For 16 years, Robert Kirkman’s
zombie apocalypse comic book “The Walking Dead” has given fans of zombie
survival horror and post-apocalyptic stories their fix from Image Comics. For
about ten years and tem seasons, its television adaptation on AMC has delivered
non-stop grim and dark tales of survival, societal building and the best and
worst of the human condition. Such has been the staying power of the “Walking
Dead” TV show that it got a companion series, web-episodes and after-show
program. AMC even announced a new companion show to premiere this year, but
unlike the long-winded main series, this one comes with an expiration date.
Comic Book Resources tells us that the soon-to-arrive new AMC “Walking
Dead” spinoff series is not one to be shooting for the moon when it comes to
lengthy TV runs. “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” was slated by the network to
be comprised of only two seasons, each with 10 episodes. When they are through,
that is it for “World Beyond,” a far cry from the longevity of the main show
for which it serves as a sequel of sorts.
The decision to keep “World
Beyond” short was spoken of by Sarah Barnett of AMC as an experiment on how to
expand the “Walking Dead” franchise beyond just one show. “It is not imitating
The Walking Dead either in substance or form - World Beyond is a two-season
closed-ended series that will tell a very specific and distinct story,” says
Barnett. “Scott Gimple, the chief content officer of this universe, and his
team are planning other experiments in this space, including specials, digital
short-form series and other innovations in form.”
“The Walking Dead: World Beyond”
is said to take place a full decade after the start of the zombie apocalypse that
its mother series focuses on. By this point, a new generation of children has
grown up knowing only a world that is infested by carnivorous walkers, with
human civilization divided into semi-independent settlement pockets of varying
degrees of civility and order. This world is viewed by two young females
serving as main characters, and will see the “Walking Dead” franchise try to
tackle a fresh and unexpected “multi-generational” story. Scott Gimple serves
as show-runner alongside Matthew Negrette. Initial cast members include Aliyah
Royale, Alexa Mansour, Annet Mahendru, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston and Nico
Tortorella, with a spring 2020 premiere.
AMC is also developing a “Walking
Dead” movie in collaboration with Universal Pictures that will feature the
primary character of Rick Grimes, portrayed by Andrew Lincoln on the TV series.
No further information on the planned movies has been revealed.
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