Walking Dead Timeline Explained: When All 7 Shows Take Place

The Walking Dead timeline is complex, with its main series and various spinoff shows taking place 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 wrapped up 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.