Melissa McBride to Appear on ‘Walking Dead’ Spin-Off

In other ‘Walking Dead’ news, the first teaser for Rick Grimes/Michonne series ‘The Ones Who Live’ has arrived.

(L to R) Melissa McBride and Norman Reedus on 'The Walking Dead.' Photo: Jace Downs/AMC.

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AMC confirmed that Melissa McBride is officially joining ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ for Season 2.
The new season will be called ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon –– The Book of Carol’.
The first teaser for the Andrew Lincoln/Danai Gurira-starring ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ was unveiled.

The original show might have shuffled off like a walker into the televisual sunset, but the universe of ‘The Walking Dead’ is more than healthy, with plenty of spin-offs either already aired (‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’), in progress (‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’) or on the way (‘The Walking Dead: Those Who Live’).

And AMC chose this year’s New York City Comic-Con to drop some fresh news about two of those series.

First up, we have ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’.

Is Melissa McBride returning as Carol for ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’?

Melissa McBride on 'The Walking Dead.' Photo: AMC.

Good news for Carol/Daryl “shippers”, Melissa McBride will indeed be back as Carol Peletier for Season 2 on ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’.

McBride, who played the character for 11 seasons on the main show, was originally going to return for the spin-off, but fans were dismayed to learn that she wouldn’t be making it across to Europe for the series, citing scheduling clashes and a desire to take a break from zombie worries.

Here’s what McBride said in a statement about the news:

“I’ve known there was much more to be told of Carol’s story as I felt her so unsettled when we last saw her, as she watched her best friend, Daryl, ride away. Apart or (hopefully!) together, their stories run deep, and I’m so excited to continue Carol’s journey here. This team of storytellers have done amazing work to land these two established characters in an entirely new world to them, and I’m loving the discoveries!”

What’s the story of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’?

Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.' Photo Credit: Emmanuel Guimier/AMC.

The six-episode spin-off series finds Daryl (Norman Reedus) fighting his way through a walker infested and deadly divided L’hexagone in France to protect a child who many believe could save the world.

From the sounds of it, he will make it back for the second season, which is now titled ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon –– The Book of Carol’ set to debut in 2024.

Quite the mouthful of a title!

First teaser for ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in 'The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.' Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC.

If there is an even more anticipated bit of ‘Walking Dead’ news, it would be anything about the Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira-starring ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’.

The spin-off is described as an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… and ultimately, a war against the living.

Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors?  Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?

Or, if we’re being snarky, was the real Walking Dead the decomposing friends they made along the way?

This first look is certainly dramatic and has some flashes of action, but we’ll surely see more ahead of the show’s February 2024 premiere.

Who else is in ‘The Waking Dead: The Ones Who Live’?

Danai Gurira as Michonne in 'The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.' Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC.

Alongside the two stars, the cast will see the return of Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis from ‘The Walking Dead’, while Terry O’Quinn will play Beale, Matt Jeffries will show up at Matt. And Lesley-Ann Brandt has the role of Pearl.

It’s important to note at this point that AMC has secured a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to allow its cast to shoot during the actors’ strike.