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SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary Based on what the CRM is proclaiming in The Ones Who Live, The Walking Dead could walk for 500 years, and might even walk for 500 more. AMC's main The Walking Dead TV show ended in 2022, but the network has big plans lasting deep into 2024, with Dead City season 2 and Daryl Dixon season 2 both in production. What comes after is less certain.
Related The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 - Renewal, Cast & Everything We Know The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has started strong, and with season 2 on the way it's clear AMC has big plans for the Norman Reedus TWD spinoff.
Using those narrative techniques, future Walking Dead shows could be set several decades after the current generation. Perhaps the CRM is still causing trouble at that time, and the war against Alexandria remains raging long after Rick Grimes and Major General Beale are dead. While Major General Beale and the CRM are obviously bad guys, the 500-year plan to rebuild civilization could eventually pass over to Rick Grimes and his allies when the CRM is beaten - albeit removing the bits that involve blood, murder, and betrayal.