No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date [26] U.S. viewers (millions) 116 1 "A New Beginning" Greg Nicotero Angela Kang October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) 6.08[27] Eighteen months after Negan's defeat, the various communities are working on rebuilding society, however, the Sanctuary suffers from infertile ground and underlying support for Negan. Rick leads a trek to a Washington, D.C. museum to recover pioneering supplies; on the way back, they find the main bridge to Hilltop has been wiped out by a storm, forcing them to detour. A young man, Ken, is killed while protecting the group's horses from walkers.