The Walking Deadvertising are a series of promotional shorts produced by Maximum Effort. All five shorts aired on November 20, 2022, during commercial breaks alongside AMC's The Walking Dead's series finale, "Rest in Peace". All five shorts can be found on Ryan Reynolds' YouTube channel.[1]
Shorts
DoorDash
A decapitated zombified Rodney is attempting to order something through DoorDash when a Courier arrives to drop off his shipment. Before the Courier leaves, he takes a picture of Rodney's head.
AutoDesk Software
Milton Mamet is promoting a new invention he has created, the grunt powered door handle, during a DED Talk.
Ring
Gareth is at home trying to relax when two neighbors come to the door as they want to see him so that they can sell him raffle tickets.
Deloitte
Andrea Harrison, who is the Chief Brain Officer of Deloitte, talks about how working with Deloitte could be a great opportunity for anyone looking for a new job. Suddenly, her assistant tells her how her next appointment is ready before sending him to be eaten by Andrea.
MNTN Performance TV
Andrea discusses how hard it is to get commercials to appear on TV is before discussing the benefits of trying to promote a commercial through MNTN. When asked how she knows so much about MNTN, she reveals that she ate Ryan Reynolds' brain.
Cast
- Laurie Holden as Andrea Harrison
- Joe Ando Hirsh as Rodney
- Dallas Roberts as Milton Mamet
- Andrew J. West as Gareth
- Ryan Reynolds as Himself (Video)
- Unknown as Courier
- Unknown as Neighbor 1 (Video)
- Unknown as Neighbor 2 (Video)
- Unknown as Andrea's Assistant
- Unknown as Andrea's Victim
Deaths
- Rodney (Alive)
- Milton Mamet (Alive)
- Gareth (Alive)
- Andrea Harrison (Alive)
- Andrea's Victim
- Ryan Reynolds (Confirmed Fate)
- 3 unnamed Pike Victims
- Many unnamed Deloitte Recruits
Trivia
- These shorts confirm Andrea's surname to be Harrison.
- Although unconfirmed, it hints that Rodney may be Thai-American.
- This is one of five pieces of media in the franchise to make a walker(s) the protagonist.
- The other four piece of media to do this are the 4th part of The Walking Dead 360 Experience, The Secret Diary of a Walker, "Made to Suffer" from Red Machete, and Issue 11 of Small Bites.
References
Walking Dead Video Games
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|---|---|
| Consoles | Telltale Series • Survival Instinct • Michonne • The Escapists • Saints & Sinners • Destinies |
| Collections | Ultimate Steam Bundle • Telltale Series Collection • Definitive Series |
| Online | Social Game • Left Behind • Atlanta Run • Chop Shop • Bridge Constructor • Pathways • Life • Vox • Betrayal • Empires • The Sandbox • Lands • Solve to Survive • Backstory Recreator • Story Builder |
| Mobile | Dead Yourself • Assault • Dead Reckoning • Pinball • No Man's Land • Road to Survival • All-Stars • March To War • Survivors • Our World • Casino Slots • Endless War • Match 3 Tales • Dead Run • Card Trader • Encounter • ZombiECards |
| Deluxe TV Games | Zombie Hunter • Battleground |
| Arcade | Pinball Machines • Arcade • Slot Machine |
| Companies | Skydance Interactive • Telltale Games |