The Walking Dead: World Beyond
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It is easy to imagine the pitch meeting that led toThe Walking Dead: World Beyond.
Its been ten years sinceThe Walking Deadpremiered.
Why not aim for a fresh start?
Why not roll the dice on whats essentially a YAWalking Dead?
This time, were in Omaha, where Nebraska State University has been transformed into the Campus Colony.
There are plenty of defenses against the zombies outside their gates.
Our protagonists are two of those teenagers.
How do we know Iris loves art?
Because Hope and her psychiatrist both remind her she loves art.
Because Iris reminds Felix that hes supposed to be their guardian while their dad is away.
Nothing about any of this is particularly subtle.
When Elizabeth meets Iris as part of a welcome delegation, she acts rigid and formal.
Iris, who wasnt there when her mother died, believes she was killed by zombies.
At the end of the episode, Elizabeth is looking for her.
Someone we havent met yet?
Another mystery left to be answered: Are those coded SOS messages really coming from Leo Bennett?
Or is someone just pretending to be Iris and Hopes father for their own as-yet-unrevealed purposes?
World Beyondis mostly a standalone series, but if youre intoWalking Deadlore, you surely recognized the CRM.
This premiere episode was directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, whos best known for directingKong: Skull Island.
The song that opens and closes the episode isPJ Harveys The Devil.It rules.
Iriss sessions with psychiatrist Dr. K got me extremely jazzed about whatIn Treatmentin theWalking Deaduniverse might look like.
Who wouldnt want to watch Gabriel Byrne help a rotating panel of patients solve their post-apocalyptic problems?
Elton mentions that he got separated from his mom on the night of the zombie apocalypse.
Per Dr. K, there were 9,671 survivors in Omaha.
Did the CRM really manage to kill all of them?
HowdidHope manage to make Champagne, anyway?
