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We finally know who's playing the next big villain on ‘The Walking Dead’

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Say hello to Jeffrey Dean Morgan, your next villain on "The Walking Dead." Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you're not caught up with "The Walking Dead" series.

Get excited "The Walking Dead" fans! It looks like the show has finally cast the series' next big villain.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("The Good Wife") will play the series' highly-anticipated villain Negan, according to reports from The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap.

AMC confirmed the reports with Tech Insider.

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Negan is the leader of a violent group of survivors called "The Saviors" who head from community to community offering their protection in exchange for food and supplies. For those who refuse, it's not pretty. 

If you're not in agreement with Negan, you're more than likely to find yourself at the end of his bat wrapped in barbed wire named Lucille. 

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The character will be a tough one to adapt for television in order to keep authentic.

Negan is famously known for dropping the f-bomb in nearly every other panel in which he appears.

"Mad Men" actor Jon Hamm was a previous fan pick for the iconic character.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, we'll get to see Negan in next year's sixth season finale, which executive producer Greg Nicotero previously told Tech Insider he'll be directing.

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Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten Tomatoes. Kirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.