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The Walking Dead: World Beyond
Genre
Created by
Based on
Starring
ComposerThe Newton Brothers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Scott M. Gimple
  • Matthew Negrete
  • Robert Kirkman
  • Gale Anne Hurd
  • David Alpert
  • Brian Bockrath
Production locationHopewell, Virginia
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time42–52 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAMC
ReleaseOctober 4, 2020 (2020-10-04) –
present (present)
Related

The Walking Dead: World Beyond is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama limited series created by Scott M. Gimple and Matthew Negrete that premiered on AMC on October 4, 2020. It is a spin-off series to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, and is the third television series within The Walking Dead franchise. The first season consisted of 10 episodes. The second season will also feature an additional 10 episodes before concluding.[1]

The series was announced July 2018 and was first given a ten-episode order in April 2019. Matthew Negrete, who has previously written for The Walking Dead, is the showrunner for the series.

Synopsis

The series, set in Nebraska ten years after the zombie apocalypse, features four teenage protagonists and focuses on "the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it. Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad."[2][3][4]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Aliyah Royale as Iris Bennett, a smart high school student and aspiring scientist.[5]
  • Alexa Mansour as Hope Bennett, Iris' adoptive, rebellious and intellectual sister.[6][5]
  • Hal Cumpston as Silas Plaskett, a shy teenager who was transferred to the Campus Colony after committing a violent offense.[6][5]
  • Nicolas Cantu as Elton Ortiz, an analytical and intellectual fifteen-year-old.[6][5]
  • Nico Tortorella as Felix Carlucci, the head of security at the Campus Colony, who was kicked out of his house for coming out as gay.[7]
  • Annet Mahendru as Jennifer "Huck" Mallick, a security officer at the Campus Colony, who is also Elizabeth's daughter.[5]
  • Julia Ormond as Elizabeth Kublek, the lieutenant colonel of the Civic Republic Military (CRM).[8]

Recurring

  • Joe Holt as Leo Bennett, the adoptive father of Iris and Hope, who is a scientist that is being held by the CRM.[9]
  • Christina Marie Karis as Kari Bennett, the adoptive mother of Iris and Hope, who was killed by Amelia at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse.
  • Christina Brucato as Amelia Ortiz, Elton's pregnant mother, who killed Kari at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse, and then was killed by Hope.
  • Natalie Gold as Lyla Belshaw, a scientist for the CRM, who is one of Leo Bennett's colleagues.[8]
  • Ted Sutherland as Percy, Tony's nephew, who is abandoned by his mother and left to Tony.[8]

Guest

  • Al Calderon as Barca, the sergeant major of the CRM, who is also one of Elizabeth's bodyguards.[8]
  • Scott Adsit as Tony Delmado, a traveling magician from Las Vegas, who is Percy's uncle.[8]
  • Jelani Alladin as Will Campbell, a former security officer at the Campus Colony, who is Felix's boyfriend.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Brave"Magnus MartensScott M. Gimple & Matthew NegreteOctober 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)1.60[10]
2"The Blaze of Gory"Magnus MartensBen SokolowskiOctober 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)1.04[11]
3"The Tyger and the Lamb"Sharat RajuThe FarahanisOctober 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)1.04[12]
4"The Wrong End of a Telescope"Rachel LeitermanSinead DalyOctober 25, 2020 (2020-10-25)1.02[13]
5"Madman Across the Water"Dan LiuRohit KumarNovember 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)0.74[14]
6"Shadow Puppets"Michael CudlitzMaya GoldsmithNovember 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)0.73[15]
7"Truth or Dare"Michael CudlitzEddie GuzelianNovember 15, 2020 (2020-11-15)0.78[16]
8"The Sky Is a Graveyard"Loren YaconelliElizabeth PaddenNovember 22, 2020 (2020-11-22)0.63[17]
9"The Deepest Cut"Sydney FreelandMaya Goldsmith & Ben SokolowskiNovember 29, 2020 (2020-11-29)0.62[18]
10"In This Life"Magnus MartensMatthew Negrete & Maya Goldsmith & Ben SokolowskiNovember 29, 2020 (2020-11-29)0.62[18]

Production

Development

In July 2018, during San Diego Comic Con, executive producer Scott Gimple announced that a new spin-off was in the works.[19] In April 2019, AMC gave a ten-episode order for the series.[3] In July, the series was given the working title of Monument.[20] On November 24, 2019, Gimple revealed the show's title.[21] In January 2020, alongside the series premiere date announcement, AMC confirmed that the series would only consist of two seasons.[4]

Casting

In July 2019, Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu, and Hal Cumpston were cast as main undisclosed roles.[6] The same month, Aliyah Royale and Annet Mahendru joined the cast.[5] The following month, Nico Tortorella.[7] Julia Ormond was announced as a cast member in November 2019, playing the role of Elizabeth Kublek, the "charismatic leader of a large, sophisticated and formidable force".[8]

In August 2019, Joe Holt was cast in a recurring role.[9] In November, Natalie Gold, Al Calderon, Scott Adsit and Ted Sutherland were cast as Lyla, Barca, Tony and Percy.[8]

Filming

Filming for the series began late July 2019 in Richmond, Virginia and was expected to last until November 2019.[22] Jordan Vogt-Roberts was originally announced to be the director of the pilot episode.[23] However, Vogt-Roberts was replaced with Magnus Martens, who previously directed for Fear the Walking Dead. The change in directors was a result of the writers mapping out the rest of the season and production had to go in a different direction; Negrete said Vogt-Roberts still contributed ideas to the first episode.[24] The series was looking to film a plane crash in the vein of Lost with filming to take place in Hopewell, Virginia during the first two weeks of August.[20]

Release

Broadcast

The series was originally set to premiere on April 12, 2020, on AMC, after the tenth season finale of The Walking Dead.[25] However, in March 2020, AMC announced that the premiere was delayed and would instead debut "later this year".[26] On July 24, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 4, 2020.[27] The series premiered on October 1, 2020, on AMC+, AMC's premium on-demand service and each episode became available three days before their broadcast premiere.[28]

Outside the United States, the series is distributed by Amazon Prime Video and first premiered on October 2, 2020.[29][30]

Marketing

The first trailer was released at New York Comic Con on October 5, 2019.[2] A second trailer was released November 25.[31]

Critical response

World Beyond has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a score of 41% with an average rating of 4.76/10 based on 22 critics. The website's critical consensus reads: "World Beyond's strong performances and new perspective within The Walking Dead universe aren't enough to make it stand out in an increasingly crowded franchise."[32] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicated "mixed or average reviews."[33]

Daniel D'Addario of Variety gave it a generally positive review and wrote, "This is not a perfect series... And yet there's a willingness to reinvent, to genuinely probe a corner of the universe previously untouched, that makes this series feel serious in its intent and, for fans of the forerunning series, well worth checking out".[34] In a more negative review from Candice Frederick of TV Guide, she graded it two out of five stars and wrote, "World Beyond doesn't offer audiences fresh ideas or even fascinating characters for which to root."[35]

References

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