Coronation Street residents were terrorised for a long time by heinous super villain Pat Phelan (played by Connor McIntyre) last year.
And while he made his exit a few times before returning with a bang, Pat’s journey finally came to an end when Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) shot him.
Since then Weatherfield has not exactly had a new villain yet - other than Josh Tucker’s (Ryan Clayton) dreadful acts against David Platt (Jack P Shepherd).
But Corrie bosses have teased the return of a villain for fans to enjoy hating - and this time it will be someone fans are already well acquainted with.
With this in mind, fans have begun theorising over who could become the next harrowing villain in the show.
And many have come to the conclusion that Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) could be the next murderer on the scene.
Seb experienced a lot of trauma during Pat’s reign of terror, which forced him to go into hiding out of fear for his life.
What’s more, fans have begun noticing Seb is getting a lot more screen time in recent weeks, showcasing how tough his life is getting.
Having recently lost his job at the builders’ yard, and
