The Walking Dead series may have concluded its story but never fear; the universe is far from complete. AMC Networks has much more in the works for fans of the universe. Check out everything coming in TWDU.
Fans of The Walking Dead were saddened to lose the main series after eleven seasons. What kept spirits high was the promise of new series to carry on the stories of several of the characters and other series set in the same world that will introduce new characters. By the end of 2023, The Walking Dead universe will consist of the flagship series and five spinoffs, with at least two more series in 2024.
TWDU Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple has stated that if the series currently in production do as well as hoped, there will be more to come. This could include more direct spinoffs featuring other fan-favorite characters or series like Fear the Walking Dead, World Beyond, and Tales of the Walking Dead, set in the same universe but featuring new characters.
There is also a long list of webisodes that are shorter stories worthy of a watch. Undead Walking has compiled the entire list of Walking Dead Webisodes, including the most recent Dead in the Water, a one-off of Fear the Walking Dead.
Fear the Walking Dead – the eighth and final season
Fear the Walking Dead is the first spinoff of the main series, which began airing in 2015. This series was set on the west coast instead of the main series set on the East. Fear TWD would travel from California to Mexico, to Texas, and in its final chapter, will see another change of location.
The seventh season saw the departure of fan favorite Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey) but the return of another fan favorite, her mother, Madison Clark (Kim Dickens). While fans were disappointed that there was no reunion between the two survivors of the Clark family, they were excited to learn Madison would once again be a series regular for the final season.
The final season of Fear TWD will see a focus on the mysterious PADRE organization that turned out to be anything but the haven it was long thought. Instead, this organization deals with kidnapping and training children for some unknown purpose.
Another exciting event in season 8 will be the seven-year time jump. Eventually, all of our survivors will end up living at PADRE under less than favorable conditions.
Fear the Walking Dead season 8 will release in two six-episode parts. Part 1 premieres on AMC+ on May 11 and AMC on May 14 at 9 p.m. ET.
The Walking Dead: Dead City – Maggie & Negan
The Walking Dead: Dead City is the first direct spinoff of the main series. This series will see Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan reprise their roles as Negan and Maggie. They will track a group to Manhattan who have abducted Maggie’s son Hershel (Logan Kim).
This series will be quite the departure from the wooded setting of the main series, with the urban backdrop of apocalyptic Manhattan and a horde of walkers over one million strong. The conflicts between Negan and Maggie will still be an issue, but there is an unknown reason Maggie needs Negan to secure the release of her son. Add to that, Negan is a wanted man. The marshall of a state called New Babylon is tasked with finding and capturing him.
AMC has made no official announcement, but newcomer Mahina Napoleon, who plays a character named Ginny, has stated that she is scheduled to return to New York later in 2023 to begin filming season 2 of Dead City. ‘
The Walking Dead: Dead City will have six episodes that will debut on AMC on June 18, 2023, at 10 p.m. ET. This will immediately follow the midseason 8 finale of Fear the Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – an adventure in France
Some fans of The Walking Dead have thought it would be interesting to see how other parts of the world have faired after the outbreak. The Daryl Dixon-centric series will finally glimpse how France has tackled the undead. It is still unclear how Daryl will arrive across the ocean, but he will do so without remembering how or why he is there.
He will encounter new people and groups that make his goal of returning home difficult. Little has been revealed about the series, but Norman Reedus, who has played Daryl since season 1 of the flagship series, has stated that this story is a reset for his character. According to a character description, he will encounter a religious group or at least one of its members.
Daryl Dixon is another series that AMC hasn’t announced a second season but social media posts from cast and crew, as well as casting calls, have indicated filming will be in May 2023 for season 2.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will have six episodes that will premiere in the fall of 2023. IMDB has the premiere date listed as October 1, but AMC hasn’t announced this.
The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne – the ZA powerhouse couple reunion
Fans of The Walking Dead have longed for the return of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Dania Gurira). The new series Summit (working title) will do just that. The last episode of The Walking Dead series gave a glimpse into what has occurred with these two characters since departing from the main series in seasons 9 and 10, respectively.
Rick was seen sometime after being traded to the CRM (Civic Republic Military), but before Michonne discovered he survived the bridge explosion. He had escaped the CRM only to be rediscovered by one of their helicopters. He was able to discard his belongings, the same ones Michonne would find at Bloodworth Island.
Michonne’s timeline was more recent, and she was still actively searching for her love. The pair will be reunited in the new series, and hopefully, this story will fill in the gaps of what happened while they were apart.
Rumor has it that Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) will also star in this series as she has been on set. Jadis was last seen in the World Beyond spinoff, where she was an officer in the CRM.
The Rick & Michonne spinoff will see a 2024 release.
More Tales of the Walking Dead short-form series
Another new series was recently announced titled More Tales of the Walking Dead (working title). It is unclear if this will be the second season of Tales of the Walking Dead, the episodic anthology series that aired in the summer of 2022 or not. Gimple was asked about a second season of Tales of TWD he stated the main focus is on the classic characters but that he would like to return to the anthology series.
The press release for More Tales of TWD described the series as six scripted episodes that will expand The Walking Dead universe. Learning more about this series as AMC releases more information will be interesting.
Undead Walking will continue to release updated information about all of the new spinoffs coming in The Walking Dead universe.
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