Robert Kirkman recently did an interview with Entertainment Weekly, letting slip some spoilers for "The Walking Dead" Season 5. Here are the highlights. 

Kirkman said "In our first episode, it's very much going to focus on the story of Terminus. There's a lot of big revelations that haven't really come out that I think people are gonna be pretty startled by. There's a couple other revelations that I think people might've gotten a little bit of a lead on. We'll definitely be defining those in some cool ways and confirming some theories and shooting down others, which is very exciting. But I think the coolest thing about coming back to season 5 is that we really hit the ground running. What I mean by that is that we very quickly deal with the situation that we left them in - this trapped, victim situation where they're kind of at the mercy of the people of Terminus. We really kind of expand the story from there very rapidly, so I think this is going to be a pretty fast-paced season with quite a bit going on. News is already out that Seth Gilliam has been added, and we're bringing in new characters like we always do, and I think season 5 is going to be our best season yet. I think when people finally see the premiere, they'll see what I'm talking about.

When asked about the leaked photos of Seth Gilliam Kirkman responded, "He's [Seth Gilliam] playing a character that's very integral to the future of The Walking Dead. Who he is is possibly a very large hint to where the story is gonna go, if you've read the comic book series. So, we are playing that as close to the vest as the spy photos will allow, but all will be revealed very soon.

When asked about new characters Kirkman said, " There's a lot of new stuff coming. Look, the thing that makes me the most proud of The Walking Dead is the fact that it is such a continually evolving show. We never rest on our laurels, we never go "that status quo works, let's figure out a way to stay in that mode." We're always pushing boundaries and doing new things and changing the ways we tell stories. We tried some new things in season 4 and they worked pretty well and they helped tell some really great stories, and we've done that and now we're moving on. We're gonna do some new stuff, and a lot of that involves bringing in a lot of new characters. There's going to be some big changes ahead, and it's gonna all be cool stuff."

Elsewhere, we know of 'The Walking Dead' season 5 that existing stars Christian Serratos (Rosita), Alanna Masterson (Tara) and Andrew J. West (Gareth) have all been upgraded to series regulars. The fifth season of AMC's monster-drama is expected to pick up immediately after the events of season 4 finale "A," and will eventually divulge the fates of missing characters Beth, Carol, Tyreese and Judith.

Other actors have also gone on record to say that season 5 of "The Walking Dead" will be so intense they aren't sure they can even air it on TV.