AMC Announces Latest 'Walking Dead' Spin-Off Premiere Date And More [TCA 2020]

The next Walking Dead spinoff will be called The Walking Dead: World Beyond and it premieres April 12 after the season 10 finale of The Walking Dead at 10 p.m., moving to 9 p.m. regularly. Where Fear the Walking Dead began as a prequel, World Beyond explores the future of the zombie apocalypse. Here is their official synopsis:

"The Walking Dead: World Beyond expands the universe of The Walking Dead, delving into a new mythology and story that follows the first generation raised in a surviving civilization of the post-apocalyptic world. Two sisters along with two friends leave a place of safety and comfort to brave dangers, known and unknown, living and undead on an important quest.  Pursued by those who wish to protect them and those who wish to harm them, a tale of growing up and transformation unfurls across dangerous terrain, challenging everything they know about the world, themselves and each other.  Some will become heroes.  Some will become villains.  But all of them will find the truths they seek." 

The first Walking Dead spinoff struggled to find its footing. It shared frequent showrunner and cast turnover just like the mothership series. Ultimately, it became less of a prequel and more of a sister zombie series.AMC President Sarah Barnett said World Beyond will only be two seasons and have a definitive ending, thus distinguishing itself from either Walking Dead series. She added that EP Scott Gimple has other format ideas for The Walking Dead universe including specials and digtial short form series. World Beyond cast includes Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Annet Mahendru, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Nico Tortorella and Julia Ormond. Executive producer are Scott Gimple, Negrete, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert and Brian Bockrath.

Jason Segel co-created Dispatches From Elsewhere and co-stars with Sally Field and Andre Benjamin. It premieres Monday, March 2 at 10 p.m. on AMC and here is the official synopsis:

"AMC's upcoming original anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere, created by and starring Jason Segel, is centered around four ordinary people who feel there's something missing in their lives, but they can't quite put their finger on what it is. This diverse foursome is brought together by chance – or perhaps it's by design – when they stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. As they begin to accept the mysterious 'Dispatches From Elsewhere' challenges, they come to find that the mystery winds deeper than they imagined, and their eyes are opened to a world of possibility and magic."

"Anthology series" suggests that this puzzle can address different characters every season. Anthology series like American Horror Story and American Crime Story can land A-list casts since they only have to commit to one season, and Segel, Field and Benjamin aren't too shabby.

AMC announced a miniseries from director Stephen Frears. Quiz will premiere May 27 at 9 p.m. and here is the synopsis:

"A three-part drama directed by the globally renowned Stephen Frears (A Very English Scandal, Florence Foster Jenkins, Philomena, The Queen) and written by playwright James Graham (Brexit: An Uncivil War, Ink, This House, Labour of Love), Quiz tells the extraordinary and sensational story of how Charles and Diana Ingram attempted an 'audacious heist' on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Major Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen), his wife Diana (Sian Clifford) and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock (Michael Jibson), who was sitting in the audience, were accused of cheating their way to a million pounds on what was the most popular game show on earth in 2001. The couple stood trial for conspiring by coughing during the recording to signify the correct answers to the multiple-choice questions posed to the Major by host, Chris Tarrant (Michael Sheen)."