“Tales of the Walking Dead” AMC Release Date; When Does It Start?

What Is Tales of the Walking Dead About?

One-Hour episodic anthology of original stories set within the walker apocalypse premieres this summer on AMC and AMC+. Anthony Edwards, Parker Posey, Terry Crews, Poppy Liu and Jillian Bell will star in the AMC Studios-produced episodic anthology of six original, standalone stories focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse.

AMC Networks announced today initial casting for “Tales of the Walking Dead,” the highly anticipated new series in the expanding universe and franchise around “The Walking Dead.” Anthony Edwards (“Inventing Anna,” “WeCrashed”), Parker Posey (“Lost In Space”), Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Poppy Liu (“Dead Ringers”) and Jillian Bell (“Rough Night”) will star in the AMC Studios-produced episodic anthology of six original, standalone stories focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse.

Haifaa al-Mansour (“Good Lord Bird,” “Motherland”), Deborah Kampmeier (“Star Trek: Picard”) and Tara Nicole Weyr (“The Wilds,” “Bosch”) will each direct one episode with series producer Michael Satrazemis (“The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead”) set to direct three episodes.

Executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of the Walking Dead Universe and showrunner Channing Powell, who has been a writer and producer on “The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Tales” debuts this summer on AMC and AMC+.

“The Walking Dead” and other series in the Walking Dead Universe continue to be top titles on the AMC+ streaming service, both in terms of usage and new subscriber acquisitions.

The highly anticipated return of “The Walking Dead” Season 11 Part 2 premieres Sunday, February 20 at 9:00pm ET/8c with new episodes available one week early on AMC+, beginning with the premiere episode on Sunday, February 13.

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