Carl survived through the entire series of The Walking Dead comics, but on the show, the character was killed off, leaving fans stunned and saddened.

By season 8 of "The Walking Dead," Carl has grown from a helpless kid into a capable, compassionate teenager, and he puts all his skills to good use during his heartbreaking last hurrah.

Spoiler alert: Yes, the AMC zombie drama is killing off one of its few remaining original stars and THR has the exclusive details.

The zombie drama's leading man talks exclusively with THR about the "seismic" change from the comics as well as his own future with the AMC hit.

In The Walking Dead #67 (my pick for the issue tonight’s episode will draw from heavily), Rick finally has a moment to talk to Carl about why he did it — and it’s revealed, as seen above ...

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