The Walking Dead may have concluded but the TWD Universe is just beginning. Here’s what’s coming up from AMC and when you can expect all of it.
The long-awaited series finale of The Walking Dead saw the TV veteran bow out with an epic conclusion that featured the survivors battling the Commonwealth in the midst of a Walker attack. It was all a lot of trauma for those involved, and not everyone made it out alive – which is to be expected from a show like TWD.
One thing that has made it out of the series finale alive and well is the TWD Universe, as it is set to flourish with a wave of new and returning Walking Dead shows set to expand the universe in new ways. And the best thing about it is that they are all set to debut within the next year.
What does the TWD Universe have in store? Well it features some new beginnings, returning characters, and even another ending. Yes, there are going to be plenty of emotions felt by fans of the post-apocalyptic shows.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the TWD spinoff shows we can expect in 2023 and beyond.
Fear The Walking Dead season 8
Release date: May 14, 2023 (Part 1)
With The Walking Dead‘s conclusion, Fear The Walking Dead is now the veteran of the TWD Universe. Originally a prequel show, a time-jump saw it catch up with its predecessor, and now it is essentially a companion show known for taking the story in directions quite different from TWD.
Season 7 saw the return of fan-favorite Madison Clark (Kim Dickens), who once again crossed paths with TWD favorite Morgan (Lennie James). With both characters at the forefront of the show, season 8 could be its biggest yet. And it’s set to debut shortly, with the first half of the season premiering on Sunday, May 14 2023. Its midseason finale will then lead directly into the series premiere of The Walking Dead: Dead City.
All good things must come to an end and it turns out that, much like its predecessor, Fear The Walking Dead is not immune to that. Along with the show’s return date, it was revealed that season 8 will be the spinoff’s final outing and that it will return to AMC for a second batch of episodes sometime later in the year.
There were ups and downs for sure, but what a run Fear has had!
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Release date: June 10, 2023
Maggie Rhee will never be able to forgive Negan for what he did to her husband Glenn in The Walking Dead‘s season 7 premiere, but they have formed an uneasy alliance that makes them an efficient team. This was never clearer than it was when they worked together to take down the Commonwealth in the final season. Maggie acknowledged that her archenemy had changed but that she couldn’t ever forgive him for his reign of terror.
In spite of Maggie’s reluctance to be in his company, she will reteam with Negan in the first of the new spinoffs The Walking Dead: Dead City. A teaser trailer for the upcoming show revealed that, when her son Hershel is kidnapped, she will turn to the one other person she knows will do anything to save him.
Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan return to lead a new cast in a six-part series that will take Maggie and Negan to New York City. Dead City is set to premiere on AMC on June 10, 2023, and run for six episodes. Right now, it’s unclear if this will be a limited series or a first season, but there is always the potential for more when it comes to these characters.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Release window: Fall/Winter 2023
The first of the announced new spinoffs, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon was originally supposed to be led by both Daryl and Carol but, as the title implies, it will now just focus on the former. It’s definitely an upsetting change for fans of Daryl and Carol’s friendship, especially as it means we won’t see the incomparable Melissa McBride reprise her role, but it’s still shaping up to be an exciting new addition to the
TWD Universe.
Set after the finale of The Walking Dead, the series’ setting will be what differentiates it from its predecessor, as it will be set in Paris, France. There, he will meet a new cast of characters that will round out the six-part series.
We don’t yet know how Daryl will make his way to Europe, but we do know that the series will premiere on AMC in the second half of 2023. A more specific release date has yet to be announced by AMC but the show filmed in France earlier this year and the first look photos of Noman Reedus back in the role have been revealed.
So things are definitely happening on the Daryl Dixon front, and the more we hear about it, the more excited we get!
Untitled Rick and Michonne spinoff
Release window: Early 2024
The series that TWD fans have been waiting for since Andrew Lincoln left the show back in season 9, the Rick and Michonne spinoff series was initially envisioned as a trilogy of films designed to show us what Rick Grimes had gotten up to since his departure. But after few updates, it was revealed at The Walking Dead‘s final Comic-Con panel that Lincoln and Danai Gurira would be back as Rick and Michonne in a new series instead.
This one is set to be a six-part drama that will bring Rick and Michonne back together again after years apart, answering questions about the Civic Republic Military’s role in Rick’s disappearance, and what Michonne has been up to since her own departure in season 10 to search for him.
It was initially expected to have a 2023 release date, but with filming only commencing in February this year and multiple TWD spinoffs already on the way, AMC announced that it would arrive early next year instead.
We’ve waited years to see Rick and Michonne back together, so we can definitely wait a little bit longer.
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