The Walking Dead: World Beyond spoilers ahead.
The second season of the latest Walking Dead universe expansion came to its dramatic conclusion this week, with fans desperate to know more.
With the introduction of some game-changing new enemies that could effect the apocalypse series at large, the series also finally teased how the zombie-like corpses came to be in the first place, with a rare look outside the virus’s effects outside the continental US.
So… now what? Will there be a season three of World Beyond, or is this really it for the characters, and what does it mean for the Walking Dead universe as a whole?
Here’s what you need to know about the show’s future.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond: Will there be a season 3?
Sadly, our time with this new group of survivors is over, and there will be no third season of the series.
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The show meant to focus on the life of those who have grown up amid the virus outbreak, and how they’ve adjusted to zombies as part of their normal life while trying to navigate adulthood.
But unfortunately, the show was never meant to progress beyond two seasons, with showrunner Matt Negrete explaining they wanted to experiment with telling a story within a finite amount of time.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in 2020, he said: "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."
Now, the focus will shift back to the main series, The Walking Dead, and the long-standing spin-off series, Fear The Walking Dead.
There’s also the upcoming anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead, which could potentially see some of the characters coming back in some capacity for shorter stories.
What have The Walking Dead: World Beyond cast said about the show ending?
A lot of the cast remains quiet about the end of the series, though many have simply posted photos from their time on set.
Alexa Mansour, who plays Hope Bennett, shared a collection of photographs of her castmates goofing around behind-the-scenes, alongside the caption: "Eternally grateful."
Joe Holt, who plays Leopold Bennett, added: "This is the end…beautiful friend, the end.
"But the world of streaming will keep us around, so check us out on [AMC]. The [World Beyond] finale is tonight, but the #twdfamily lives on!"
The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 2 airs on Sundays on AMC in the US. You can stream the series on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
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