10 Horror Franchises Set For A Huge 2024

10. The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead is a property that forever has its wheels spinning, expanding on its existing lore and looking to spotlight new angles to the post-apocalyptic world that's dominated by the shuffling undead and the even more sinister threat of certain humans. And 2024 is no different for the wider Walking Dead franchise, with plenty more horrors on the way.

First and foremost, the story of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) will be picked up with in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Premiering on 25 February, this series will follow-on from the end of the main Walking Dead show, as Michonne looks to finally find her once-believed-dead partner. Pollyanna McIntosh will be back as Jadis, the CRM officer who played such a pivotal part in Rick's disappearance, and she'll be joined by Lost favourite Terry O'Quinn, who'll be playing Major General Beale, a villainous character teased throughout The Walking Dead: World Beyond and someone already responsible for countless deaths.

Elsewhere, 2024 finds the Maggie and Negan-centric Walking Dead: Dead City with a second season in production, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon renewed for a second year known as The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol, and Tales of the Walking Dead to be followed by More Tales from the Walking Dead Universe.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 1st Feb 2024

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