The Walking Dead has proven itself to be the franchise that just won’t die — and fans wouldn’t have it any other way. In November 2022, the original series trotted past the finish line after an incredibly successful 11-season run. In cases like these, it’s always hard for audiences to say goodbye, but their break from the zombie-ridden universe was a short one, thanks to the announcement of several offshoots. Following the success of its three initial spin-offs, The Walking Dead continued to branch out after the final nail closed the coffin on the original series, which gave fan-favorite characters a chance to continue their storylines in new, exciting, and unforeseen places.
For starters, there was the arrival of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, which, in its debut season, followed Norman Reedus’ titular character to the shores of France. In the three seasons since, viewers have tagged along with the motorcycle-riding zombie-killing baddie across Europe, with his bestie Carol (Melissa McBride) also eventually coming along for the adventure. There was also The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, a one-season wonder that showcased the undying love between Andrew Lincoln’s Rick and Danai Gurira’s Michonne Grimes. And then there is The Walking Dead: Dead City, a show that had the fandom talking from its first announcement, thanks to its main characters Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan).
For two seasons, the show has followed Negan and Maggie’s journey from enemies to trusted friends with a third batch of episodes slated to roll out this summer and further dig into their unlikely bond. Today, as part of Collider’s Exclusive Summer Preview event, we’ve got a brand-new look at the primary characters, who look like they’ll be as thick as thieves in the next installment.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Lucille Makes a Comeback
In our sneak peek image, we see what will undoubtedly be a goosebump-inducing moment for longtime viewers of the franchise. In the image, Negan and Maggie take a break from destroying their common foes while cracking open a few beers together. Highlighting the growth that has happened for the latter since the Season 2 finale, the shot depicts Maggie passing Negan’s beloved barbed wire-covered bat Lucille back into the hands of its rightful owner. Considering that Negan used Lucielle to beat the life out of Maggie’s husband Glenn (Steven Yeun) all the way back in Season 7 of the flagship, the moment is a monumental one for both of the title’s leading characters.
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