Tales of the Walking Dead

Tales of the Walking Dead is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic horror drama anthology television series created by Channing Powell that is set to premiere on AMC in mid-2022. It is a spin-off series to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, and is the fourth television series within The Walking Dead franchise.

Tales of the Walking Dead
Genre
Created byChanning Powell
Based on
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production locationGeorgia
Camera setupSingle-camera
Release
Original networkAMC
Chronology
Related shows

Premise

Tales of the Walking Dead is an episodic anthology series that is based on new and existing characters within The Walking Dead universe.[1]

Cast

Production

Development

In September 2020, AMC announced they and Scott M. Gimple had been developing an episodic anthology series set within The Walking Dead universe.[2] In October 2021, AMC officially greenlit a six-episode first season to debut in mid-2022. Channing Powell, who has written for both The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, serves as showrunner.[1]

Casting

In February 2022, it was announced that Anthony Edwards, Parker Posey, Terry Crews, Poppy Liu, and Jillian Bell had been cast in starring roles.[3] Daniella Pineda, Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez, Loan Chabanol, Embeth Davidtz, Jessie T. Usher and Gage Munroe later joined the cast in undisclosed roles.[4][5] In April 2022, it was confirmed that Samantha Morton would reprise her role as Alpha in an episode,[6] and that Lauren Glazier and Matt Medrano had joined the cast.[7]

Filming

Filming for the series began in January 2022 in Buford, Georgia, with the first episode directed by Michael E. Satrazemis; who has directed several episodes of both The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead.[8] In February 2022, it was confirmed that Satrazemis would direct three of the six first-season episodes, with the remaining episodes directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, Deborah Kampmeier, and Tara Nicole Weyr (who previously directed for Fear the Walking Dead).[9]

Release

Broadcast

The series is scheduled to premiere on AMC in mid-2022.[1]

Marketing

A teaser trailer was released online on April 10, 2022.[10]

References
  1. Otterson, Joe (October 12, 2021). "'Walking Dead' Anthology Series 'Tales of the Walking Dead' Ordered at AMC". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. Patten, Dominic (September 9, 2020). "'Walking Dead' To End After Super-Sized 11th Season; Norman Reedus & Melissa McBride Spinoff Set For 2023". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. Petski, Denise (February 2, 2022). "'Tales Of The Walking Dead': Anthony Edwards, Parker Posey, Terry Crews, Poppy Liu, Jillian Bell To Star In 'TWD' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. Otterson, Joe (February 11, 2022). "Daniella Pineda Joins 'Tales of the Walking Dead' at AMC (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. Petski, Denise (February 18, 2022). "Tales Of The Walking Dead: Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez Among Six Cast In TWD Spinoff Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. Joe, Otterson (April 1, 2022). "Samantha Morton to Return as Alpha in 'Tales of the Walking Dead'". Variety. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (April 3, 2022). "'Mindhunter' Actress Lauren Glazier Joins 'Tales Of The Walking Dead' Episode Starring Samantha Morton; Filming Ongoing In Atlanta". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  8. Bonomolo, Cameron (January 21, 2022). "Tales of The Walking Dead Begins Filming First Season for AMC". Comicbook.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  9. Goldberg, Lesley (February 2, 2022). "'Tales of the Walking Dead' Enlists Terry Crews, Parker Posey, Jillian Bell". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  10. Bonomolo, Cameron (April 10, 2022). "Tales of the Walking Dead Trailer Teases Alpha's Return". Comicbook.com. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
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