New The Walking Dead season 9 photos tease Carzekiel love, Washington and more

Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter, Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier – The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 – Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC

Now that Negan has been defeated and is locked away in a gloomy cell, Rick and co. can go to The Sanctuary anytime they like. In this photo, we see Rick with Eugene, Carol, Ezekiel plus a few new faces. Are these friends from the Hilltop or former Saviors who are ready to work with new leadership?