‘The Walking Dead’ Isn’t Dead After ‘Dead City,’ Scott Gimple Reveals

InnovationGaming‘The Walking Dead’ Isn’t Dead After ‘Dead City,’ Scott Gimple RevealsByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorAug 20, 2026, 11:07am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more."Maggie, will you marry me?" (just kidding, just kidding)Courtesy of AMCDaryl Dixon is about to come to an end (the show, not the character) after its fourth season arrives in 2027. The Negan/Maggie team-up series Dead City is currently airing its third season, where a fourth may not happen. So, is The Walking Dead over now? Has it decayed enough where the corpse can’t even walk anymore? No, no it has not.Speaking about the fate of The Walking Dead universe from here, The Walking Dead’s Chief Content Officer Scott Gimple (yes, the brand itself has a CCO) revealed the plans for what’s to come. Here’s an excerpt from his interview with The Direct: "But will we see as many series? I'm not sure. You see it across Star Wars, you see it across Marvel. There's definitely going to be more series, both shorter things and ongoing things. But it'll probably be a bit... The rollout will be slightly slower. But more, definitely more. And there are cool things in the works. I had a lot of conversations, even this week, about that. But the urgency and the speed, like 'Get it out, get it out, get it out.' ... It's just a different time, but that time does allow us to get it right."That last bit is interesting, given that fans dislike the long waits between seasons of streaming shows now, and that is one thing these Walking Dead series have gotten right. We got three seasons of Daryl Dixon in three years and close to that with Dead City. You may recall that the original Walking Dead was doing 16 episodes a year, every year, f...