First trailer for Tales of the Walking Dead reveals new sides of the zombie-filled world
polygon.comFriday was a great day for Walking Dead fans at San Diego Comic-Con. Ahead of the flagship drama’s final Hall H panel, AMC introduced attendees to the upcoming spinoff, Tales of the Walking Dead, which is set to premiere Sunday, Aug. 14.
Unlike previous TWD shows, Tales of the Walking Dead is an anthology series, with each of the first season’s six episodes telling a standalone story set within the Walking Dead universe. Though most of these stories focus on new characters — including ones played by Parker Posey, Jillian Bell, and Anthony Edwards — Tales of the Walking Dead will also see the return of some familiar faces, including Samantha Morton as Alpha.
Morton was on hand during Friday’s SDCC panel, alongside co-stars Terry Crews and Danny Ramirez. The actors were joined on stage by Tales of the Walking Dead creator Scott M. Gimple, showrunner Channing Powell, and executive producer Michael Satrazemis.
During the panel, the cast and creative team shared a bit about what fans can expect of the anthology — and what sets it apart from other shows in this universe.
After explaining that the show was inspired by questions from fans, Gimple said “It tilts a little more towards the new.”
We’d gotten some small glimpses of what to expect of The Walking Dead anthology in the two previously released teaser trailers. But these were nothing compared to the full Tales of the Walking Dead trailer, which debuted during Friday’s panel. The trailer shows off the different characters dealing with the zombie-filled world in various ways, be it getting in shape or studying them — or running away!
It’s been 12 years since The Walking Dead premiered on AMC, and the network has spent much of that time exploring ways to expand the
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