To what extent are the stories of The Walking Dead game series and the Walking Dead TV series connected?

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I've been thinking about getting the Walking Dead Telltale interactive stories, but I haven't seen the Walking Dead TV series yet, nor the comics.

Should I be worried about not understanding certain aspects of the game story, or about accidentally spoiling part of the TV series?



Best Answer

The walking dead telltale games take place in the comic book version of walking dead...not the tv show.




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Are The Walking Dead game and series connected?

The Walking Dead series is based on the comic series of the same name. The game's events run concurrently to the comic, starting at the onset of a zombie apocalypse, where dead humans have become undead "walkers" that feed on the living which quickly overwhelmed most of the population.

Is Glenn from The Walking Dead game the same as the show?

Glenn, later revealed as Glenn Rhee in the television series, is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead, in which he is known simply as Glenn. He was portrayed by Steven Yeun in the television series of the same name and voiced by Nick Herman in the video game of the same name.

Does The Walking Dead game take place in the comics?

Also consisting of five episodes, this time around the game follows Clementine as she is forced fend for herself after Lee's death in the first season. The first episode was released on December 17, 2013 and the last episode was released on August 26, 2014. The game takes place between Issues 126 and 127.

Is The Walking Dead game canon to the show?

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is a first-person shooter video game developed by Terminal Reality and published by Activision. It is based on and canon to The Walking Dead television series, in contrast to the video game by Telltale Games, which is based on and canon to the comics.



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