What is it about a woman in charge that brings out the critics? No matter the genre, you can always find a female lead character that gets a strong negative audience response. Call it a hot take, but we think a lot of those women deserved better than the treatment they got. Let's be real; some of these characters (Sansa Stark, anyone?) are children. How terrible could they really be? These unpopular ladies definitely deserved better from fans, and we're prepared to die on that hill. Here's why we'll stan these women 'til the end, even if we're the only ones. Maggie Pierce: Grey's Anatomy ..read more

Erik Jensen, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Steven Edwards on The Walking Dead Season 5, has been diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer. The actor's family revealed the news in a GoFundMe post. "After miraculously surviving a brain aneurysm just a year and a half ago, our beloved Erik Jensen was just diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer," the message on the fundraising platform reads. "The cancer has metastasized to his liver, but Erik is young and strong (cutting a film during chemo, working full-time as a director and writer throughout) and his doctors think they have a shot ..read more

For the longest time, people sought out films at the movie theater to be scared out of their minds. These 13 TV shows prove that television can be scary, too. We're willing to bet at least one of them will raise the hairs on the back of your neck! 1. The X-Files (FOX) From aliens to conspiracies to so much more, the truth is out there. So is the fear factor. After a recent rewatch, what was the most terrifying about The X-Files was how much of the series leaned heavily into the government's actions (or inaction). The aliens seemed like pussycats by comparison. You can watch the full series ..read more

The Walking Dead franchise has been delivering more twists and turns since its series finale in 2022, thanks to three new spinoffs. With New York Comic-Con on Thursday, it was inevitable we'd be getting some announcements about the projects keeping the TWD universe alive. We'll start with the latest information for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. AMC has unveiled the first footage of Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, which sees them reprising their Rick and Michonne roles. In the clip, Rick is in a voiceover talking about his plight. "I tried to get away. Please know I tried… but I f ..read more

A trio of supernatural dramas will resume production at AMC. According to Deadline, Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live have secured interim deals with SAG-AFTRA. The news means that all three shows can resume production to meet their 2024 return dates on the cable network. There have been waivers handed to specific productions since the SAG-AFTRA strike began seven weeks ago, but this is the highest-profile waiver on the TV front. AMC is not participating in negotiations with SAG-AFTRA, possibly clearing the path fo ..read more

Almost 13 years after its premiere, The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has stunned fans by revealing that a beloved character was nearly killed off early in the show's run. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Robert Kirkman revealed that killing Rick Grimes was very much on the table to deviate from the source material. "With Walking Dead, I was much younger and much more reckless," he said, according to Entertainment Weekly. "I was an absolute lunatic. I would get in the writers' room and be like, 'Kill Rick Grimes today! I don't care! It'll be funny! People will freak out, and it ..read more

AMC has been teasing us with snippets of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon for months. On Friday, fans of the franchise got their biggest glimpse yet of the Paris-set spinoff during San Diego Comic-Con. Because the cast and crew were unable to make the event due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, the cable network gave fans the official trailer for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 1. While there have been many complaints about how Daryl (Norman Reedus) managed to make it to France after the conclusion of The Walking Dead Season 11, the trailer does deliver plenty of things the franchise has ..read more

One of TV's most popular 'ships is reuniting! AMC premiered the first footage of The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne during a San Diego Comic-Con panel for the franchise. Unfortunately, Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira were not in attendance. With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, most of the panels at Comic-Con will proceed without input from the cast and creatives. This is the shape of things to come until a fair deal is reached for writers and actors. The series is "an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world," according to AMC. "Kept apart by distance. By an unstopp ..read more

With The Walking Dead: Dead City winding down its thrilling freshman season, it's time to look ahead to the next chapter of The Walking Dead franchise. AMC on Friday revealed a premiere date for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and it's soon. The Norman Reedus-led spinoff will premiere Sunday, September 10, on the cabler with the first of six episodes. In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Daryl (Reedus) washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he m ..read more

With the continued expansion of The Walking Dead universe,  there have been questions about whether you need to watch the other shows in the franchise before the spinoffs. The Walking Dead: Dead City has taken viewers to New York City with Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), and there is a lot of connective tissue to the original series. For Norman Reedus' The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, the intent is to make the series accessible for everyone. "This is probably the closest to a standalone show you will ever get," Greg Nicotero explained to Entertainment Weekly. "The ..read more