The Walking Dead Universe is getting a little bit bigger with the premiere of Tales of the Walking Dead. The new show is an anthology series featuring some big names. AMC released the first photos from the series and the premiere date for these new chapters.
Samantha Morton, aka Alpha returns to the TWD Universe for at least one episode. Tales of TWD also stars Olivia Munn, Terry Crews, Parker Posey, Anthony Edwards, Poppy Liu, Jillian Bell, Loan Chabanol, Embeth Davidtz, Jessie T. Usher, Daniella Pineda, Danny Ramirez and many more. Haifaa al-Mansour, Deborah Kampmeier and Ron Underwood will each direct one episode with series producer Michael Satrazemis set to direct three episodes. Produced by AMC Studios,Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of the Walking Dead Universe will serve as executive producer with showrunner Channing Powell, who has been a writer and producer on The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead.
This is the third spin-off series in The Walking Dead universe. Fear the Walking Dead just completed the seventh season and will return for season eight. The Walking Dead: World Beyond was a two season limited series that ended last fall. The Carol and Daryl (Norman Reedus) spin off was in the works for March 2023. Recently, Melissa McBride exited the project after the filming location was moved to Europe. And finally, Isle of the Dead starring Jeffery Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan was announced in March. And we’re still waiting to hear about the Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) movies.
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Tales of the Walking Dead consists of six original one-hour standalone episodes focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. Each episode has its own distinct tone and point of view — but the stakes are high in each story, pushing new, indelible characters with relentless, life-threatening choices and situations. We get to see the apocalypse through different eyes, discovering more worlds, mythos, and mysteries of the Walking Dead.
Tales of the Walking Dead premieres Sunday, August 14 on AMC and AMC+. Check local listings for show times. The first two episodes streaming that same night on AMC+. Subsequent episodes will stream one week early, beginning Sunday, August 21. Check out the first look photos below.
Terry Crews as Joe, Olivia Munn as Evie – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC
Daniella Pineda as Idalia, Danny Ramirez as Eric – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC
Jessie T. Usher as Davon – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC
Anthony Edwards as Dr. Everett – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC
Poppy Liu as Amy – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC
Jillian Bell as Gina, Parker Posey as Blair – Tales of the Walking Dead _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC
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