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Jeffrey Dean Morgan Confirms What We Suspected About Glenn's Shocking Death

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Sophia Koch

Published Aug 01, 2026

Fans are not the only ones who were traumatized by Glenn's demise. In an interview with Insider, Jeffrey Dean Morgan expressed his disagreement with the decision to kill off Glenn in the Season 7 premiere. "I wouldn't have killed Glenn," Morgan confessed. "Yeah. That was probably a bad decision."

As unpopular as it was, this decision was not entirely driven by the creative forces of "The Walking Dead." Anyone who has read Robert Kirkman's graphic novel is aware that Glenn does not have a happy ending in the comics either. In fact, his death is just as brutal (via Digital Spy). Since then, Negan has become a popular, if complex, character, having found some redemption by the end of Season 9, although the repercussions of his actions still resonate, especially with Glenn's widow, Maggie. Meanwhile, Season 11 continues to give the character depth and understanding, even if he committed the worst crimes in the show's history.