Rick and Michonne are reuniting!
On Friday, AMC announced atSan Diego Comic-Conthat thehighly-anticipated spinoffstarringDanai GuriraandAndrew Lincolnwill be titledThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live —and gave fans a first look at the series.
In the clip, Michonne (Gurira) sees flashes of the pair’s intense battles and says, “I’ve been out there a long time. I lost someone, years ago. And then things changed. I found out that he’s alive.” And Rick (Lincoln) reemerges.
The final moment of the teaser trailer revealed the title and the show’s 2024 release.
In the ninth season ofThe Walking Dead, Rick was presumed dead but Michonne later learned her spouse had survived and set out to find him once again.
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes and Danai Gurira as Michonne in ‘The Walking Dead’.Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
At Comic-Con 2022, Lincoln and Gurirasurprised the crowdand announced the Rick and Michonne series was on its way. The limited series will replace the Rick Grimes movies that werefirst announcedwhen Lincoln leftTWDin 2018.
“We … have been cooking something up for you all because we missed you and we owe you the conclusion of this story of Rick and Michonne,” Gurira said at the time.
“I personally can’t wait to get my cowboy boots back on and get the band back together,” Lincoln added.
Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira at Comic Con 2022.Todd Williamson/AMC/Shutterstock
AMC also announced at the annual fan convention that Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) spinoff,The Walking Dead: Dead City, was renewed for a second season ahead of Sunday’s season 1 finale, whileThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, starringNorman Reedus, scored a sophomore season renewal before its Sept. 10 premiere.
“This next chapter in the Walking Dead Universe continues to thrive with a terrific inaugural season forDead Cityand highly anticipated new journey for fan-favorite character Daryl Dixon coming in September,” said AMC president of entertainment Dan McDermott. “We can’t wait to bringDead Cityfans back to the epicenter of Manhattan for more zip-lining action with Maggie and Negan.”
McDermott continued: “And, ahead of its debut, we’re thrilled to double down on Daryl as we bring the apocalypse to France, transforming Notre Dame, Pont du Gard and other iconic locales into an apocalyptic landscape unlike anything we’ve seen before.”
In the trailer for the upcoming season ofThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, a waterlogged Daryl Dixon arrives on the shores of France.
Shortly after reaching land, a nun (Clémence Poésy) asks him, “How did you come to be in France?” and he responds, “A bunch of bad decisions.” He asks her the same question and she replies, “A bunch of good decisions.”
The nun also reveals that his arrival was highly-anticipated, sharing, “We’ve been waiting for you. You’re the messenger. To deliver Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi).”
“I know you can get him there safely,” she adds. “He’s ready.”
“Ready for what?” Daryl questions and she responds, “To lead the revival of humanity.”
The show chronicles Daryl’s “journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan,” according to a press release from the network.
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
In September, the actor teased how the new series is “going to be f—ing epic” in an interview withEntertainment Weekly. Reedus added that fans can expect the show to feel different from the original series.
“We knew we wanted to make a show that went in the opposite direction just because we didn’t want to do the same thing,” he explained. “So that’s what we’re doing. And it’s going to be way different.”
“The story’s way different,” the actor continued. “The characters are way different. There’s a different tone. There’s different light. There’s a different sound.”
“It’s a whole different vibe,” he finished.
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonpremieres Sunday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. ET andFear the Walking DeadSeason 8B debuts Oct. 22 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC and AMC+.The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Liveis set to be released in 2024.
source: people.com
