As The Strolling Lifeless celebrates its fifteenth anniversary, AMC has excessive hopes for the franchise’s future. The Strolling Lifeless’s iconic pilot episode, “Days Gone Bye,” premiered on AMC on October 31, 2010, unknowingly kickstarting what would turn into probably the most sprawling and profitable TV franchises ever created.
Based mostly on Robert Kirkman’s graphic novel of the identical identify, The Strolling Lifeless universe now contains seven particular person exhibits, starting from prequels to sequels to anthology sequence. As reported by Selection, throughout a retrospective panel at Mipcom to rejoice the franchise’s main milestone, The Strolling Lifeless‘s chief mastermind, Scott Gimple, in contrast the zombie franchise’s story construction to these championed by superhero diversifications, such because the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“It was all one story. It went in all types of various instructions. Even with characters who’ve achieved so many issues, we are able to put them in numerous worlds the place they’ve totally different challenges and evolve them by way of these challenges,” Gimple stated, later commenting that bringing The Strolling Lifeless’s most iconic characters to new international locations, like France and Spain in sequel sequence The Strolling Lifeless: Daryl Dixon, “opens up a treasure field of storytelling prospects.”
AMC believes The Strolling Lifeless might reside on for one more 15 years, very like the MCU, which debuted in 2008 with Iron Man and continues to increase its universe with films and TV exhibits to this present day. AMC Networks president Dan McDermott advised the panel viewers that it was “fairly attainable we might see this group [fellow panel members Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, and Gimple] up right here 15 years from now.”
McDermott continued, “There are various extra continents to go to. It’s about how [the characters] evolve over time. It’s actually thrilling to see how far we are able to take this.” For now, The Strolling Lifeless will stick with it by way of the flagship present’s sequels, specifically Daryl Dixon, which has been renewed for a fourth and remaining season, and The Strolling Lifeless: Lifeless Metropolis, which is able to return for season 3.
If The Strolling Lifeless universe does handle to outlive for one more 15 years, followers will undoubtedly wish to know whether or not they’ll ever see TWD leaders Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln on display screen collectively once more. Lincoln final performed lead protagonist Rick Grimes within the restricted sequence spinoff The Strolling Lifeless: The Ones Who Stay, alongside Danai Gurira as Rick’s accomplice, Michonne.
At this 12 months’s San Diego Comedian-Con, Reedus hinted the pair would not be reunited in Daryl Dixon — regardless of Daryl’s European journey starting with him searching for Rick — although he did not rule out the likelihood fully.
With an identical outlook as Gimple and McDermott, Reedus teased that Daryl and Carol’s (Melissa McBride) story might proceed past Daryl Dixon, because the fourth season will “full the story of Daryl and Carol in Spain. It will full this a part of the journey. It is the final season of this iteration of this present.” So, who is aware of the place The Strolling Lifeless’s survivors might find yourself 15 years from now?
- Upcoming TV Exhibits
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Extra Tales from the Strolling Lifeless Universe
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October 31, 2010
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Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Danai Gurira, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chandler Riggs, Steven Yeun, Lennie James