The Walking Dead: World Beyond spoilers follow.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond is definitely coming back for a second season, and we already know that because AMC announced the news ages before season one even aired.
In an official statement released at the start of 2020, AMC’s Sarah Barnett said the spin-off "is not imitating The Walking Dead either in substance or form – World Beyond is a two-season closed-ended series that will tell a very specific and distinct story".
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Rumours suggest that World Beyond season two will cross over more with The Walking Dead, and showrunner Matt Negrete exclusively confirmed to us that "you will get answers as to potentially where Rick was taken," potentially setting up the spin-off Grimes movie franchise too.
But how will that happen exactly? And what does that mean for 'The Endlings'? Here's everything you need to know about The Walking Dead: World Beyond season two.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 2 release date: When will it return?
The final episode of season one airs in the UK on December 4, 2020, followed by the US two days later on December 6. Production has already started on season two, but given how many delays the TV industry has been plagued by recently, don't expect World Beyond season two until late 2021 at the earliest.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 2 cast: Who will be in it?
The Walking Dead franchise is notorious for surprising fans by killing off important characters, and that's even more true here given that World Beyond already has an end in sight. Still, assuming that these characters all survive season one, expect to see them return in the second and final season of World Beyond too.
- Aliyah Royale as Iris Bennett
- Alexa Mansour as Hope Bennett
- Hal Cumpston as Silas Plaskett
- Nicolas Cantu as Elton Ortiz
- Nico Tortorella as Felix Carlucci
- Annet Mahendru as Jennifer "Huck" Mallick
- Julia Ormond as Elizabeth Kublek
Expect to also see more of Joe Holt as Leo Bennett and Natalie Gold as Lyla Belshaw, two scientists with major links to the CRM.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 2 plot: What will the second season be about?
Right now, it's tough to predict exactly what will happen in World Beyond season two, but what we do know is that more CRM secrets will be explained as the series unfolds. These could hint further at the zombie virus' origin, and hopefully explain whatever became of Rick Grimes too.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly showrunner Matt Negrete talked about the genesis of World Beyond and revealed his hope to perhaps extend the show beyond season two:
"The thing about World Beyond, it was always about how can we make this feel different? How can we support expectations in a lot of ways? And one of those is not having it necessarily be open-ended."
"I'm kind of [in] two minds about it, because right now we're breaking episode seven of season two with the writers, and we've all fallen in love with these characters. So I think for all of us, we feel like we could write these characters forever. But, at the same time, it's nice to be able to approach a series from beginning to end kind of knowing what our ending is going to be and working towards that ending."
"It's not like, 'Oh, we'll see what happens in season 6,' or whatever. We're going to go two seasons. It's going to be 20 episodes total. It's challenging, because there's a lot we need to fit in those 20 episodes. But, at the same time, it's great to approach it knowing what you're working towards."
"So we're really looking at these two seasons as two very different feeling chapters of hopefully a very satisfying book. We're closing in right now with the writers on the last few episodes. So we're getting down to the wire. It's exciting. I hope people dig it."
The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 2 trailer: When can we see a promo?
While we wait for official footage of World Beyond season two, check out our interview with star Nico Tortorella who discusses what it's like to play a "queer superhero" within The Walking Dead universe.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond airs on Sundays on AMC in the US, and you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
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