Watch a bloody Rick, Lucile in new season 7 sneak peek

To get fans prepared and anticipating, AMC has released a new sneak peek which focuses on the aftermath of the dreaded horrendous murder of a major cast.

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Its season six finale episode which offered viewers their first look at Negan and his infamous Lucille, ended with Negan playing a game to decide who would be the first to meet Lucille.

In the new clip titled “Right Hand Man," Negan is seen with a bloodied Lucille, having a conversation with a devastated but determined Rick.

"I’m gonna kill you. Not today, not tomorrow, but I’m gonna kill you,” Rick promises Negan.

Negan teases Rick about his right hand man saying , “Simon’s my right .aving one of those is important. I mean what do you have left without them? A whole lot of work. You have one? Maybe one of these fine people still breathing.”

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While the clip doesn't reveal Negan's victim, it eliminates the possibility of Rick as the beloved character to meet his end when the show returns in less than two weeks.

The new sneak peek also has fans looking at the theory that Rick is likely to have his hand chopped off - suffering the same fate as his comic book counterpart at the hands of The Governor.

The show's seventh season will comprise of 16 episodes, and will air in two parts, with the first eight episodes premiering October 23, and the final eight returning February 2017.