What year does
The Walking Dead take place? "Here's Negan" reveals an updated zombie apocalypse timeline when the prequel episode flashes back to just before the global outbreak of an unknown virus. At the start of
The Walking Dead's extended Season 10 finale, more than a decade has passed since a comatose Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) first woke up in a world gone "bye" in the 2010 series premiere. In Season 2 of spin-off
Fear the Walking Dead, fresh grave markers for the Suarez family confirm the global outbreak of the "Wildfire" virus occurred in late 2010 — the same year where most of "Here's Negan" is set.