Walking Dead: The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" is the sixteenth episode of season seven of the survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the ninety-ninth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Greg Nicotero with a script written by Scott M. Gimple, Angela Kang and Matthew Negrete. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, the march to war begins as Negan and the Saviors come to Alexandria. Rick and the others put their allies into position as members of the Scavengers. the Hilltop Colony and The Kingdom converge to join in the fight. Alliances are made and betrayal erupts, and one member of Team Rick makes the ultimate sacrifice to strike a blow against the Saviors.

Notes & Trivia

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 * This episode includes an "In Memory of" for comic book artist Bernie Wrightson.


 * Actor Michael Cudlitz receives a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.

Allusions

 * The toy soldier with the words "Sorry. Didn't Know" written upon it is a call back to the season six episode, "Always Accountable", which is where Daryl Dixon encountered Dwight for the first time.

Crew

 * Robert Kirkman - Executive producer
 * David Alpert - Executive producer
 * Greg Nicotero - Executive producer
 * Tom Luse - Executive producer
 * Gale Anne Hurd - Executive producer
 * Scott M. Gimple - Executive producer
 * Sharon Bialy, CSA - Casting
 * Sherry Thomas, CSA - Casting
 * Gohar Gazazyan, CSA - Casting
 * Bear McCreary - Composer
 * Dan Liu - Editor
 * Grace Walker - Production designer


 * Michael E. Satrazemis - Director of photography
 * Caleb Womble - Producer
 * Jolly Dale - Producer
 * Ryan Degard - Producer
 * Matthew Negrete - Co-executive producer
 * Channing Powell - Co-executive producer
 * Corey Reed - Co-executive producer
 * Angela Kang - Co-executive producer
 * Denise Huth - Co-executive producer
 * Alex Coley Brown - Co-producer
 * Amy Beth Barnes - Co-producer
 * John Marler - Associate producer