How the vast Walking Dead universe is affected by Rick's fate

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Spoilers below for Rick's latest episode, "What Comes After".

Although fans have had time to prepare for Andrew LincolnRick Grimes starting The dead who walkhis last episode was not what we expected. Rick flew to the sunset, basically, and then it was announced that he would come back for several TV movies. So how does all this influence the way the series will continue to function, especially with respect to its broader universe? "The dead who walk the series is a spiritual anchor for all of this, and we want to make sure that it is healthy and strong, " Scott Gimple, content director for all things Walking Dead, said to THR. "There is a very long shot and in the movies, there is a way to cross-pollinate. But we will not see them flying in their own helicopters. "

When it comes to telling these stories, Gimple continued: "We do not want people to do the same thing, with the same motivations or lives; it must be differentiated from each other by the type of stories they tell, the themes and tones we explore."

One of these possible benefits could be the star Lauren Cohan"Maggie, where Gimple said that a movie for her character is" absolutely possible. "Showrunner Angela Kang In her interview with THR, she adds that, in Maggie's main story, "this is the last of her for this season. But we talked to Lauren and hope we can tell more story for her. We have some things we would like to do. Much of this is a planning conversation[Carellemetenéquilibrelasériedemi-saisondeABC[asshebalancesABC'smidseasonseries[carellemetenéquilibrelasériedemi-saisondeABC[asshebalancesABC’smidseasonseriesWhiskey Cavalier]. Hope this will work because everyone at The dead who walk and Lauren would like to continue with Maggie's story. "

Gimple also said, "If Whiskey Cavalier Illuminate the world, we will always do things Maggie. We will simply find different ways to do it. Maybe it's me who turns Lauren between the scenes of Whiskey Cavalier, of Maggie in a post-apocalyptic Prague[or[where[où[whereWhiskey Cavalier is filming]. "

There was also a significant jump in time at the end of What Comes After, which seems to be a new generation of heroes – led by Judith Grimes. Gimple told EW that when it comes to where this tradition might fall Robert KirkmanComics:

"I do not know, it's fascinating. For fans of comics, the end of the episode 905, they say to themselves "Oh, this is the new beginning," which means the scenario of the comic. I mean, we see Magna, Yumiko and their group, and this was the beginning of the plot "The New Beginning" in comics. The last jump was a jump, but it was not very long. This leap is that leap forward of comics, and it's a whole new world. It was important, especially after "All Out War", to step back from this story and experience a whole new reality for Rick and the band. But it was an incredibly dramatic opening of "The New Beginning" that we saw in the comic strip, which is one of the terrible bows of comics. And it was so surprising, so intense and so new. I loved that. I was so pleased that Angela, Matt and the writers approached this for 905 – to see Rick's legacy, and even Carl's legacy in action in this episode. I think it was unexpected. When it was launched to me, I was like, "Fuck shit. That's it. That's really it. "It's excited me."

Gimple also explained to THR that storytelling opportunities within this expanded universe could also include unpublished stories about favorite characters from fans who are no longer part of the series and about the fact that he's looking for the "new generation "or storytellers to be part of the expansion. "See other parts of the world and make sure we do not try to do the same thing as Michonne, Maggie and Carol and everyone else. We want to tell different stories, but in different corners of the world. That's exciting: there are so many possibilities, and that comes largely from the public who ask questions over the past eight years. "

However, "supersaturation is a word I have thought of. We do not publish all of this at once, but have a very long vision of everything. And we will not show them all at the same time. "

Kang also expressed his hopes for how fans are taking the latest episode of Rick, and hope it leaves them with:

"The meaning of Rick's great heroism. The love that this group has for each other and that it has had for them. I hope from the end [with Rick’s survival and the time jump] that they remove a sense of hope. It was very moving to see and once we launched our wonderful young Judith[CaileyFlemingquiajouélejeuneReydans[CaileyFlemingwhoplayedyoungReyin[CaileyFlemingquiajouélejeuneReydans[CaileyFlemingwhoplayedyoungReyinStar Wars: The awakening of the force]it was special for the cast and the team saw her get on the set. She looked so much like Sarah Wayne Callies [who played Judith’s mother, Lori Grimes]. This child, who had no business to survive his pregnancy, did and thrives in this world. I hope that viewers will retain some of the excitement of the story that will continue as we delve into the next chapter of comic book stories, where there are a lot of beautiful stories to come. "

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