--- description: Careful, spoilers ahead title: Watch the First 2 Minutes of the 'Walking Dead' Midseason Premiere image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the First 2 Minutes of the _Walking Dead_ Midseason Premiere by [Amanda Michelle Steiner / People](/author/people/) ## Amanda Michelle Steiner / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 4, 2015 7:28 PM CUT by [Amanda Michelle Steiner / People](/author/people/) ## Amanda Michelle Steiner / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 4, 2015 7:28 PM CUT [_The Walking Dead_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:TVWalkingDead,00.html "undefined") returns from its winter hiatus on Sunday, but the Powers That Be have bestowed upon us all a sneak peek of its highly anticipated return. **SPOILERS** abound for all those needing to play catch-up with their DVRs! The latter half of season 5 opens as grimly as _The Walking Dead_ ever does – with [Beth’s burial](http://www.people.com/article/the-walking-dead-beth-dies-amc-facebook-spoilers-coda "undefined"). Her sister, Maggie ([Lauren Cohan](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:LaurenCohan,00.html "undefined")), is seen sobbing as Father Gabriel (Seth Gillam) recites 2 Corinthians – 4:18-5:1 – over Beth’s grave. However, the clip also gives viewers an idea of the forward momentum for the rest of the season – Noah (Tyler James Williams) tells Rick ([Andrew Lincoln](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:AndrewLincoln,00.html "undefined")) that he and Beth had planned to head for a place outside Richmond, Virginia. Fans of the comic series will note that the place they’re heading to is likely the Alexandria Safe-Zone in Alexandria, Virginia, which is about six miles out from Washington, D.C. – where everyone was headed before Eugene (Josh McDermitt) exposed himself as a fraud. “If it works out, it’s the last long trip we have to make,” Rick tells the group. “What if it isn’t around anymore?” asks Glenn (Steven Yeun). Rick replies with what may as well be the slogan for _The Walking Dead_: “Then we keep going.” _The Walking Dead_ returns on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on AMC. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/the-walking-dead-midseason-premiere-video "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3695769/walking-dead-midseason-premiere/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3695769/walking-dead-midseason-premiere/"},"headline":"Watch the First 2 Minutes of the Walking Dead Midseason Premiere","datePublished":"2015-02-04T19:28:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:09:16.613Z","description":"Warning, spoilers ahead","url":"https://time.com/3695769/walking-dead-midseason-premiere/","keywords":["Television","The Walking Dead"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda Michelle Steiner / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3695769/walking-dead-midseason-premiere/","name":"Watch the First 2 Minutes of the Walking Dead Midseason Premiere"}}]}] ```