Showrunner Matt Negrete tells you everything you better know for the second installment of the spin-off series.
But before the show departs, it could send shock waves throughout theWalking Deaduniverse.
So what can we expect in season 2?
Alexa Mansour on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC
“It feels like more of an adult show, because our characters have grown up.
And the show has grown up as well.”
The second season beingWorld’s Beyond’s final installment meant upping the ante.
Aliyah Royale and Jelani Alladin on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC
“Looking at season 2, we knew this was our last season,” says Negrete.
The stakes are huge, so we definitely have more scope in season 2."
Because if there is one thing the CRM demands, it is compliance.
Hal Cumpston on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC
What can you say about where that storyline is going, if and when Hope gets there?
Hope was someone who didn’t believe in a future at the beginning of season 1.
And through her interactions with Huck, she realized people do stand a chance.
Nicolas Cantu on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC
The apocalypse is not necessarily going to beat humanity.
I think humanity, in her mind, can someday, maybe, beat the apocalypse.
So now she’s going to go on this adventure that really puts that to the test.
Joe Holt and Julia Ormond on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC
That makes her really question what her role in the future is going to be.
What about the sister she is now separated from?
They’ve been joined at the hip since they were adopted by Leo.
And [question] who she wants to be.
And the stakes are even bigger for her than they were towards the end of last season.
Because for a while, it was just about getting her father back.
And she wants them back, and she wants them safe.
And she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen.
What about Silas, whom we last saw being hauled off by CRM soldiers?
I really do think that at the end of last season Silas thought that he was going to die.
He was willing to surrender what he thought was his life for his friends.
But it didn’t end in his death it ended with him being captured.
So as we get into season 2, we’re going to find out where he ends up.
He’s not dead.
What does that mean for him?
Now that he has to maybe start over somewhere else, what does he do with that?
What does he do with this second chance?
And can he ever reunite with his friends?
Those are the things we’ll be exploring.
And then there’s the friend he saved in Elton.
He was very disillusioned.
And so the world is different than what he thought it was.
It’s a lot messier than what he thought it was when he first embarked on his mission.
There’s a lot of gray.
There are a lot of murky areas he’ll explore.
Just curious: How much taller is Elton going to look this season?
Oh my gosh, probably another foot!
I think he’s taller than Iris.
I think Hal, who plays Silas, is still the tallest, but not by much.
Because you’ve got the option to’t stop growing boys from doing their thing.
What about Felix and Will?
They were reunited at the end of last season, and we saw this group Will was with.
You were very cagey whenI asked you about that groupat the end of the season.
What can you say now?
What’s next there?
I can’t really say if they’re good or bad.
And they do have a relationship with the CRM.
They are very familiar with the CRM, as our group is.
So that’s pretty much all I can say, but they will factor greatly into season 2.
What about Felix and Will specifically, in the sense that they were apart all of season 1?
Now you have them together in season 2.
How does that alter the dynamics of the show?
It’s definitely a big deal for Felix to be reunited with Will.
Coming off the end of last season, he had lost so much.
His best friend was Huck, who turned out to be working for the enemy.
She had been lying to him ever since they first met.
And the rug was really slipped out from under him.
Hopefully, finding Will will be good for him.
But that’s not going to come without some hitches in the meantime.
And they’re going to struggle to pick up where they left off.
It’s going to be easier said than done.
Will has been through a lot.
We saw in a sneak-peek scene that came out a few months ago that Will is a wanted man.
He escaped the clutches of the CRM, but they’re out there looking for him.
So a lot factors at play will really define how things shake out as the episodes progress.
When people are watching season 2, how are they going to be feeling about Elizabeth Kublek?
She’s clearly your most enigmatic character.
She’s a very complex character.
She’s committed to this cause for a good reason.
She sees value in the CRM.
Even some very, very bad things.
It’s also safe to say that she’s not this completely coldhearted villain either.
The Walking Dead: World Beyondpremieres Oct. 3 at 10:05 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.
