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What began as a graphic novel became so much more! Once the most watched show on cable television, The Walking Dead has grown from a single series into a massive franchise with multiple spinoffs that follow survivors of the zombie apocalypse.
In Touch rounds up the need-to-know details about all of The Walking Dead spinoffs that have aired so far.
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ (2015-2023)

This prequel to The Walking Dead initially follows high school counsellor Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) and other survivors who find themselves in a fight for their lives after a mysterious outbreak brings the dead to life for the first time.
Notable Cast: Colman Domingo (Euphoria), Kim Dickens (Deadwood), Alycia Debnam-Carey (The 100), Lennie James (Save Me), Maggie Grace (LOST), Colby Minifie (The Boys) and many more.
Seasons: 8
‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’ (2020-2021)
More than 10 years after the outbreak, a group of teenagers – “the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it” – embark on a dangerous, cross-country journey from a safe zone in Nebraska to save one of the kids’ fathers.
Notable Cast: Alexa Mansour (Fantasy Island), Aliyah Royale (The Red Line), Hal Cumpston (Going Dutch), Nicolas Cantu (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and more.
Seasons: 2
‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ (2022)

A multi-genre anthology series that explores past characters as well as brand new ones in the TWD universe with single-episode stories.
Notable Cast: Terry Crews (Brooklyn 99), Parker Posey (The White Lotus), Jessie T. Usher (The Boys), Samantha Morton (The Serpent Queen), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse) and more.
Seasons: 1
‘Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water’ (2022)
This six-episode miniseries serves as a prequel to Fear the Walking Dead and delves into Riley’s (Nick Stahl) past as a weapons officer on the USS Pennsylvania submarine at the time of the outbreak.
Notable Cast: Nick Stahl (Fear the Walking Dead), Jason Francisco Blue (Night Shoot), Jay Gutierrez (Bloodline) and more.
Seasons: 1
‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ (2023-Present)

Former enemies Maggie Rhee (Lauren Cohan) and Negan Smith (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) become begrudging allies as they set out on a mission to Manhattan to rescue her teenage son, Hershel (Logan Kim), from a sadistic man with a connection to Negan’s past.
Notable Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural), Lauren Cohan (The Boy), Gaius Charles (Grey’s Anatomy), Željko Ivanek (True Blood) and more.
Seasons: 2
‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ (2023-Present)
After washing ashore in France, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) struggles to find his way back home — meanwhile, Carole Peletier (Melissa McBride) is on her own journey to search for him.
Notable Cast: Norman Reedus (Boondock Saints), Melissa McBride (The Mist), Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter franchise) and more.
Seasons: 2
‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ (2024)

Years after Rick Grimes’ (Andrew Lincoln) disappearance, he finally reunites with Michonne (Danai Gurira), but the pair must navigate the new world Rick has been living in if they want to find a way to one day return to their family.
Notable Cast: Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually), Danai Gurira (Black Panther), Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman), Terry O’Quinn (LOST) and more.
Seasons: 1