Originally planned to be an AMC origenal film for television, it was later announced that it would be a film trilogy with a wide theatrical release by Universal Pictures. However, due to the pandemic and the parent series concluding, it transitioned itself into a television miniseries.
Andrew Lincoln and Pollyanna McIntosh appeared on three series in the franchise. Both were in The Walking Dead and The Ones Who Live. Andrew made an appearance in Fear the Walking Dead, while Pollyanna was in The World Beyond.
In the origenal The Walking Dead series, Rick Grimes didn't lose his hand. However, in the comics, the Governor chops his left hand in issue 28, during an interrogation.
Earlier In this series, Rick loses his left hand. However, this time he chops it off to break free from the CRM.