Few zombie franchises are as iconic as The Walking Dead. For the last 16 years, we've seen many iconic survivors fight their way through a ruthless post-apocalyptic world on the small screen. The original AMC show had 11 seasons and ran from 2010 to 2022. Fortunately, the story was far from over after credits rolled on its final episode.
New spinoffs took over the spotlight, and they featured the likes of Rick Grimes, Michonne, Maggie, Negan, Daryl Dixon, and Carol Peletier. Thanks to this strategy, AMC now holds a 16-year record of yearly The Walking Dead releases. Better yet, the streak will be extended by one year in 2027 with the release of the fourth and final season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Needless to say, there's currently a lot of TWD content to watch, but before we set our sights on what's next for the franchise, it's time to take a trip down memory lane.
On Jan. 7, 2027, The Walking Dead: The Complete Series will be released on AMC+. Every single episode across every show will be available to stream on the same platform. Better yet, AMC will also release new exclusive content that will enhance the watching experience.
The Walking Dead: The Complete Series will have exclusive content on AMC+
There were two important The Walking Dead updates during AMC's third-quarter 2026 earnings call. For starters, it was confirmed that the franchise will have new shows planned to run "well into the future." Moreover, it was also revealed that The Walking Dead: The Complete Series will feature exclusive content once it is released on AMC+.
During the Earnings Call, AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan revealed what to expect from the new The Walking Dead material:
"We're definitely going to be pushing the tonnage equation, and we have a lot of tonnage just across every (...) series and content that we have, but The Walking Dead in particular is very, as you know, closely associated with AMC and now AMC+. We have a lot of extra content from all the, not just the regular spin-offs but, you know, behind-the-scenes and a bunch of different studio content that we've reported over the years, so that'll be included, and then obviously we'll have the final season of Daryl Dixon coming up, you know, that we're gonna put a lot of tonnage behind that as well."
Interestingly, some of this new content may have already been showcased to some fans. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon was a big part of AMC's Spotlight panel at New York Comic Con. Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride took over the stage to present a sneak peek of their upcoming adventure, as well as a behind-the-scenes clip that went over their characters' relationship and how it has evolved over the years. While unconfirmed, this could be exactly the type of extra content set to be released in The Walking Dead: The Complete Series.
The NYCC footage featured emotional interviews with the actors behind the series, as well as some behind-the-scenes shots from The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 4. Melissa McBride even cried after watching the clips, given how emotional they were.
Viewers will get to see 16 years' worth of content early next year, and the timing couldn't be more perfect either. We will be able to rewatch all the post-apocalyptic adventures released so far before the final season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon comes our way in February. After all, we don't know whether Daryl or Carol will come back to the small screen, so it will be even more heartfelt to see what could potentially be their final adventure after catching up on all the behind-the-scenes content.
It will be interesting to see what new footage AMC decides to include as part of its upcoming release. But for the time being, it's nice to know we'll get to watch new The Walking Dead content while we wait for news about the franchise's future and which shows will be released in years to come.
The Walking Dead: The Complete Series will be released on Jan. 7, 2027, on AMC+.
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