‘The Walking Dead’ Season 9: Is Maggie Still Pregnant?

The Walking Dead unveiled its first official look at season 9 Thursday, revealing new looks for Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Maggie Rhee (Lauren Cohan) — whose updated look doesn’t include a baby belly, once again causing fans to question the status of Maggie’s pregnancy.

At this point in the comics, the series underwent a time jump — bringing the survivors a little over two years into the future after the defeat of Negan and the conclusion of All Out War.

New season 9 showrunner Angela Kang confirmed the upcoming season will “jump forward in the story,” and crew apparel hinted at the show adapting A New Beginning from the comics, where Maggie’s baby, Hershel, was first introduced already toddler-aged in The Walking Dead #130.

While the time between The Walking Dead seasons 8 and 9 is indeterminate, the series may have jumped past Maggie’s pregnancy and subsequent showing altogether: set photos revealed new looks for other characters including Aaron (Ross Marquand), now sporting a large beard — indicating at least a few months have passed since the events of the season 8 finale.

Maggie revealed her pregnancy nearly three seasons ago in 6×05, ‘Now,’ first aired in November 2015. Little time has passed since: an unofficial timeline for the series puts the events of 6×05 occurring on day 552 of the apocalypse, with the death of Glenn (Steven Yeun) happening on day 598.

The season 8 finale, ‘Wrath,’ took place about 623 days into the apocalypse — putting just 71 days, or 10 weeks, between the acknowledgement of Maggie’s pregnancy and Negan’s defeat.

Because this is a first time pregnancy, Maggie might not have begun to show somewhere between 12 and 16 weeks into her pregnancy, a period the show had yet to reach as of 8×16.

Despite Maggie’s thin appearance in the season 9 promo art calling into question the lack of a baby bump, Maggie’s longer hair — and the appearances of Rick and Aaron — suggests the time jump catches up with the survivors several months after the war, skipping past the bulk of the pregnancy with baby Rhee already welcomed into the world.

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The Walking Dead is expected to debut its season 9 trailer at San Diego Comic-Con Friday, July 20, ahead of the season 9 premiere this October on AMC.