{"id":40023,"date":"2023-11-19T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1928445"},"modified":"2023-11-19T10:21:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T09:21:25","slug":"why-wont-there-be-fear-the-walking-dead-season-9","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/why-wont-there-be-fear-the-walking-dead-season-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Why won\u2019t there be Fear the Walking Dead season 9?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first Walking Dead spin-off won’t be returning for another season. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 19 November 2023 at 09:00 AM<\/p>

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As the Walking Dead<\/a> universe continues to expand, with new spin-offs arriving and being recommissioned all the time, there are also still chapters which are coming to an end.<\/p>\n

The original series came to an end last year, while the show\u2019s first ever spin-off, prequel series Fear the Walking Dead<\/a>, is also finishing with its eighth season.<\/p>\n

But why won\u2019t there be a ninth outing of the show<\/a> starring Kim Dicken, Colman Domingo and Danay Garc\u00eda? And what have the cast said about the series ending?<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about why there won\u2019t be another season of Fear the Walking Dead.<\/p>\n

Why won\u2019t there be Fear the Walking Dead season 9?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rub\u00e9n Blades as Daniel Salazar, Antonella Rose as Tracy and Kim Dickens as Madison Clark\u00a0in Fear the Walking Dead<\/span><\/figcaption> Seth F. Johnson\/AMC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

It was announced in January 2023 that Fear the Walking Dead would be coming to an end, with AMC Studios and AMC Networks entertainment president Dan McDermott revealing the news in a statement.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt\u2019s a truly exciting year for The Walking Dead\u00a0Universe, as we conclude an epic journey on\u00a0Fear the Walking Dead, which became one of the most successful shows in the history of cable television.\u201d<\/p>\n

An exact reason was not given for the cancellation at the time, but one of the cast members have since explained the reasoning behind there not being a season 9.<\/p>\n

What have the cast said about the ending of Fear the Walking Dead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rub\u00e9n Blades as Daniel Salazar and Danay Garcia as Luciana\u00a0in Fear the Walking Dead<\/span><\/figcaption> Seth F. Johnson\/AMC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Danay Garc\u00eda previously explained, as reported by ComicBook.com<\/a>: \u201cOne of the funniest questions I get asked is, \u2018What happened to Fear the Walking Dead that it\u2019s ending?\u2019 Nothing happened. What happened is that we\u2019ve been on the air for eight seasons, and we felt like it was a really fun run.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing really happened to Fear. It\u2019s just that we\u2019ve been on the air for quite some time, and it\u2019s the time [to end]. I\u2019m just so grateful for everyone that I\u2019ve crossed paths with.\u201d<\/p>\n

So it seems that the series\u2019s ending is completely natural, marking the end point for the story which has been told.<\/p>

Which Walking Dead spin-offs are continuing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon<\/span><\/figcaption> Emmanuel Guimier\/AMC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

While Fear the Walking Dead won\u2019t be returning for another season, and the original Walking Dead series has also come to an end, there are still a number of other spin-offs which are continuing so fans can get their zombie fill.<\/p>\n

These include The Walking Dead: Dead City<\/a>, focussing on the New York based adventures of Maggie\u00a0and\u00a0Negan and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon<\/a>, which finds Norman Reedus\u2019s character in France.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the upcoming spin-off The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live<\/a>, which will see the highly anticipated returns of Andrew Lincoln\u2019s Rick and Danai Gurira\u2019s Michonne, and another season of anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead<\/a>, which is set to be titled More Tales from the Walking Dead Universe.<\/p>