Tales of the Walking Dead sets August premiere date, promo photos

Renee Hansen

Jessie T. Usher as Davon - Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 - Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

Fans of The Walking Dead universe won’t have long to wait for new content. The Walking Dead won’t see a new episode until the fall, and Fear the Walking Dead hasn’t begun filming for its next season but enter the newest spin-off, Tales of the Walking Dead, with a summer release date for season 1.

Tales of the Walking Dead is an anthology series set in the world of The Walking dead. The first season will feature six stand-alone episodes that will feature established and new characters in that world. While these stories will be seen via a unique POV and tone, they will still have the same life-threatening situations set in the apocalypse.

This series is led by Walking Dead veteran Channing Powell who serves as showrunner, with episodes directed by long-time Walking Dead universe director Michael Satrazemis, Fear TWD director Tara Nicole Weyr and Haifaa al-Mansour and Deborah Kampmeie, who are new to the franchise.

Tales of the Walking Dead release date

According to a press release from AMC, Tales of the Walking Dead will release the first episode of season 1 on August 14 on AMC at 9 p.m. ET and AMC+ will air episodes 1 and 2. The remaining episodes for the season will air one week early on AMC+.

Tales of the Walking Dead Cast

Cast names, according to IMDB, characters in parenthesis:

Olivia Munn
Samantha Morton (Alpha)
Jessie T. Usher
Danny Ramirez
Loan Chabanol
Embeth Davidtz
Gage Munroe
Lauren Glazier
Daniella Pineda
Terry Crews (James Sampson)
Anthony Edwards (Kyle Adler)
Parker Posey (Blair)
Poppy Liu (Amy Zhang)
Jillian Bell (Sandra Dolan)
Rachael Markarian (Jenna)
Eric Tiede (Nolan)
Matt Medrano (Mauricio Gonzalez)
Ari Loeb (Seventh Man- stunts)
Marvin LaVoilette (Todd)
William J. Simmons (Wendell Sampson)
Nick Basta (Billy)
Kevin J. Johnson
Robert Tinsely Zombie (uncredited)
Sarah Graham (Zombie)

Promo photos released by AMC for Tales of the Walking Dead

Jillian Bell as Gina, Parker Posey as Blair – Tales of the Walking Dead Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

Poppy Liu as Amy – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

Anthony Edwards as Dr. Everett – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

Daniella Pineda as Idalia, Danny Ramirez as Eric – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

Terry Crews as Joe, Olivia Munn as Evie – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

Samantha Morton as Dee – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

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Renee Hansen

Renee Hansen, a contributing writer for Undead Walking, joined the Fansided family in 2019. She has written for numerous sites, including Netflix Life, Winter is Coming, Show Snob, Audio Phix, and Stairway to 11. She covers a wide range of pop culture topics, from horror, zombies, and romantic comedies to music and period dramas. Renee has also conducted interviews with many notable figures, including Lennie James, Steven Ogg, Tom Payne, Josh Hamilton, Carrie Genzel, Cooper Andrews, Dan Fogler, and Vince Neil. She has also hosted panels at various events, such as The Camp Events and Atlanta Comic Convention. When not writing, Renee enjoys watching new TV and movie releases, revisiting 80s movies, or rewatching The Walking Dead.