The Walking Dead by EDStudios (Franchise)

***The Walking Dead by EDStudios*** is a fandom franchise created by EDStudios, inspired by Robert Kirkman's *The Walking Dead* comic. Set in a zombie apocalypse where only those over the age of eighteen initially succumbed to the infection, the franchise takes place over a 140-year period between 2012 and 2152, following the young survivors of the initial outbreak as they grow up and retake the world from the zombies.

The franchise is headed by the Original Series, which consists of the original *The Walking Dead by EDStudios* and its sequel, The '*New Age*' Extension. The Original Series is accompanied with several spin-offs: *End of Days*; *The Calm Before*; *Scorpion: The Kyle Granger Story*; *Wild Rose Country*; *Beyond the Grave*; and *Apex*.

The second part of the franchise is the Extended Universe, which primarily takes place in a different continuity 100-plus years after the outbreak and follows the descendants of the characters from the Original Series. The Extended Universe consists of five "Phases" and adopts more exotic themes. As such, the Extended Universe was made non-canon in 2021. The Extended Universe will include the 10th Anniversary Special, a mini-series marking the 10th anniversary of the "Pilot" episode of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*.

An effort to rewrite the early seasons of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios* titled *Strain Zero* began in late 2021 and currently includes *Season 1: Remake* and *Season 2: Remake*. The remake takes place in an altered continuity beginning in October 2003, and includes new types of zombies and different fates of characters from the original.

Many episodes written on fandom are **incomplete**. Readers are welcome to add to the Extended Universe by following this link.

## The Original Series

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### *The Walking Dead by EDStudios* (2012–2018)

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In 2012, a strange new pathogen kills those over the age of eighteen, leaving only those under that age remaining. Allowed to grow up due to a mutation in the pathogen, British exchange student Harry Edwards leads a growing group of survivors in finding a permanent home in a world ruled by the dead, and tracks his group's story through the first thirty-two years of the apocalypse.

### *Chronicles* (2012-2019)

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The official companion to *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*, *Chronicles* explores the origins and fates of many characters that appear in the original series, including important characters such as Kyle Granger, Shadowman, Harvey Morgan and the crew of the *Columbus*.

### The '*New Age*' Extension (2017–2018)

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Beginning 50 years after the global outbreak, this sequel series follows the descendants of several characters from *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*, centred around Hope Edwards, the granddaughter of Edwards, and her journey outside of her home nation and her involvement in events that will change the New World forever.

### *The Fatal Frontier* (2020)

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Written to mark the start of EDStudios' 2020-2021 hiatus, *The Fatal Frontier* takes place between *Season 15* and *Season 16* of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*, and follows an aged Edwards as he recites the traumatic journey he undertook during the prelude to the NGA-Frontiersmen War, and encountered two tribes engaged in a brutal war and his own prophesied involvement in their conflict.

### *A Final Frontier* (2023)

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*A Final Frontier* will follow Alex Junior after the events of *Season 3* of *Wild Rose Country*, and finally conclude AJ's story.

### *The Walking Dead: Forsaken* (2023)

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Acting as a sequel to *The Fatal Frontier* and the '*New Age*' Extension, *Forsaken* will follow Hope Edwards as she begins a pilgrimage to recover several lost family artifacts, only to discover the aftermath of the events of *The Fatal Frontier*.

## Strain Zero

### *The Walking Dead: Strain Zero* (2021/2022–Present)

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Also known as *The Walking Dead by EDStudios: Remake*, *Strain Zero* is a rewrite of the early seasons of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*. Set in an alternate continuity beginning in October 2003, the remake follows the survival efforts of a small group in the midst of a horrifying zombie apocalypse. The writing of *Season 1: Remake* began in late 2021, and *Season 2: Remake* is in development.

## Expanded Setting

### *End of Days* (2016–2018)

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Beginning during the episode "*An Iron Fist*" in *Season 2*, *End of Days* follows a small group of Hometown dissidents who fled the community as it fell to the Second Hometown Uprising, and tracks their evolution from a struggling group fighting the zombies into a primitive tribe that uses the walkers as weapons.

### *Wild Rose Country* (2018–2020)

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Set during the '*New Age'* Extension, the series follows the now middle-aged Abigail Granger from *The Walking Dead by EDStudios* as she leads an expedition into Alberta, Canada, to find new territory for the Commonwealth. Betrayed by her soldiers, Abigail allies with the natives of the region and forges a new life.

### *The Walking Dead: 'Apex'* (2020–2022)

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Set almost entirely in Philadelphia International Airport, the series follows the inhabitants of the airport as they fight over the many parts of the building, referred to as "territories". Revelling in the chaos of the zombie apocalypse, they manufacture their own psychedelic drugs and live their lives following most of their basic instincts. The long-delayed second season will release in 2022.

### *Scorpion: The Kyle Granger Story* (2019–2020)

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Set between "*The Storytellers*" and *Season 15*, this spin-off follows Kyle Granger during his days as "Scorpion", and explains how he ended up in Montana and joined the central group.

## Extended Universe

### *Parker* (2021)

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Set in a divergent timeline where Edwards was killed in the *Season 1* finale, *Parker* follows Holly as she attempts to raise AJ in the early years of the zombie apocalypse.

### Cosmic Calamity: The 10th Anniversary Special (2022)

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An epic crossover special featuring characters from across the franchise, this special will celebrate ten years of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*.

## Mini-Series

### *Signing Off* (2013)

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Set during the first episode of the original series, this three-part mini-series follows Shane, the man responsible for the radio broadcast in the first episode, as well as a doomed group of survivors who come to accept that the walkers will eventually break through their defences, and decide to make a broadcast giving advice to other survivors.

## Cancelled/On-Hold

### *The Calm Before* (2016–2020)

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Set after the fourth episode of *Season 1*, *The Calm Before* details the exploits of the few survivors of the Fall of Hopeville. The second season was cancelled in January 2020.

### *Beyond the Grave* (2018–2020)

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Following his self-exile at the end of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*, this series follows Drew Stanton as he travels back to his home state of Oklahoma to start a new journey, forming a new group and finding a new meaning in life in aiding the isolated communities of the American southwest. The third and final season was to be written in December 2020, but the series is currently on-hold.

### *Jules' Story* (2020)

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Serving as an epilogue to *The Fatal Frontier* (see above), *Jules' Story* follows the character Jules as he searches for a way across the Atlantic Ocean to return to his home in the Tower of London, United Kingdom.

### *Die Easy* (2022)

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Acting as a sequel to *Scorpion: The Kyle Granger Story* and a prequel to *Wild Rose Country*, *Die Easy* would have followed the character of Mike Trapp as he came to terms with his dark past and slowly evolved into the peaceful guardian of New Banff known as "The Father in the Treehouse" in *Wild Rose Country*. The series was cancelled in 2021 in favour of *Bartholomew*, which itself was cancelled in favour of *Strain Zero*.