Walking Dead to end after season 11

[ChrisIII]

IGN first reported the story but it seems to have been confirmed by AMC's TWD twitter.

The comic book ended last year (apart from one Negan spin-off and the new color reprints) and while the TV show has certainly done it's own thing especially in regards to which characters live or die, or totally new characters entirely, it has for the most part followed the basic comic storyline path: Atlanta, farm, prison, Alexandria and the other communities, All out war and the Whisperers. I'm guessing they'll wrap up with the "Commonwealth" storyline which largely closed the comic.

Season 10 has been extended (although I'm guessing these episodes will air next year instead of directly after the "finale") and season 11 will have eight more episodes than the usual count (16) so that's at least 30 more episodes I think.

No word yet on Fear I don't think, World Beyond is intended to be just a sort of miniseries and there's still the Rick Grimes movies planned I think.


However, they've announced a new spinoff that will feature Carol and Daryl, the two "soulmate" characters of the show pretty much and a popular "ship" although it's never really been acted on/consumated on the show. Daryl of course is an original character created for the show, a rough outdoorsman/badass whose skills are well-suited to the ruined world, while Carol is a constantly-bereaved mother figure who despite years of hardships and loss (Losing her family *and* adopted families) has emerged as a badass herself.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

IGN first reported the story but it seems to have been confirmed by AMC's TWD twitter.

The comic book ended last year (apart from one Negan spin-off and the new color reprints) and while the TV show has certainly done it's own thing especially in regards to which characters live or die, or totally new characters entirely, it has for the most part followed the basic comic storyline path: Atlanta, farm, prison, Alexandria and the other communities, All out war and the Whisperers. I'm guessing they'll wrap up with the "Commonwealth" storyline which largely closed the comic.

Season 10 has been extended (although I'm guessing these episodes will air next year instead of directly after the "finale") and season 11 will have eight more episodes than the usual count (16) so that's at least 30 more episodes I think.

No word yet on Fear I don't think, World Beyond is intended to be just a sort of miniseries and there's still the Rick Grimes movies planned I think.


However, they've announced a new spinoff that will feature Carol and Daryl, the two "soulmate" characters of the show pretty much and a popular "ship" although it's never really been acted on/consumated on the show. Daryl of course is an original character created for the show, a rough outdoorsman/badass whose skills are well-suited to the ruined world, while Carol is a constantly-bereaved mother figure who despite years of hardships and loss (Losing her family *and* adopted families) has emerged as a badass herself.

This is likely a bad ...bad idea. None of the shows generate the ratings an even weakened Walking Dead main series does. You can spin-off and do this with main title and go forward. The show is the type that can be rebooted itself as we have seen the changes and eras as we know. Fear and World Beyond aren't the ratings hits the main series is.

[titanfan]

The New Show allows a "reset" on budget (even if Darryl and Carol's salaries are locked in), that's likely the main reason. They don't have to give the background crew raises and raise the cost of the show.

[ChrisIII]

I think that Norman and Melissa were also the only ones to renew their contracts fairly recently too.

[Sacred Knight]

Well we now know two characters who are making it through the main series alive, lol. Daryl and Carol are basically the big two of the main series now as it is, so its odd to end that and then basically just rebrand another show around them. I guess their aim is to trim the fat. Its a risk though as already said, none of the other spin-offs do what the main series can still pull. But I suppose those two characters would naturally give you your best shot at success in the spin off realm.

[ChrisIII]

They've pretty much both been there since season 1 (although not the pilot). Everybody else from that season is either dead, missing (Rick) or moved on to another show (Morgan.)