There is only episode ofThe Walking Deadleft.
Of course, there are alsoplentyof episodes ofThe Walking Deadleft.
So how much of the impending finale will be setting the table for those new shows?
Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Andrew Lincoln on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC (2); Gene Page/AMC
“There’s a bit of setup” showrunner Angela Kang tells EW.
“But it’s more with the approach of we are closing this chapter.”
So that’s kind of the vibe that we went for."
Michael James Shaw on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
Kang also teases that the new installments will not necessarily begin right when and where the finale leaves off.
“So those are doing their own thing.
So that’s kind of how we dealt with the wrangling between main show and spin-offs.”
There’s always been a back and forth there.
I can’t imagine that that’s not intentional.
ANGELA KANG:Yeah, it’s both.
And in some ways the monsters are something to be feared.
So I just thought that that was such an interesting way to look at a zombie story.
But the zombies are always dangerous.
It is always a pressure point upon the humans.
And without the threat of the zombies, maybe the humans would act differently.
But by having those two things providing pressure on everybody from all sides, it does change certain dynamics.
And I think there’s some really cool walker action that we got to do.
You have so many main characters still out there.
How do you wrap up so many people’s stories in one episode?
You’re just gonna have a nothing burger story.
But they still have this one last fight to go through together.
But the finale is definitely focused more on some particular stories.
Is there going to be a tag scene at the end of the finale?
I can’t give that away.
[Laughs]You don’t want to know anyway.
Any other teases you’ve got the option to give us for the final episode?
I just want to say there are some standout performances in this episode.
I really want people to just love these actors and what they’re doing.
So it’s a lot of fun to be had while people are also crying into their horn.
[Laughs]So hopefully people will watch.
