Here’s When All the New Walking Dead Spin-Offs Are Coming Out

The predominant Walking Dead present could also be over however the franchise has simply begun. AMC simply revealed its launch schedule for the remainder of the collection’ spin-offs, together with three beforehand introduced ones following Negan and Maggie, Daryl, and Rick and Michonne.

It’ll all kick off on May 14 for the eighth and last—sure, last—season of Fear the Walking Dead. Much like The Walking Dead, the ultimate season of Fear might be damaged into two halves, with six episodes in May/June, then the ultimate six later within the 12 months. In between, the spinoffs start. First up is Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) The Walking Dead: Dead City, which debuts in June. It’ll be adopted by Norman Reedus’ The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon later in 2023; then the extremely anticipated (and nonetheless untitled) Rick and Michonne present, starring Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, will debut in 2024.

“It’s a truly exciting year for The Walking Dead Universe, as we conclude an epic journey on Fear the Walking Dead, which became one of the most successful shows in the history of cable television,” Dan McDermott, current of AMC Studios and AMC Networks leisure stated in a press launch. “And now we are set to bring forth the next iteration of the franchise—two new and anticipated series featuring the beloved characters of Maggie, Negan, and Daryl. Along with that, we begin production on the next chapter in Rick and Michonne’s unforgettable love story, which we look forward to sharing next year. This next phase of our beloved Walking Dead franchise promises to engage and enthrall faithful viewers. Fans new and old will love seeing zombies walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, beneath the Eiffel Tower, inside the Louvre, and at dozens more exotic and iconic locations from around the country and world.”

The places McDermott refers to reference the particular reveals. Dead City with Maggie and Negan will happen in New York City, and Daryl Dixon will happen in Paris. While New York is far more believable, being on the identical continent as the unique reveals, how and why Daryl leads to France might be an enormous a part of his present. Rick and Michonne’s present is alleged to focus extra on their relationship and what kind romance takes in a post-apocalyptic world. “Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before?” asks the press launch. “Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors?  Without each other, are they even alive—or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?”

And but, there it’s. It’s all simply nonetheless The Walking Dead, a franchise that peaked—in hype and viewers—eight years in the past with its season seven premiere. Since then, viewership and curiosity have steadily declined (that season seven premiere had over 17 million viewers, whereas the collection finale was simply over 2.25 million). It might be very attention-grabbing to see if these extra targeted reveals, sticking immediately with among the hottest characters and actors, will reinvigorate curiosity. Tell us what you assume under.

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