TV series — The Whisperers.

In an interview with Comic Book, showrunner Scott Gimple shot down the theory; however, he also revealed that there's a possibility that the Whisperers would appear sooner than anticipated.

"If we've gotten this far without saying anything about them, I'd like the audience to discover this group when it's on screen. I will say ... I mean, it's not the Whisperers. I will also say, though, that it's not impossible that the Whisperers could come along or aspects of them could come along earlier than the timeline of the book, but certainly not this early," he said.

Okay, so it's not the Whisperers. Too bad. But fans have a reason to get excited. After all, this group is certainly unlike any other. The Whisperers first appeared two years after the all-out war with Negan. These people actually wear the skins of the dead and they hid among them.

While they don't have the firepower that the other groups possess, they have learned how to use the undead herd to their advantage which makes them formidable foes. The Whisperer War arc is currently ongoing in the comic book series. It will be interesting to see if they will make a cameo this season.

"The Walking Dead" season 7 airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.

News
On striving for destiny
On striving for destiny

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster reflects on Numbers, leadership and destiny. 

Divorce at 50-year low despite liberalising reforms
Divorce at 50-year low despite liberalising reforms

The Marriage Foundation has welcomed figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), saying they show that marriages are the strongest they have been for 50 years.

Pope Leo XIV calls for global solidarity with Eastern Churches amid conflict and crisis
Pope Leo XIV calls for global solidarity with Eastern Churches amid conflict and crisis

“How can we think that we are laying the foundations of the future apart from cooperation and a global vision inspired by the common good?"

British media preoccupied with Catholic Church - report
British media preoccupied with Catholic Church - report

A study into media coverage of Christianity in Britain has showed that coverage is more likely to take a negative tone towards the faith and is arguably biased towards coverage of the Roman Catholic Church.