New The Walking Dead Spinoff Series Set to Debut in 2020

New The Walking Dead spin-off series set to debut in 2020

AMC has announced they’re launching a brand new The Walking Dead spin-off series centered around two young female protagonists. Set to debut in 2020, the untitled project will be the third installment in The Walking Dead TV franchise. Production will commence this summer in Virginia.

“Showing audiences an unseen pocket of The Walking Dead universe steeped in a new mythology is a very cool way to celebrate a ‘Decade of the Dead’ on TV and over 15 years of Robert Kirkman’s brilliant comic,” Chief Content officer Scott M. Gimple said. “Matt Negrete is one of the best writer-producers in TWD’s long history — I’m thrilled to be working beside him to tell stories unlike we’ve seen before, taking our first step into an even larger world.”

The 10-episode spinoff was co-created by Gimple along with TWD writer-producer Matt Negrete who will also serve as the showrunner. The series will feature two young female protagonists and focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it. Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad.

“I’m beyond excited to be a part of this new show set in The Walking Dead Universe,” Negrete said. “Writing and producing for the original series has been the job of a lifetime and I’m honored to be working with Scott and all the fine Dead folks at AMC in this new capacity. I can’t wait for the fans of the franchise to see what we’ve been cooking up!”

Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, The Walking Dead reigns as the number one drama on television among adults 18-49.

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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery - Photo Credit: Michael Muller/AMC
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Cailey Fleming as Judith - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery - Photo Credit: Michael Muller/AMC
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Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Khary Payton as Ezekiel - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis/Anne - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Tom Payne as Paul 'Jesus' Rovia - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Avi Nash as Siddiq - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Gallery- Photo Credit: Victoria Will/AMC
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Danai Gurira as Michonne - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes, Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis/Anne, Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Cooper Andrews as Jerry - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter, Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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Callan McAuliffe as Alden, Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee - The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
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