"The Walking Dead: World Beyond" receives bitter reviews - "like the Disney Channel version of a zombie series"

In October 2020, the first episodes of "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" started on Prime Video.

However, many viewers have something to complain about.

The makers of

have long had to deal with the allegation of many fans that the plot is becoming less and less interesting.

In order to bring a breath of fresh air to the zombie universe,

published

the brand new spin-off "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" * at the beginning of October 2020.

In contrast to

and

, this series focuses on teenagers who, ten years after the apocalypse, are simultaneously struggling with the problems of growing up.

The first two episodes are already available on

.

Eight more episodes are to follow in the next few weeks, until the finale finally

appears on the streaming service

on

.

But how has the series been received by viewers so far?

A look at the IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes websites shows that the reviews are not very rosy.

"The Walking Dead: World Beyond": That's what viewers think of the new zombie series

Since

only started a few days ago, more and more reviews are likely to arrive in the next few weeks.

Nevertheless, many IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes users insisted on giving their opinion now:

On IMDb, for example, registered members can rate films and series with stars.

However, the

has hardly received the

maximum number of 10 stars

: after more than 2,600 ratings (as of October 13, 2020),

only got

.

By comparison, the majority of Netflix's new releases in 2020 got more than 5.0 stars.

The picture is very similar on Rotten Tomatoes: After 120 audience ratings, the series comes to

.

The average of the ratings from 20 recognized film critics is only

(as of October 13, 2020).

But which aspects do the viewers specifically criticize?

On Rotten Tomatoes, for example, the

comes

under criticism, which so far should not be particularly action-packed and instead relies more on dialogue.

In addition, the series appeals to a

- CNN's Brian Lowry even writes that the spin-off “looks like a Disney Channel version of a zombie series, only without catchy songs”.

Nevertheless, there are also positive points: The characters are at least partially interesting and the idea of ​​putting a

in the foreground in the middle of a zombie apocalypse also receives praise.

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"The Walking Dead: World Beyond": After further episodes, other ratings are conceivable

Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that everyone has a different taste.

Even if the series does not seem to appeal to many viewers so far, others may take a completely opposite view.

So the usual principle applies:

.

Since

has only just started, it is also conceivable that the above ratings will change positively after the end of the 1st season or after possible further seasons.

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