The Walking Dead’s leap forward in time for season nine won’t mean the end of crossovers with Fear The Walking Dead.

Fear The Walking Dead is now running alongside the main show, which is going to have a shift into the future.

Events that occur in The Walking Dead will be explained to fans gradually with a bit of help from the prequel.

The shows have crossed over in the past, with Lennie James’ Morgan hopping over from Walking Dead in season four of Fear The Walking Dead.


But with season nine doing a bit of time travelling, what does that mean for future crossovers.



Fans have nothing to worry about, as boss Scott Gimple has assured viewers that they could still happen.

Asked by Digital Spy if the time jump means crossovers ‘have been ruled out’, he replied: ‘It does not. Yeah, that’s about all I have to say. It does not.’

Scott Gimple says not to rule out future crossovers with prequel (of sorts) Fear The Walking Dead (Picture: AMC)

He added that fans should ‘expect it all the time’, but ‘you never know who might pop up on Fear The Walking Dead’ – including characters who have been on Fear in the past.

Leading man Andrew Lincoln, who has played Rick since the show began in 2010, is bowing out this season but the details of his exit are remaining under wraps.

Although fan site The Spoiling Dead had TWD fans reeling by reporting Rick will die, it’s now been widely speculated that Rick’s exit will plant the seed for the next few chapters ahead and possibly lead the remaining members of the sheriff’s pack to The Commonwealth; an epic tale in the Robert Kirkman comics.

Made up of over 50,000 survivors, The Commonwealth consists of a collection of communities all lead by Pamela Milton, aka The Governor part two.

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