Tales of the Walking Dead

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC , AMC+
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 14, 2022
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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Critic Reviews

  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Aug 15, 2022
    60
    As with most anthologies, your mileage may vary with Tales Of The Walking Dead, depending on which episode you watch. But the performances are entertaining enough to make up for some fractured storytelling and weird, overly positive vibe.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Angie Han
    Aug 15, 2022
    50
    [“Blair/Gina” is] the episode that most feels like an expansion of what The Walking Dead can be, instead of a mere rehashing of it. If only more of Tales took advantage of that freedom.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Jessica Liese
    Aug 11, 2022
    50
    “Tales of the Walking Dead” offers a mixed bag of standalone stories, but a talented cast and a few wild storytelling experiments don’t quite manage to breathe new life into the franchise.
  5. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Aug 14, 2022
    40
    The latest extension of "The Walking Dead" "universe," if you can really call it that, Tales of the Walking Dead possesses the chance to explore and play with this world-gone-mad scenario, but mostly squanders it. Telling a self-contained story in each hour, think of it as a zombie-fied bonus effort that doesn't kill much more than time.

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User Score
3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 10 out of 16
  1. Rincemac
    Aug 14, 2022
    4
    There's still some milk left in these dead cow's teets - so AMC is going to milk its prime moneymaking cow until the udder is crumbling toThere's still some milk left in these dead cow's teets - so AMC is going to milk its prime moneymaking cow until the udder is crumbling to dust, which will be long after TWD is running out of sob stories and ill-conceived "mankind at its ugliest" storylines. Next up: The Afterlife of TWD - Where Walkers go to When They Get Their Brain Thrashed In & "100 Ways to Cook Humans - Amazing Recipes for the Discerning Walker"… Full Review »
  2. Nobilis1984
    Aug 16, 2022
    3
    Again more of the same

    The spin-off is basically just the same warmed up again. The new characters are ok, but far from the original series.    Again more of the same

    The spin-off is basically just the same warmed up again. The new characters are ok, but far from the original series. The stories of the old doomsday, which is inhabited by zombies, are so drained that it hardly entertains anymore. Just let Walking Dead rest in peace and do something new.    … Full Review »
  3. UncleWillard
    Aug 14, 2022
    3
    I like Terry Crewes, who doesn't, but he's just Terry Crewes in everything. That's why we like him. Olivia Munn is hit or miss, and in thisI like Terry Crewes, who doesn't, but he's just Terry Crewes in everything. That's why we like him. Olivia Munn is hit or miss, and in this it's a miss. I get what they're going for, a zombie black mirror akin to the Warld War Z book, but this first one is meh. We've seen all these kind of gotcha tales before, and there are no surprises here. Nice to see someone has a brain and preps. The most frustrating dynamic of TWD for me was always how much time they spent melodramaticizing the apocalypse. Everybody always felt poopy about the zombies and cried a lot instead of being better prepared. Unfortunately I foresee a lot of one-offs with fun ideas, but little depths. Case in point.

    I did enjoy the Navy sub story on FTWD. THAT could've been a spin-off series.    … Full Review »
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