Across various spinoffs, however, the status quo shifted.

There are two primary pieces of evidence that France is where the outbreak started.

Firstly, French graffiti inside the abandoned laboratory roughly translates to “the dead were born here.”

Rick Grimes and some zombies in The Walking Dead.

You started this!"

When you all did what you did."

Genet would be best placed to know the real reason scientists were developing the zombie virus.

Anne Charrier as Genet in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon in front of the Nest surrounded by question marks

PADRE began as a US government operation led by a number of high-ranking military figures.

The larger issue is figuring out precisely which group hunted down and captured these scientists.

Kim Dickens as Madison Clark and zombie herd in Fear The Walking Dead

Lennie James as Morgan Jones and Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes with zombies in The Walking Dead.

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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in a poster image and the post-credits scene from The Walking Dead: World Beyond.

The Walking Deadis a massive multimedia franchise that began with a comic book series created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The franchise gained widespread popularity with the launch of the television seriesThe Walking Deadin 2010 on AMC, which chronicles the lives of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, referred to as “walkers.” The success of the original show has led to numerous spin-offs, web series, video games, novels, and other media. The franchise explores themes of survival, human nature, and the breakdown of society in the face of an existential threat, making it one of the most successful and influential horror series of the 21st century.

The Walking Dead’s main group huddled in an elevator in season 1’s CDC episode.

A PADRE soldier and his family in Fear The Walking Dead.

Melissa McBride as Carol sneaking while holding a shotgun in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2.

The Walking Dead (2010) Movie Poster

The Walking Deadis a massive multimedia franchise that began with a comic book series created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The franchise gained widespread popularity with the launch of the television seriesThe Walking Deadin 2010 on AMC, which chronicles the lives of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, referred to as “walkers.” The success of the original show has led to numerous spin-offs, web series, video games, novels, and other media. The franchise explores themes of survival, human nature, and the breakdown of society in the face of an existential threat, making it one of the most successful and influential horror series of the 21st century.

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