6 new The Walking Dead series and upcoming spin-off shows (Complete guide)
One of the biggest TV shows The Walking Dead, has ended. But this ending is the beginning of something even bigger. Now we have an expanding The Walking Dead Universe with announced new TV shows. That's why many fans of the series want to know "What is the new Walking Dead spinoff?" and "How many Walking Dead spinoffs are there?" Let’s have a look at upcoming TV shows of expanding The Walking Dead Universe.
Complete guide: 6 new The Walking Dead series and upcoming spin-off shows
The TV show about zombies and the post-apocalyptic world The Walking Dead (or TWD), started in 2010 with just six episodes. Not even producers knew at the beginning that this show could turn into something bigger. The Walking Dead lasted for 13 years and 11 seasons. The last episode and series finale of The Walking Dead was aired on November 20, 2022.
The original The Walking Dead series ended. But even before it ended we have some spin-offs and maybe we can even have some TWD movies in the future. Let's look at the TWD spin-off TV shows and upcoming TWD series.
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Fear the Walking Dead
Fear the Walking Dead was the first spin-off to TWD and premiered in 2015. Fear the Walking Dead is currently in production on its eighth season. Fear TWD tells the story of different survivors and started telling how it all started. But after a few seasons, we saw some characters crossing from The Walking Dead to Fear TWD. There are Morgan (Lennie James), Dwight (Austin Amelio), and Sherry (Christine Evangelista).
The eighth season of Fear the Walking Dead is expected in 2023.
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The Walking Dead: World Beyond second spin-off (2020 - 2021)
The Walking Dead: World Beyond is another TWD spin-off and tells what's going on in the world after 10 years. And surprisingly humanity survived and made their own safe heavens. But the zombie apocalypse has bigger threads than walking dread.
In The Walking Dead: World Beyond we learn more about Civic Republic Military. The one that took Rick (Andrew Lincoln) on season 9 of the original TWD. That's why this show is giving some inside about Civic Republic Military and connecting the series to Rick Grimes's spin-off. Before it was announced that there would be Rick Grimes movies. Now the producer decided to make a mini-series about Rick.
The protagonists of The Walking Dead: World Beyond series are four teenagers. That's why it looks more like young adult TV series. Aired in 2020 and 2021 the series consists of a total of 20 episodes.
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Tales of the Walking Dead
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| The leader of the Whisperers Alpha before she joined the group. |
Tales of the Walking Dead is an anthology series. It started in August 2022 and the first season was only six episodes. Each episode of the Tales of the Walking Dead series tells the story of new and former characters of the original The Walking Dead show. For example, in episode three we learn how Alpha from the Whisperer joined this group.
There was no announcement about the second season of the Tales of the Walking Dead. So at this point, we can’t say it was canceled or renewed for a second season.
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2023 The Walking Dead spin-off “Dead City” with Maggie and Negan
The last episode of the original The Walking Dead series (season 11, episode 24), announced that the TWD universe is expanding. And the next thing will be released is the new TWD series called Dead City. This new show is in production.
After the TWD series finale, we also saw some behind-the-scenes footage from Dead City. And over here we see Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) together. In Dead City, Maggie and Negan will travel to Manhattan, now full of zombies. It is surprising to see them together in the same series because Negan was the one who killed Maggie’s husband Glenn in The Walking Dead.
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| Behind the scenes of The Walking Dead: Dead City production. |
According to announcements, The Walking Dead: Dead City will be a six-episode mini-series, and scheduled to air in April 2023.
The Walking Dead: Michonne and Rick series
The most awaited The Walking Dead spin-off is about Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira). They left the series on seasons nine and ten, respectively. After Rick left, producers announced that they would make three movies about Rick and what happened to him.
But now we see that the long-expected Rick movie will be a six-episode mini-series. The Walking Dead: Michonne and Rick series will be aired in 2023. Even though it will be a mini-series, there is a possibility that Michonne and Rick series can continue after six episodes.
TWD spin-off series about Daryl
An untitled Daryl series was supposed to have Daryl (Norman Reedus) and his bestie Carol (Melissa McBride). But McBride, couldn’t join the upcoming new series so now this new spin-off will only feature Daryl. The show will be filmed in Europe. In this TWD show, Daryl will be forced to travel to Paris, France.
The production of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has started. No official release date. But we can expect it to be aired at the end of 2023 or in 2024.
Even though the producers of TWD say that these new spin-offs are limited to six episodes and are mini-series, don't forget that the original The Walking Dead also started only with six episodes and lasted for 13 years. My best guess is that if any of these TWD spin-offs will be successful, they will for sure be renewed for a second season or more.
