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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

Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you're not caught up with "The Walking Dead" series.

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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. 

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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.

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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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