Whatās Next for The Walking Dead?
With Rick and Michonne's story wrapped (for now), what's next for The Walking Dead's Negan, Maggie, Daryl, Carol, and more?

This article contains spoilers for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live finale.
In some ways, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live marks the end of an era for AMCās long-running zombie franchise.
As fans saw in the Rick and Michonne spinoffās sixth and final episode, the story of The Walking Deadās central lawman appears to have come to a satisfying conclusion (for the time being at least). Following many years in the figurative and literal wilderness, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) return home to Alexandria in āThe Last Timeā where Rick reunites with his daughter Judith (Cailey Fleming) and meets his son R.J. (Antony Azor). Itās the rarest of occasions for The Walking Dead: an honest-to-goodness happy ending.
Of course, ending of The Ones Who Live isnāt the ending of The Walking Dead, just as the endings of The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and The Walking Dead: World Beyond werenāt either.
So whatās next for The Walking Dead? Allow us to walk you through it.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Season 2?
As previously mentioned, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live season 1 concluded in a fairly complete fashion. Does that mean thereās no room whatsoever for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live season 2? According to showrunner Scott Gimple, not necessarily.
āNever say never,ā Gimple told Entertainment Weekly of the prospects for TOWL season 2. āThere are other very important characters in the universe that are still wandering around and alive that I think it might be quite exciting to have them breathe the same air and see how long they survive together. But itās a difficult one. It would have to be like this, a really exciting story.ā
In the same EW interview, star and creator Andrew Lincoln said: āIf [an idea] were to come out of Gimpleās or Danaiās brain, and it was irresistible, then I think that thereās infinite chance that it might happen again. But I donāt know when.ā
AMC has not officially announced a second season for The Ones Who Live but based on those soundbites, it seems as though the folks involved with the series are not entirely opposed to it. It would just take the perfect idea and it wouldnāt get rolling for quite awhile. Itās probably best for fans to just assume TOWL was a one-off and then be pleasantly surprised if AMC opts to pick it up again years later.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon ā The Book of Carol
One future Walking Dead project that we donāt have to speculate about is The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2. The finale of the seriesā first season, which relocated Norman Reedusā title character to post-apocalyptic , all but promised a second outing. Then AMC came through with the official announcement.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 will be subtitled The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon ā The Book of Carol. As the name implies, this season of the show will heavily feature Darylās closest ally and all-around TWD badass Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). AMC aired a sneak peek at season 2 during the night of The Ones Who Liveās finale. Watch it below:
The description for season 2 reads: āThe new season picks up where The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon left off, following fan-favorite characters Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). They both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in , causing tension at the Nest.ā
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon ā The Book of Carol is set to premiere summer 2024.
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2
The Walking Dead: Dead City, otherwise known as the āMaggie and Negan spinoffā beat The Walking Deadās Daryl Dixon spinoff to the air by three months. And yet, Daryl Dixon season 2 already has a summer 2024 release window while Dead City season 2 has ⦠crickets.
Do not despair though, Maggie and Negan super fans. The Walking Dead: Dead City has been officially ordered by AMC and it will be arriving eventually. In March 2024, Hershel Rhee actor Logan Kim said that he would begin filming on season 2 āvery soon,ā per ScreenRant.
Tales of the Walking Dead Season 2
Of all the lingering Walking Dead spinoffs, itās anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead whose fate is the most up in the air. The first batch of six self-contained episodes premiered on Aug. 14, 2022. Since then, AMC has neither canceled the series nor confirmed a second season. Though in a January 2023 interview with Collider, TWD czar Scott Gimple seemed optimistic they would eventually get around to producing more episodes.
āOh, yeah. I hope we do,ā Gimple said. āWeāre focusing on these classic characters, this year. The thing with Tales, it didnāt end on this cliffhanger where youāve gotta get back to that. Itās an anthology show. So, Iām hoping that we can get back to it, but itās probably gonna be catch all as catch can, as far as within all the other shows.ā
In April 2023, AMC announced a short form series with the working title of More Tales from the TWDU. There havenāt been any updates on that front either.