Walking Dead's Spinoffs Are Killing The Show's Biggest Strength For Season 11
Have The Walking Dead's multiple upcoming spinoffs dulled the show's killer edge just when it's needed most? In September 2020, AMC confirmed The Walking Dead season 11 would bring the TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman's iconic comic book series to an unexpected end. Although The Walking Dead's cast and crew were preparing to branch into season 12 and beyond (as confirmed by Negan himself, Jeffrey Dean Morgan), AMC slapped an extra 8 episodes onto season 11 and gave the winding-up order. Though The Walking Dead is soon to end, AMC's Walking Dead franchise will continue through more spinoffs than you can shake a severed zombie leg at.
No TV series hits double-figure seasons by accident. Innovative zombie horror, a mastery of suspense, and richly-crafted main characters have all been powerful weapons in The Walking Dead's dramatic arsenal. Another is The Walking Dead's well-used chopping block, and during its viewership boom, The Walking Dead became renowned as a show where anybody could die at any given moment — much like Kirkman's comics. That reputation wasn't always positive (killing off Carl Grimes remains a creative low), but The Walking Dead offered TV audiences an unpredictability few TV shows were willing to match.
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Currently one third of the way through its final season, The Walking Dead should be approaching peak bloodbath levels. Across 11 seasons, The Walking Dead has ruthlessly killed fan-favorite characters left and right so, surely, shocking character exits should only be ramping-up as the climax nears. That hasn't been the case so far in The Walking Dead season 11, and though there's still plenty of time for the blood and guts to come, one
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