When writer Robert Kirkman and cartoonist Tony Moore began publishing their stories about Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes back in 2003, they couldn’t even imagine the media level their comics would reach. The Walking Dead not only has 193 fascicles behind it – the last of them published in August 2019 – but it has produced all kinds of new stories parallel to those of its protagonists in the graphic novel. TV and web series, movies and dozens of video games, the lore of this post-apocalyptic world always has something else to exploit.
If you are (or were) a fan of The Walking Dead series, here is a list of all the spin-offs that have been created or are in the filming process.
Fear the walking dead
The story, set in Los Angeles, California, closely follows a non-functional family that witnesses the slow collapse of civilization as we understand it. If The Walking Dead made your hair stand on end when seeing its protagonist prowling a desert world, this series made uncomfortable by the desperate attempt to lead normal life until everything falls apart. It has a total of seven seasons so far , and is currently broadcasting.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
Released in 2020 and with two seasons available now, TWD: World Beyond follows the story of four teenagers in Nebraska, 10 years after the outbreak began . If you’ve ever wanted to see a coming-of-age with zombie touches, don’t hesitate to take a look.
Tales of the Walking Dead
In September 2020, production company AMC announced that it was working on an anthology series based on new or existing characters in The Walking Dead universe. The six-episode first season will premiere in 2022 .
Daryl and Carol spin-off
Is there anyone more baddie than Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier? Rarely have we witnessed such a good character evolution as these two. One withdrawn and the other sullen, Carol and Daryl gradually transformed from minor characters to true audience favorites .
The one who began as a battered woman ended up being an almost Wonder Woman who took the chestnuts out of the fire to the group. Daryl, although he brought home work and was a skilled crossbowman from season one, slowly began to open up and forge relationships with the rest of his teammates. How could we not want a series of these two characters?
Well, thank goodness our wishes are orders, and in September 2020 the long -awaited spin-off was announced. Writers Angela Kang and Scott M. Gimple, who already have many episodes of this universe behind them, announced that a series would be released in 2023, after the final season of The Walking Dead series.
This spin-off, which does not yet have an official name, will once again bring Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride, and it is that you can not sign other than the original characters of the series. Angela Kang will also be the showrunner again . For now, we are waiting patiently for more information on the series (and maybe reading fanfiction about this couple, why not admit it).
The Walking Dead: Webisodes
Although they are not very well known, these web series exist, although they only premiered in North America . They are short series that tell the stories of characters that appear briefly in the main television series. They are a compendium of nothing more and nothing less than 7 miniseries , which were released as a promotion for seasons of The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead .
Here’s a synopsis of all seven The Walking Dead web series. Beware, it contains spoilers .
1. The Walking Dead: Torn Apart
This web series premiered on October 3, 2011 on the official AMC website. It tells the story of Hannah , the iconic bike girl. The events take place before the pilot episode of The Walking Dead .
Who is the “bike girl” from The Walking Dead ?
Hannah is none other than the famous “bicycle girl”, one of the first walkers Rick Grimes sees upon awakening from a coma. Although most walkers are scary, the “girl on the bicycle” was one of the most emotional scenes of the first season , in which we reflect how each of the zombies we see were at some point a human being with a family, wishes and hopes.
If you’ve been wondering how she ended up there for years, the web miniseries The Walking Dead: Torn Apart tells the sad story of this woman.
2. The Walking Dead: Cold Storage
This 4-part miniseries premiered on October 1, 2012 on AMC’s official website, three weeks before the premiere of the third season of The Walking Dead. It was directed by Gregory Nicotero and written by John Esposito.
The plot follows Chase , a survivor who tries to reunite with his sister. He’s in Atlanta, the city that Rick Grimes returns to in the first season of TWD. He finds refuge in a supply warehouse, and meets a former employee named BJ, whom he shouldn’t trust.
How is The Walking Dead: Cold Storage related to the main series?
When Chase looks for clean clothes, he comes across a small closet that belonged to Rick Grimes when the police force still existed. He sees photos of Grimes and his family and smiles.
3. The Walking Dead: The Oath
Released in October 2013, it was produced, written and directed by Gregory Nicotero. This web series consists of three parts , each lasting 7 to 10 minutes.
The Walking Dead: The Oath tracks down the last two survivors of a large group that has been attacked by a horde of walkers. Badly wounded and desperate, they flee in a car and manage to find a hospital in which to look for medical supplies. There they meet a doctor who no longer takes the Hippocratic Oath very seriously.
Who wrote “DONT OPEN, DEAD INSIDE” on The Walking Dead ?
The Walking Dead: The Oath explains the series of events that led to the writing of the most famous messages in the TWD universe: DONT OPEN, DEAD INSIDE.
4. The Walking Dead: Red Machete
This web series premiered in 20217 and consists of 6 episodes .
Where does the machete used by Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead come from ?
In true War Horse style, the web miniseries The Walking Dead: Red Machete tells the story of the famous red-handled machete used by Rick Grimes . From its beginnings on a DIY store shelf, we see how different people use it to defend themselves, kill and try to survive in this new world.
5. Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462
This 16-episode web miniseries premiered on October 4, 2015. It was shot as a promotion for the sixth season of Fear The Walking Dead . It narrates the events of a plane that is in the air in the first moments of the zombie outbreak. When tempers were already heated, they discover that there is an infected passenger .
Two of his characters, Alex and Jake, had already appeared in “Ouroboros”, episode 3 of the second season of Fear The Walking Dead .
What is the plane that Nick sees in the first season of Fear The Walking Dead?
The plane that Nick sees in the episode “The Dog”, the third episode of the first season of Fear The Walking Dead is Flight 462. The web miniseries Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462 explains what happens on the plane and if there is survivors after crashing.
6. Fear the Walking Dead: Passage
This other web miniseries has 16 episodes and aired between October 2016 and March 2017 as part of the promo for the third season of Fear The Walking Dead . It tells how a skilled survivor helps an injured woman in exchange for taking her to a supposed sanctuary.
How does Fear The Walking Dead: Passage relate to the main series?
Although all web series try to link with the main plot of the two television series, this one could not due to lack of time . The groom’s character was going to appear as a border guard in the premiere of the third season, but it could not be.
7. The Althea Tapes
This six-episode web miniseries premiered in June 2019 on The Walking Dead’s YouTube channel. He was part of the promo for the second half of the fifth season of Fear The Walking Dead . It is a compilation of interviews recorded by Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki, before and after meeting Morgan .