AMC has officially announced that the zombie infested worlds ofThe Walking DeadandFear the Walking Deadwill finally crossover. A character from one show will crossover to the other series, according toThe Walking Deadcreator, Robert Kirkman. Kirkman told fans on Saturday night at theWalking Deadpanel held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden as part of New York Comic-Con. Fans have been waiting for this moment ever since the companion show was announced and it looks as if the wait is almost over as Kirkman would not offer any other details other to say that one character will hop shows next year.
Robert Kirkmanremained secretive, but did offer up a little bit of information by saying, “more news coming in the following months… one character that I will not name. This is a huge event in the world ofThe Walking Dead.” This is exciting, but it also comes as a slight shock since producers had stated in the past that acrossover would never happenand that the shows were separate, but it appears as if the writers have figured out a way to lead the prequel into the current events, which should be very interesting to see how they pull it off.
Thespinoff series to The Walking Dead,Fear the Walking Dead, is 3 seasons in. Yet, it has never had any kind of crossover with the parent series up to this point in time. Taking place at different points in time, and also in completely different places, it makes sense as to why we haven’t seen a crossover yet. And it didn’t seem like we ever would, especially after producers denied it for so long. Whatever the case may be, they have apparently figured it out. Many have assumed that it has to do with the ratings forFear the Walking Dead, which aren’t as high asThe Walking Dead. But the ratings forFear the Walking Deadare still very strong, so that argument doesn’t carry much weight.
AMC has also released a teaser to celebrate the crossover between the two wildly popular shows, but it appears that we are still quite a bit away from finally seeing the crossover take place. Before announcing the exciting event, Robert Kirkman stressed that the shows are supposed to exist independently from each other and that they’re supposed to have their “own legs,” which makes complete sense as that’s how the shows have maintained for 3 seasons now. But who is the character? Who will be the one to crossover?
Many speculate thatHeath will be the character to crossover, since he has not been seen in quite some time and is a fan favorite character. It has been promised that Heath will return at some point, so the theory makes a little bit of sense at this time. Regardless, this is all still speculation and again, it’s going to be a while before we find out. In the meantime, check out the official crossover poster forThe Walking DeadandFear the Walking Deadcourtesy ofThe Walking Dead Twitteraccount below and be sure to watch the season premiere of Season 8 ofThe Walking Deadon October 22nd.
