The Walking Dead ending with Season 11, Two spinoffs announced

In news that should have happened years ago, it has been announced that the 11th season of The Walking Dead will be the last. I used to be a big fan of this show, but as it got towards its later seasons my interest went down and eventually led to me not watching the tenth season. But with this news I will go back and watch the show in preparation for its final season, here I look at this news, the new TV spin-offs and the future of The Walking Dead franchise. 

Marks the end of an era for television

It is crazy that this show started 10 years ago, this show has been on the air for a whole decade and was seen as one of the first huge blockbuster television shows. It also feels like with the end of this show and Game Of Thrones, the huge shows from the early 2010's will no longer be with us, hopefully fans will remember the good times for both shows. 

Slowly declined over time and for sure the right time to end

For me Rick Grimes is the most important character in The Walking Dead, so when it was announced actor Andrew Lincoln was leaving the show I personally felt that was when the show should have ended. However, the show has continued and in my opinion got weaker and I feel like this news has been coming but even I am surprised by it. 

Focusing on more projects set in The Walking Dead universe

It looks like The Walking Dead is going to embrace the whole cinematic universe thing like superhero franchises do with quite a few shows and films in the works and here are a few of them and what the future could be for them. 

The Rick Grimes Film Franchise

After Rick's departure from the show it was confirmed that there would be a trilogy of films explaining what happened to him after he was taken from the group. This is actually something I am really looking forward to, As I sad before Rick is The Walking Dead for me so to see his journey continued and wrapped up well is something I am really looking forward to. 

Fear The Walking Dead

Similar to the main show, I watched the first few seasons of Fear The Walking Dead but gave up on it and this show seems to have changed a lot with Morgan becoming the main character. I would be surprised if this show made it as far as the main show so maybe expect it to be cancelled too in the not too distant future. 

The Walking Dead: World Beyond

The newest addition to this world is an upcoming show set at the beginning of the world after the virus hit. It will focus on a younger cast and will only be a few seasons long, with its time period I can't really see it crossing over with the other shows but maybe the characters could turn up in the other shows at a later part of the timeline. 

Daryl and Carol Spin-off

Along with news that the main show is getting cancelled it was also confirmed that a new show is coming with Daryl played by Norman Reedus and Carol played by Melissa Mcbride. These are two of the best characters on the show so this is great news and their relationship is also one of the most interesting. It will be great to see their story continue and hopefully they are fun to watch together. 

Tales Of The Walking Dead

The other show was announced had less information about it, it is an anthology show which will see different characters get the spotlight in each episode. It will either elaborate on existing characters or introduce new ones and this is an interesting idea but whether it will succeed will be fascinating to see.

Overall

Overall, I am quite glad that this show has been cancelled as it has seen better days. This show has had great moments though and is one of the most popular and revolutionary shows of all time, though I am excited for the future of The Walking Dead and am looking forward to it.