Since 2010, The Walking Dead has captured homes around the world with stories set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with the undead. Although its success figures speak for themselves, the franchise has experienced some fatigue among fans with the arrival of several spin-offs.
However, not everyone agrees with this perception. Scott Gimplethe showrunner of the series, shared his opinion in an interview with the American media Los Angeles Times, explaining why he believes the franchise still has a lot to offer despite its long run on the air.
“In these latest series, it's about taking these classic characters and putting them in new contexts. We're being more experimental. We're presenting the core story values that Robert established in the comic (giant characters alongside regular people) in really real situations.” “It's important stories that have real emotions. It's not just about zombies or having shows with a group of walkers. It's kind of a story in itself with a zombie world in the background. It gives us a way to move forward.”
As Gimple mentions throughout the talk, the franchise The Walking Dead is trying to avoid this fatigue in the franchise by recovering classic characters that we have seen during the first stages of the series and placing them in new contexts that have a lot of potential.
Gimple mentions that the franchise is trying to avoid fatigue by bringing back classic characters and placing them in new contexts with potential. For example, Dead City focuses on two characters who must join forces to survive, while Daryl Dixon explores the adventures of Norman Reedus' character in remote places on Earth. Lastly, The Ones Who Live features Rick and Michonne fighting the undead together again.
It is clear that The Walking Dead wants to stretch the gum and continue achieving success with new series derived from the original work, and although it may be a bit tiresome, it is true that they are offering several series that dazzle all types of viewers.
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