A warning to those who get grossed out by zombies: They are about to get even grosser.

Read on for behind-the-scenes intel.

They actually are talking to each other.

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You once again directed the premiere.

Any special walkers we should be keeping our eyes peeled for this season?There are so many.

Because of the time jump weve been able to really play up a much more decomposed and decrepit look.

Our mid-ground makeup, and our background makeup, all of our stuff has been elevated.

It feels much more like an Italian horror movie.

Every walker that I shot in the first episode, they get close ups.

And as it turns you’ve got the option to see through its face.