The Walking Dead franchise is adding more zombie adventures to its universe with the addition ofTales of the Walking Dead, the new spinoff series set to premiere on AMC and AMC+. Scott M. Gimple, a co-creator ofTales, shared the first trailer from the spinoff in front of the lively crowd at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con. Also on hand for the announcement were showrunner/executive producer Channing Powell, director/executive producer Michael Satrazemis, and some cast members, including Terry Crews and Samantha Morton.
Tales of the Walking Deadwill be a six-episode anthology series that features a standalone story in each episode. New and established characters inThe Walking Deaduniverse will be featured throughout each episode. The tagline reads, “Six New Stories. One Dead World.” The footage highlights all six stories in different settings as the characters all try to survive the zombie apocalypse.
In addition to Crews and Morton, the ensemble cast also features Parker Posey, Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez, Jillian Bell, Poppy Liu, Jessie T. Usher, Daniella Pineda, and Anthony Edwards. Explosions, violence, and a whole lot of zombies are on the horizon for these characters.
Tales of the Walking Deadmarks the fourth series inThe Walking Deaduniverse. The previous three series areThe Walking Deadand two spinoffs,Fear the Walking DeadandThe Walking Dead: World Beyond.The Walking Deadis based on the comic series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Tony Moore. The remaining episodes in the 11th and final season ofThe Walking Deadwill air sometime in fall 2022.
Tales of the Walking Deadpremieres on August 14 on AMC and AMC+.
