'The Walking Dead' Season 7 Spoilers, News & Update: Ezekiel And Shiva Hinted To Appear - Who Are They?

"The Walking Dead" Season 7 could bring two familiar characters from the comic books into the TV series. Ezekiel and Shiva might be joining the cast as they were hinted on official social media pages. So, who are these characters?

Comic Book reports that "The Walking Dead" Facebook and Instagram accounts managed by Skybound, which handles official details of the comic series, posted a photo featuring Ezekiel and Shiva. The original caption hinted that the characters would be in the show's seventh season.

However, following responses from fans about the posts, "The Walking Dead" official accounts either altered the captions or entirely deleted the photo. The post on Instagram is gone and on Facebook, the post was edited to remove any references to "The Walking Dead" Season 7.

"The Walking Dead" Season 7 Spoiler Denied By Producer

Cinema Blend reports that Robert Kirkman, who is the producer of the TV show, reiterated that the official comic book social media accounts have nothing to do with "The Walking Dead" show. Hence, they have no idea about what the television producers are planning for Season 7 so the spoilers might be premature.

The next season of "The Walking Dead" won't be on air until October 2016, but fans who have been following both the comic books and the show are sure Ezekiel and Shiva are bound to appear soon. The timeline of their story will nearly overlap with what is already happening in the show.

Ezekiel and Shiva's Significance on "The Walking Dead"?

Ezekiel is known as the leader of The Kingdom and TV viewers might have gotten a peek of him when Rick and Morgan were tracking down Carol in "The Walking Dead" Season 6. They saw a mysterious figure, but never got around to confirming who it was. Shiva is Ezekiel's pet tiger.

The Kingdom is another location in the comic books and its residents are Negan's enemies. When "The Walking Dead" Season 6 ended, viewers got a small taste of just how evil Negan is and this story will continue in the upcoming season.