The Walking Dead timeline is complex, with its main series and spinoff shows occurring at different points in the ongoing story. Based on the comics by Robert Kirkman, AMC's live-action The Walking Dead TV show took on a life of its own, adding new stories, original characters, and multiple spinoff series. The main series finished its final season, while Fear the Walking Dead ended after eight. The Walking Dead: World Beyond has come and gone, while more spinoffs arrived, including shows focusing on the franchise's biggest characters, such as Maggie, Negan, Daryl Dixon, Michonne, and the overall protagonist, Rick Grimes. 4o7210

Though some may find him irredeemable, there is no doubt that Negan became a favorite character amongst The Walking Dead fandom. Introduced in The Walking Dead season 6, Negan was nothing more than a sadistic bat-wielding antagonist, but over time, Negan slowly evolved from a total TWD villain into somewhat of an antihero with redeeming qualities. Many of his past sins are unforgivable, but that hasn’t stopped viewers from being highly invested in this intriguing character.

Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for The Last of Us season 2, episode 2 "Through the Valley" and The Last of Us Part II.The Last of Us season 2 finally delivered the death many fans were dreading, and after the mixed reaction to this big moment, there are questions if Joel's departure could have a similar impact as Glenn's death had on The Walking Dead. Having been one of the most pivotal parts of season 1, Joel's The Last of Us death absolutely crushed viewers and has caused plenty of noise online. Despite its controversial nature, the moment was inevitable considering it is the single event that sparks most of The Last of Us Part II's story, meaning it had to happen eventually.

During the eleven seasons of The Walking Dead both heroes like Rick Grimes and antagonists like Negan murdered numerous survivors of the apocalypse alongside scores of Walkers — and the characters with the highest The Walking Dead kill counts are some of the show's most iconic. This list doesn't include Walkers, as the numbers at that point would be in the 100s. Rather, the Walking Dead characters with the highest kill counts apply to those who have taken the lives of the already living. The Walking Dead saw many deaths over its 11-season run, and a lot of them were at the hands of its main characters.

The Walking Dead: Dead City's return is imminent, and the spinoff series is officially bringing back an obscure Maggie detail that was surprisingly introduced in season 1. Despite being part of the franchise since 2011, we're still learning new information about Lauren Cohan's Maggie, as Dead City has continued expanding her character. Although she was initially given more of a ing role, Maggie's best Walking Dead episodes proved she was a major part of the story, and she fully cemented herself as one of the show's most important survivors by the time it came to an end.

The Walking Dead has been without some of its most popular survivors for several years, but a forgotten spinoff show has presented the perfect way to bring back the dead. Given the nature of the series, numerous fan favorites had to be killed off in order to keep fans guessing while maintaining a level of jeopardy, leading to countless characters dying before viewers were ready to say goodbye. As a result, some of The Walking Dead's most haunting deaths remain contentious topics to this day, with fans questioning what it would be like if certain survivors were still around.

The Walking Dead has successfully branched off into numerous spinoff shows following season 11's finale, but despite this format working effectively, a twelfth season looks closer than ever. Although The Walking Dead season 11's ending was supposed to wrap up the main story, it left far too much room to expand upon, hence why Dead City, Daryl Dixon, and The Ones Who Live all became popular projects. Fans have experienced countless ups and downs while following the original series, but no one seems ready to let the show's iconic survivors rest, including the creators, who clearly still have big plans.

The Wildfire virus is responsible for The Walking Dead's devastating apocalypse, but despite being such a crucial part of the franchise, many aspects of its origins have been kept fairly quiet. When Rick first awakened from his coma in season 1, the world had already turned upside-down, creating a mystery about the origins of The Walking Dead's zombie virus, which has been explored over the years through numerous projects. Over time, the franchise has offered some slight insight into how the outbreak first started alongside how the world reacted, but the virus has maintained an element of mystery.

The Walking Dead actor Ross Marquand reveals the surprising reason he once did a Norman Reedus impression. Reedus has played the fan-favorite character Daryl Dixon since season 1 of the post-apocalyptic show and now has his own spinoff series. Marquand made his debut in The Walking Dead season 5 as Aaron, who helps bring Daryl and his group of survivors into the community of Alexandria. Outside The Walking Dead, Marquand has done a great deal of voice acting, including in Invincible, Marvel's What If...?, X-Men '97, and Robot Chicken.

Hilltop was the home of numerous central survivors in The Walking Dead for many years, but the community suffered a peculiar fate after the original series ended. Despite starting on an unprotected camp sight somewhere in Georgia, The Walking Dead's main characters managed to travel far and wide across many communities, eventually establishing some key locations. Alongside Alexandria and the Commonwealth, Hilltop was one of The Walking Dead's main settlements by the end of the show, with Maggie becoming leader in season 7. Since then, she has helped the group thrive despite being involved in several wars.