Zombies are fun; no getting around that. Fans of gore, human-v-human conflict (whether alive or undead), and loosely recognizable social commentary can obtain a lot of comfort in the rotting, flesh-hungry, mindless vessels that are zombies—and TV studios know it. AMC's The Walking Dead Universe, arguably TV's biggest zombie franchise that continues evolving today, has experienced varying degrees of success in articulating such a zombified world.