The Walking Dead: 10 Ways The Rick Grimes Movie Can Save The Show

In over a decade, The Walking Dead has not revealed the cause of the zombie apocalypse. The debut Rick Grimes film should take advantage of being in cinemas and shake up the status quo by introducing the ultimate plot twist and probing into emergence of walkers.

The CRM sees itself as the future of humanity. However, their interest in rebuilding the world could stem from the fact that the CRM is the original cause of the zombie outbreak in The Walking Dead universe. For instance, the CRM may have begun as a group of government scientists whose efforts to enhance humanity had the unintended effect of creating walkers and infecting all living humans with the pathogen responsible for the zombie mutation.

Exploring the saga's beginnings in a theatrical release is a smart move as many successful film franchises have kicked off with an origin story. Furthermore, this major reveal is a huge reward for long-time fans of the series who have been waiting to have such a monumental mystery answered. Lastly, setting up the CRM as both the ultimate antagonist of the series and the originator of the virus sets the film trilogy and the related television shows on a bold new path, setting up The Walking Dead franchise for another decade of media dominance.