AMC’s The Walking Dead first premiered in 2010 and has been consistently one of the most popular cable dramas on television for more than a decade now. As the show draws closer to its eleventh and final season, both fans and AMC are not ready for the epic apocalyptic series to come to an end. An untitled Daryl and Carol-themed spin-off has already been confirmed, as well as an anthology series titled Tales Of The Walking Dead. 

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AMC might still not be done yet. There has been lots of talk and teasing from the cast and production about other potential spin-offs, and with so many incredible villains with murky backgrounds, there are plenty of options for new stories to tell, while some other characters have run their course.

Deserves A Spin-Off: Alpha, Beta, And The Whisperers

Alpha leading the Whisperers in The Walking Dead.

The Whisperers will forever go down in The Walking Dead history as one of the scariest and most fascinating antagonists in the show.

A clever and brutal group of survivors that wear the faces of the dead, and take on titles such as Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, there is so much left to tell about the individual members of the group - especially details surrounding Alpha and Beta's pasts - and how it came to be.

We Know Enough: Shane Walsh

Shane holding a rifle in The Walking Dead

Shane Walsh was one of the show's first true antagonists. Rick's ex-partner and best friend, he was the group of survivors' de-facto leader until Rick's shocking return from his supposed death.

The audience saw all sides of Shane. They saw his dynamic with Rick in flashbacks, as well as his then present-timeline relationship with Lori. His character progressed from a good leader to a man that was volatile, abusive, and dangerous. Unfortunately for Jon Bernthal fans that are hoping for a spin-off, there isn't much more story to tell.

Deserves A Spin-Off: The Governor And Woodbury

David Morrisey as The Governor on The Walking Dead

Fans first met The Governor AKA Philip Blake in his prime as the leader of Woodbury, but it was never shown how Woodbury came to be, how he rose to power, or the reason for his cruelty, other than implications that it had to do with his daughter's death (which happened prior to his introduction).

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There is still so much story to tell and so many characters to explore at Woodbury, not to mention the neglected storyline of his identical twin brother that was noted in the comics.

We Know Enough: Dawn Lerner And Grady Memorial

Dawn Lerner in The Walking Dead looking to the side, ready to shoot

Dawn Lerner was the leader of a group of police officers that sheltered in Grady Memorial Hospital, but unfortunately, the members of the group all had one thing in common - none of the characters that were in charge were likable or even relatable. Any empathetic character was little more than a prisoner.

There just isn't much hope for anything deep or redeeming about a group that allowed authoritative police officers to abuse women with some twisted intent that it would help keep the peace.

Deserves A Spin-Off: Gareth And Terminus

Gareth in The Walking Dead

A sickening yet intriguing storyline, there is still much to tell about the rise and fall of Terminus. Run by Gareth and his mother, Mary, Terminus was supposedly a peaceful sanctuary for survivors. A traumatic attack left the once amicable group with a kill or be killed, and eat or be eaten point of view.

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Nothing was expanded on as far as Gareth, Alex, and Mary's pasts, and there is certainly still a lot to say about a group that goes from peaceful helpers to joyfully cannibalize wandering survivors.

We Know Enough: Jocelyn

Rutina Wesley as Jocelyn talking to Michonne in The Walking Dead

Jocelyn was a one-off antagonist in the season 9 episode "Scars." An old law school friend of Michonne's before the outbreak, Jocelyn somehow became the sinister leader of a cultish group of orphaned children. She trained them to kill survivors as her personal, tiny assassins and later kidnapped and branded Michonne and Daryl.

A wildly strange but interesting take on how a person might react to the zombie apocalypse, a backstory might be more suited to an episode of Tales Of The Walking Dead than a full spin-off.

Deserves A Spin-Off: The Wolves

Wolves Not Far scrawled on car in The Walking Dead Season 5

An aggressive group of survivors that paint their foreheads with W's and carve the same letter into their victims, The Wolves were a lot of hype with very little payoff. There was tension and build up, but in the end, the audience didn't get to know any of the Wolves or fully grasp what the group was about and why.

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Though they didn't make for the most climactic part of the series, they had potential, and the fact that they would be nearly a blank slate makes them a great candidate to build an entire series off of for a spin-off.

We Know Enough: Joe And The Claimers

Daryl Joe and a Claimer walking on tracks in The Walking Dead

The Claimers are a small but nasty band of survivors. They have very few morals, but the rules that they have, they live by. If someone "claims it," then it belongs to them; and if someone steals what somebody else claimed or lies about it being theirs, they get dealt with swiftly and brutally.

Joe and The Claimers were great antagonists, but the audience got a strong understanding of what they were about and why they made their rules. It seemed more about simplicity than anything with true depth to it that would call for their own series.

Deserves A Spin-Off: Negan and the Saviors

Laura hands Negan Lucille his bat in The Walking Dead

The Saviors were one of the most formidable, functioning groups in The Walking Dead next to Woodbury and Alexandria. Led by Negan, they had numbers, shelter, food, and thanks to their ways, plenty of supplies taken from other groups. In "Here's Negan," the audience got to see that Laura met Negan before the Saviors existed and even gifted him his trusty bat, Lucille.

There are endless possibilities - whether for a mini-series or a multi-season show - for stories to tell about where Laura and Negan went after the events of the episode, what happened to Franklin, how the Saviors were formed, and how Negan decided on his unique style of leadership.

We Know Enough: The Walkers

Walker horde walking in the walking dead

The Walkers will always be a part of the TWD Universe. There have been webisodes that have focused on certain popular Walkers in the series, including "Bicycle Girl" AKA Hannah in The Walking Dead Webisodes: Torn Apart.

However, explorations of who these people used to be is a job better suited for sporadic episodes of Tales Of The Walking Dead, rather than a full spin-off.

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