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AMC’s The Walking Dead will end after 11 seasons

2020-09-09T12:40:58-04:00

The Walking Dead television series on AMC that debuted nearly 10 years ago will end after 11 seasons. That might be bleak news for fans, but there will be plenty of episodes to watch before it all comes to an end. Variety and Entertainment Weekly both report that the final season will consist of 24 episodes debuting in late 2021. Between now and then, fans will be treated to seven episodes for the 10th season, one of which is the finale airing on October 4th, followed by six bonus episodes airing in early 2021.

In true zombie-like fashion, the end for Walking Dead on AMC isn't as final as it seems. We already knew that the plotline for Rick …

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The Walking Dead’s midseason finale got the show back on track

2018-11-26T13:02:42-05:00

Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead season 9, episode 8 below.

This season of The Walking Dead has had its own meta storyline, complete with ups, downs, and breathtaking cliffhangers. After several seasons of declining ratings, it was announced earlier this year that showrunner Scott Gimple was leaving the show, with Angela Kang set to take over for season 9. The idea was that Kang's new vision for the show could revitalize The Walking Dead, starting with a reimagined title sequence.

At first, it seemed to work. The pending departure of Andrew Lincoln, who plays series star Rick Grimes, kept viewership numbers afloat. At one point, it s …

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Work on Telltale’s The Walking Dead resumes with ‘many’ original developers

2018-11-19T17:44:57-05:00

The latest chapter in the ongoing Telltale Games saga finally involves a bit of good news: developer Skybound Games, which picked up the rights to the dissolved developer's The Walking Dead series, says it has brought back "many of the talented, passionate team members who originally worked on the game" to finish its final season. Release dates for the remaining content will be announced some time soon.

Development on the final two episodes of the final season began today, writes Johnny O'Dell, the social media manager for The Walking Dead comic series, in a blog post published today on Skybound's website. O'Dell also confirmed that the ser …

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The Walking Dead finds its groove without Rick Grimes

2018-11-19T15:08:10-05:00

At times, the latest season of AMC's The Walking Dead has felt muddled, as if new showrunner Angela Kang was confused about what she wanted the show to be. Is she making a daring drama that surprises audiences with fearless storytelling decisions, or continuing the stunts that have defined the last few seasons? Does she want to improve on the comic-book morality of the long-running comic series, or is she more interested in treading water and setting up an upcoming Rick Grimes movie trilogy?

But last night's episode, "Stradivarius," offered the clearest example yet of what she has in mind for her reworked version of the series. With Rick's …

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The Walking Dead’s fresh start looks like a big step back

2018-11-12T13:19:47-05:00

Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead season 9, episode 6 below.

Last week, The Walking Dead was too clever for its own good. After head-faking for months that Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes would be killed off the show, the series aired a finale that seemed to do exactly that - before revealing in the final moments that Rick was actually just whisked away via helicopter, injured but alive. Adding insult to injury, AMC then pulled another rabbit out of its crumpled hat: not only was Rick alive, but the character would be the lead in a trilogy of Walking Dead movies set to air on the network.

This season was promoted as the final episodes of …

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The Walking Dead has a Rick Grimes movie trilogy on the way

2018-11-05T17:53:02-05:00

Last night, The Walking Dead dealt with the heavily marketed departure of series star Andrew Lincoln in a startling, unexpected way. The way the episode handled the event didn't make sense from a story or audience perspective, but a story from The New York Times clarifies that it did make sense from a business standpoint, because the series' network, AMC, is preparing a trilogy of Walking Dead spin-off movies that will bring Lincoln back in his role as series star Rick Grimes.

Warning: Major spoilers for The Walking Dead season 9, episode 5 below.

As those who watched the episode "What Comes Next" discovered, Lincoln leaving The Walking D …

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The Walking Dead has condemned itself for all time

2018-11-05T13:07:13-05:00

Last week on The Walking Dead, it appeared that the show had taken a step in a bold new direction. Press releases had announced that series star Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) would depart the series well ahead of the expected midseason finale send-off. And then it looked as if new showrunner Angela Kang had opted to kill Rick off even before the announced date. It was quick, clean, and surprising - a stark contrast to the show's tradition of milking key dramatic moments to the point of audience fatigue. The episode's ending seemed in line with Kang's vision for a reimagined Walking Dead. It seemed too good to be true.

It was.

Last night's e …

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Steven Yeun on Burning, The Walking Dead, and changing roles for Asian-Americans

2018-11-04T13:00:04-05:00

For fans of The Walking Dead, Steven Yeun is a familiar face - he played fan-favorite character Glenn Rhee over the course of six years and seven seasons of the show, in the process earning a fandom and rapidly kickstarting a widely varying acting career. Asian-American actors often struggle to find roles that don't fall into simple, predictable stereotypes, but Yeun has kept things complicated, playing a conflicted animal-rights activist in Bong Joon-ho's Netflix weird fable Okja, a confident union agitator in Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You, and lone-wolf pilot Keith in the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender.

Yeun's latest film …

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The Walking Dead just pulled its best switcheroo in years

2018-10-29T12:15:41-04:00

Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead season 9, episode 4 below.

One of the biggest gripes about AMC's The Walking Dead over the past few years has been that it doesn't really play fair with its viewers. It's hard to refute the argument. The show has taken glee in delivering false character deaths (Glenn and The Great Dumpster Fakeout of 2015), going apocalyptically over the top with real character deaths (Glenn and The Great Lucille Debacle of 2016), and then slow-playing every other major event to the point where fans can reliably tune out for an entire season, knowing that the one big moment the show has been promising all season will u …

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The Walking Dead wants to reinvent itself, but it keeps falling back on old tricks

2018-10-23T11:14:00-04:00

This season, The Walking Dead has been taking the opportunity to reinvent itself. New showrunner Angela Kang has streamlined the pacing, cut down on the filler, and focused the plot on grounded issues like governance, punishment, and the necessary work required to rebuild a functioning society. Minor characters have been given well-written moments to take on more of the spotlight, while the main cast truly feels like they've earned their stations as high-ranking leaders and decision-makers.

Rather than focusing on the grim nature of the zombie apocalypse, this new and improved TWD has been interested in hope and rebuilding society. But in l …

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