WhileThe Walking Deadfans are starting to lose hope of ever seeing the fabled Rick Grimes movie spin-off, the latest spin-off series,Tales of The Walking Dead, will begin shooting next week in Georgia. Following in the footsteps ofFear the Walking Deadand the recently endedWalking Dead: World Beyond, Tales of The Walking Deadwill further expand the television universe and has already been hinted as a brand new type of series, which will not follow the format of its predecessors and fans can expect a different viewing experience from the show.
There is not a great deal of information currently known about theTales of The Walking Deadspin-off series, which was announced early last year, but it has been suggested that the series will be an experimental project that will be used to try out different formats such as animation as a way of telling new stories of unseen areas ofThe Walking Deaduniverse. With other spin-offs already in consideration linked to the flagship series, such as aCarol and Daryl-centric show, this will be one of the only “one-shot” style projects to have been brought TV in the zombie-filled world.
The Gainesville Timesposted information about the filming of the new show, noting that for a $30,000 donation Hall County was allowing the use of a property at 5711 Holiday Road in Buford, which will see the undead invading on January 18th. A parking lot at the location features a fake Mini Mart building, and a Mexican eatery called “2 Panchos,” which seems to suggest that the filming been done here will be focussed on a specific single location and characters. According to the report, filming will commence next week and last around 53 days. Following filming the buildings will be dismantled and the site will make way for a new Hall County Fire Station.
The series will seeThe Walking DeadandFear The Walking Deadproducer and writer Channing Powell act as showrunner, and previously said of the new project, “I started as a fan ofThe Walking Deadand have ended up as a showrunner of what will hopefully be one of its most unique spin-offs. That’s nuts and I’m so grateful to AMC and Scott [Gimple] for supporting me and my writers while we pushed, pulled and poked at the boundaries of this universe to bring you something new and unexpected, while hopefully still tending to what core audiences loved so much about the flagship show.”
Tales of The Walking Deadseems to be making sure it brings something less coherent and set to the universe, with single stories, told in unique and experimental ways. While many fans abandonedThe Walking Deada few years ago, those who have stuck with it and will continue to do so until the end will certainly appreciate the change in pace and format rather than just another long-form story that plods along, treading the same old plot lines. The series is expected to make its debut on AMC later this year.
