--- description: Long-running character Glenn was believe to have died in episode three title: 'The Walking Dead': Glenn's Fate Revealed image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4248a6c5afc46427/6988725c428a9e4d2acd03d9/twd_603_gp_0529_0021.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Walking Dead](/tag/walking-dead/) ## Walking Dead Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What Actually Happened to Glenn on _The Walking Dead_ by [Matt Vella](/author/matt-vella/) ## Matt Vella Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 23, 2015 3:01 AM CUT  Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead, season 6, episode 3. Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead, season 6, episode 3.Gene Page/AMC Film Holdings LLC. by [Matt Vella](/author/matt-vella/) ## Matt Vella Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 23, 2015 3:01 AM CUT **_Warning: This story contains spoilers._** Ever since “Thank You,” episode three of season six of [_The Walking Dead_](http://time.com/tag/the-walking-dead/ "undefined"), fans have been [debating the fate](http://time.com/4103306/walking-dead-glenn-theories/ "undefined") of Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun), the protean scavenger who’s been a mainstay on the series since Season One. He appeared to fall to a gruesome death, but many didn’t buy it — even when Yuen’s [name was scrubbed](http://time.com/4096557/the-walking-dead-character-credits/ "undefined") from the program’s opening credits. Well, Glenn lives. Here’s what actually happened, as revealed during the episode of the show that aired on Nov. 22: after finding themselves stuck in a dead-end alley, Glenn and a secondary character named Nicholas get trapped on top of a dumpster. Nicholas panics, shoots himself, knocking them both into a crowd of walkers. Glenn appeared to die:  Ouch. AMC … but _was_ lying underneath Nicholas’ body as the walkers chowed down, after all. Glenn’s return may not be for very long. Previous characters on the show who have gone missing for extended periods of time have returned [only to be killed off](http://comicbook.com/2015/11/22/the-walking-dead-is-glenn-the-new-beth-/ "undefined"). And readers of the comic-book version of _The Walking Dead_ know that Glenn meets an untimely end at the hands of archvillain Negan. _The Hollywood Reporter_ [recently reported](http://time.com/4106567/negan-walking-dead-jeffrey-dean-morgan/ "undefined") that Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been cast as Negan and is due to appear in seasons six and seven. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4123729/walking-dead-glenn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4123729/walking-dead-glenn/"},"headline":"Here's What Actually Happened to Glenn on The Walking Dead","datePublished":"2015-11-23T03:01:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:00:52.971Z","description":"This is the fan theory about his demise that was right after all","url":"https://time.com/4123729/walking-dead-glenn/","keywords":["Walking Dead","Television","Death","AMC","Zombies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4248a6c5afc46427/6988725c428a9e4d2acd03d9/twd_603_gp_0529_0021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Matt Vella","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/matt-vella/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4248a6c5afc46427/6988725c428a9e4d2acd03d9/twd_603_gp_0529_0021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TWD_603_GP_0529_0021","caption":"Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee - The Walking Dead _ Season 6, Episode 3 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC","creditText":"Gene Page/AMC Film Holdings LLC.","representativeOfPage":true}],"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":"/tag/walking-dead/","name":"Walking Dead"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4123729/walking-dead-glenn/","name":"Here's What Actually Happened to Glenn on The Walking Dead"}}]}] ```