The popular American television series The Walking Dead will close after season 11.

This was announced on September 9 by the management of the AMC TV channel, which produces the tape.

Fans of the franchise will see six additional episodes of the tenth season early next year.

The 11th season will have 24 episodes, which the channel will broadcast in 2021 and 2022.

Nevertheless, the creators of the series, which has acquired several spin-offs over the ten years on the air, do not plan to abandon the franchise.

“Ten years have passed, there are still two years ahead and a great many stories to be told in the future.

It is clear that this series is about living people and is the result of passionate actors, writers, producers and crew members who have embodied the ideas laid down by Robert Kirkman in his magnificent comic book series and supported by the best fans in the world. " - noted the director of the AMC channel for content Scott Gimple.

He also shared his vision of the future of the Walking Dead universe.

In it, according to Gimple, there will be a place for both familiar characters and familiar locations, as well as completely new heroes and a separate mythology.

“Evolution is coming.

The "Walking Dead" project is alive, "the TV man concluded.

In 2023, a new series of the franchise will be released.

This time, the audience will focus on Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier - the heroes of Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride.

  • © Frame: TV series "The Walking Dead" (2010)

Also, representatives of the studio talked about the development of another spin-off, which will be called "Tales of the Walking Dead".

The project is described as "an anthology consisting of separate episodes or short series cycles, which will focus on new or existing characters, their backstory or other elements of the story that stand apart."

In general, TV people see the current stage in the history of The Walking Dead as a starting point for many new projects.

“I look forward to diving into the next two years with our amazing writers, producers, directors, actors and crew on the screen version of Robert Kirkman's epic final chapter of the story for our fans.

The flagship series "The Walking Dead" has been my creative haven for ten years now, and therefore it is both joyful and sad to complete work on it, "said showrunner Angela Keng.

She also noted that the original series' crew members will be involved in creating the spin-offs.

At the moment, the franchise consists of several projects at different stages of production.

So, on AMC, after the premiere of each episode of the main series, there is a talk show Talking Dead, where the actors and other guests discuss the latest episode.

Since 2015, the series "Fear the Walking Dead" has been released, which takes place in another city and touches on earlier events.

  • © Frame: TV series "The Walking Dead: The World Beyond" (2020)

On October 4, the first episode of The Walking Dead: The World Beyond will be released, which tells the story of the life of the first generation raised in a zombie apocalypse.

Also under development is a feature film about Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln).

The Walking Dead has gone down in television history.

This is one of those rare creations that gives life to a whole universe of diverse content.

And it is still at an early stage of growth and is of interest to both new and long-term fans, "- said the chief operating officer of AMC television network Ed Carroll.

The series "The Walking Dead" is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman with illustrations by Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard.

The last, 193rd issue was published in July 2019.

Comics served as the basis for a computer game.

Kirkman also co-wrote novels inspired by the series.