The Walking Dead’s tenth season finale ‘delayed indefinitely’ amid coronavirus turmoil
THE Walking Dead's tenth season finale has been 'delayed indefinitely' amid the coronavirus turmoil.
Dozens of shows on both sides of the Atlantic have been affected by the pandemic in recent weeks, and now its reached the hit AMC series.
On Tuesday, the network announced via the show's official Twitter account that the series finale would no longer air on Sunday, April 12 in the US as planned.
The statement read: "Current events have unfortunately made it impossible to complete post-production of The Walking Dead Season 10 finale, so the current season will end with its 15th episode on April 5.
"The planned finale will appear as a special episode later in the year."
However no exact date was given for when the finale would air.
The statement added the first eight episodes of season 10 "will be available for free on AMC.com and the AMC app, immediately following the last Season 10 episode on Sunday, April 5 through Friday, May 1."
Earlier this month, a new spin-off in The Walking Dead universe - The Walking Dead: World Beyond - pushed back its premiere from April 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The delay in the season 10 finale comes after Danai Gurira's Michonne left the show in the latest episode. The character discovered her long-lost love Rick Grimes was still alive, and was encouraged to keep looking for him by her adoptive daughter Judith.
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Show runner Angela Kang revealed what comes next for the youngster to , saying: "I think that certainly Michonne leaves a gaping hole in both the emotional lives of Judith and these other characters that love her, but also, she is the head of security for Alexandria and she has been such a leadership force since the loss of Rick.
"So that really puts Daryl in a particular position.
"It really demands more of people like Gabriel and Aaron, but also asks our other communities like Hilltop, how do they come together because they’ve lost a stream of leaders.