With its November series finale for The Walking Dead that wrapped up the network’s flagship zombie drama, On Friday, AMC returned to Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con to preview episode two of the series. Trailers were shown at the event. The Walking Dead Universe Fan Watch Party in Hall H at Comic-Con was the place where all the highlights and reveals from The Walking Dead Universe came out, including the first look at The Walking Dead: Dead City as well as The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Fear the Walking Dead, and The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne. For this watch party, Hall H was full at capacity!
It has been announced that a Walking Dead spin-off starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Maggie and Negan, which premiered on July 23rd, has been renewed for season 2 by AMC. The Maggie and Negan Walking Dead spin-off also stars the returning Salim and Rick Grimes. There has been a huge growth in viewership for The Walking Dead since the first episode premiered in June, as it has been the #1 series premiere among all new and returning series on AMC+, including The Walking Dead, and the number of viewers has increased with each episode.
During the Comic-Con, AMC released the trailer for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, revealing new footage from the series that finds Daryl (Reedus) marooned in France after getting separated from his crew. The two main characters, Genet (Anne Charrier) and Codron (Romain Levi), are trying to get ahold of “the American” messenger, who is meant to protect Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi), the survivor who is supposed to lead humanity back to life. In advance of Daryl Dixon’s premiere on AMC, it was announced that a second season has been renewed for the series. There was also a screening of the first 20 minutes of the episode that was shown to the attendees.
On Sunday, October 22nd, AMC announced that the final episode of Fear the Walking Dead will premiere: it will air on Sunday, October 22nd. The original Walking Dead spin-off is entering the final months of its eighth and final season, which kicks off with Madison Clark (Kim Dickens), Victor Strand (Colman Domingo), Luciana (Danay Garca), and Daniel Salazar (Rubén Blades), all of whom have a prominent part to play in the finale. The unexpected return of Troy is also a highlight of the preview.
The AMC network has released a short teaser video which reveals the first glimpse of the upcoming Rick and Michonne Walking Dead spin-off series that will be directed by Scott M. Gimple. As of 2024, AMC and AMC+ will debut The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, a six-episode series that airs on AMC and AMC+.