The Walking Dead by EDStudios

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"*The adults are gone and only the children remain. In a world ruled by the dead, a new world will rise*"
—The series' description[src]
***The Walking Dead by EDStudios***, also known as ***TWDbEDS***,is a British-American post-apocalyptic horror story inspired by the *Image Comic's The Walking Dead* by Robert Kirkman. Written by EDStudios and set in a zombie apocalypse where only those over the age of eighteen initially succumbed to the outbreak, it follows a group of survivors centred around their leader, Harry Edwards, and their experiences through the first thirty-two years of the zombie apocalypse. It consists of 35 seasons, each consisting of five episodes excluding the character specials. *Season 1* was written in 2012 and the final season in 2018.

The series' title refers to the living characters, instead of the undead. Family, history, morality, human nature, mental health, community and nationhood are constant themes. The series is accompanied by the *Chronicles* series and is followed on by the '*New Age*' Extension; this is collectively referred to as "The Original Series". The series has had several spin-offs since its inception.

In August 2018, EDStudios announced the launch of the Extended Universe, featuring the world of *TWDbEDS* over 100 years after the outbreak. They also confirmed that Phase 5 marks the end of the Extended Universe and, therefore, the chronological end of the series itself. In 2021, EDStudios declared that the events of the Extended Universe are effectively non-canon but take place in the same continuity.

To celebrate 10 years of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios* and its franchise, a rewrite titled *Strain Zero* began development in November 2021, alongside its own continuity, characters, spin-offs and timeline.

## Conception and Development

### Conception

*The Walking Dead by EDStudios* was originally conceived as a fan-fiction project of *Telltale's The Walking Dead* after the release of the first season of the video game; at this point, all members of the writing team had played the game, only a few members had read the comics, and only one had watched the TV series from beginning to end.

Although the series follows the core concept of the inspired material, *The Walking Dead by EDStudios* is set in a universe where only those over the age of eighteen were infected, died and reanimated; the virus mutated, allowing the surviving kids to grow up and retake the world.

The series takes place in a semi-fictionalized world that diverged from reality after the American Civil War, with far more advanced technology being available before the outbreak, from exo suits, the Massive Military Land Vehicle, readily available nuclear reactors, and advanced medications.

### Development

The original plans for the series, following a young group of survivors 50 years after the zombie apocalypse, were lost; this would later become the '*New Age*' Extension.

A pilot titled "The Walking Dead by EDStudios" was released in October 2012. When a full season was written, this pilot was retroactively titled '*And So It Begins*'.

## Characters

The series contains a vast multitude of characters, all with their own agendas, personalities and fates.

*Main Article: Category: Characters*

## Timeline

*For the timeline see the relevant article*

## Trivia

* The team describes the series as a combination of *The Walking Dead*, the *Fallout* series and certain comic books.

* Universe
* Seasons and Episodes

 **Season 15: A Last Showdown** | "The Final Stand"