Though fans still haven’t seen The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’s third season just yet, we already know the curtain will close on this particular upcoming TWD show with its fourth season, as that news was announced during this year’s Comic-Con. Knowing that storyline is ending is a worry to fans who are hoping beyond hope that Norman Reedus will get a long-awaited on-screen reunion with Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes. I’m still optimistic it’ll happen, even though the actor’s latest comments about the complications do make a lot of sense.

Seeing Carol and Daryl back together again helped Season 2 rebound after that major death we still haven’t fully gotten over yet, but those characters were destined to share the screen as soon as the spinoff was first conceived. The fact that the characters are in Europe made it impossible for either to drop by during the solo season of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, even if that finale did feature a couple of reunion-specific guest stars. But could there be a point where the storyline allows the characters to cross paths anew?

Speaking with SFX on CinemaBlend’s Darren Scott, longtime TWD star Norman Reedus addressed potentially reuniting with former Walking Dead-verse co-stars, and despite being personally interested in the idea, he addressed why it’s not as easy as throwing them all together in the same setting, and why it might happen differently from the idealized version in fans' minds. As he put it:

Wouldn't that be the biggest pisser imaginable to be a Walking Dead fan who has stuck it out for all these years, and whose biggest pop culture desire is to see Daryl and Rick tag-teaming once more to take down a horde of walkers, only for them to see each other again and not get along at all?

The more chaotic side of my personality would actually enjoy the hell out of that outcome, sinc eit would potentially create a unique dynamic for these characters that wouldn't just arbitrarily have them on the same side just because of their history together. Daryl and Rick did get into it pretty heavily before the Season 9 bridge explosion that left Rick's fate a mystery, so even though Daryl spent years trying to track his friend down, it's possible that finding him won't necessarily lead to a perfect rekindling.

Reedus continued, telling SFX that he also doesn't think Daryl and Carol's exploits in Europe can easily be concluded by just jettisoning them back to the U.S. In his words:

Now, for all that I can understand the logic behind Norman Reedus’ explanation, I also think that there is indeed at least one way to get Rick and Daryl back together again in a way that not only appeases fans but also works inside the narrative parameters without their respective adventures causing any strife.

Showrunner David Zabel previously talked about having a reunion plan that was discussed with Reedus, and during the TWD: Daryl Dixon panel during San Diego Comic-Con, he explained that the spinoff’s story was intended to last four seasons, and that the ending was put into place early on in the creative process, saying:

It wouldn't take a whole lot of imagination to read into Zabel's comments as possibly teasing an ending that brings Daryl and Carol back into the lives of other familiar TWD characters. (Unless, of course, he's hinting at one or both of those characters dying, which would make the whole reunion idea slightly harder to pull off successfully.)

Before any of that can play out in full, though, we still need Season 3 to arrive on the 2025 TV schedule. Speaking of...

Watch The Season 3 Trailer For The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is among the list of exciting upcoming horror TV shows, and Season 3 will arrive on AMC starting on Sunday, September 7, 2025.

Love Actually really is one of the best Christmas movies of all time, giving audiences 10 different love stories and a special twist to how they’re all connected. It’s an inventive, genuine feel-good movie that reminds people how love makes its way into the holiday season. However, director Richard Curtis looks back on what a “catastrophe” making the rom-com was and about learning what “a stalker” Andrew Lincoln’s character has been perceived to be only a few years ago.

The first time you saw Love Actually, the Mark/Juliet storyline made the movie about unrequited love. Mark was the best man at Juliet’s wedding and we find out his cold behavior towards her was “self-preservation” to deny his true feelings for her. He goes to her house with cute cards that scream romance, and she gives him a sweet kiss that allows him to move on. However, audiences construe that memorable scene now as Andrew Lincoln’s character being a bit of a stalker. The Christmas film’s director Richard Curtis told Indiewire he certainly didn’t interpret this shocking trait about Mark until a few years later:

There were plenty of romantic movies in the 2000s/2010s that made stalking less creepy, like the Twilight or Fifty Shades of Grey movies. So back in 2003 when Love Actually was made, it was possible that the intentions of those making the rom-com ensemble felt we should have sympathy for Mark that the woman he loves married his friend and his bravery in still telling her how he felt. Plus, we can’t deny that the use of cue cards expressing your love is incredibly cute. It sure inspired Tom Holland to go all Love Actually spreading awareness about the Far From Home premiere contest.

Now that we’re in the 2020s, it’s easy to interpret Andrew Lincoln’s character’s actions as stalker behavior in professing your love to a taken woman. The cast sure felt that way, like the British actor himself saying the sign scene had him portraying a “weird stalker guy.” Keira Knightley, who played Juliet, certainly felt the after-effects of that memorable scene saying that people recreated card gestures for her that she found “creepy and sweet” like she found in the film. But like Richard Curtis previously said about the “top-notch stalking” scene, times have changed, and certain scenes that were viewed as romantic back then are now traits we hope no one follows to woo someone.

One of the greatest things about Love Actually was its best use of an ensemble cast in giving us a variety of love stories that send out heartwarming vibes. However, filming a movie with multiple storylines was no picnic for Richard Curtis:

It’s understandable how confusing it must have been to edit all of those different romantic storylines together – especially since Love Actually isn’t like an anthology movie where it’s a series of short films all rolled up in one. All of the sequences are told in non-linear order so that when they all come together at the end, it makes sense why we’re getting to know this unique cast of characters. But as Richard Curtis said, putting the stories in non-chronological order helps audiences engage with the characters compared to the whole storyline told in one swoop. Putting other stories in between generates suspense. But, I can imagine how mind-rattling that must be to put them together in the editing room and make sure they all flow by the end credits.

Despite Love Actually’s memorable cue card scene thought of by modern audiences as “stalking” and what a pain editing the ensemble Christmas film was, it’s still considered one of the best holiday flicks and movies of the 2000s people still watch. The film’s longstanding popularity still holds true as a sequel came to NBC in 2017 for the fundraising event “Red Nose Day” and still has a cult following. You can add the Golden Globe-nominated movie to your Christmas watchlist available now on your Amazon Prime subscription.

Only mild spoilers below for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’s Season 2 finale, for those who haven’t yet watched on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription.

After years of waiting, The Walking Dead fans watched as Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride once again shared the small screen as Daryl and Carol for the second season of AMC’s horror-drama spinoff The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Granted, it came only two years after the flagship series’ emotional series finale, but considering McBride was meant to be the Season 1 co-star as well, the gap felt longer. But what about seeing Reedus opposite Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes?

At the moment, that idea is but a mere pipe dream in Walking Dead fans’ heads, but its potential to become a reality was kinda-sorta addressed by Daryl Dixon showrunner David Zabel, who talked to THR about where things wrapped up for Season 2 and teased what the early Season 3 renewal has allowed the creative team to work on thus far during production. What’s more, Zabel sounds extremely optimistic about potentially lasting for many seasons yet to come, saying:

Even if Daryl Dixon's weekly viewership numbers in no way can compare to TWD' s mid-run ratings highs, it's clearly doing well enough to justify plenty of support from AMC and at least one more impending season with European zombies and their evolved brethren. Only two of The Walking Dead spinoffs lasted a single season: the anthologized Tales of..., and the Rick and Michonne reunion drama The Ones Who Live.

Considering both Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln are busy with actor careers and families, and neither spoke much about being 100% in on an extended return to this post-apocalypse, neither of them are fully expected to return. Especially since fans got that glorious shot of Rick and Michonne reuniting with Judith, and R.J. meeting his dad for the first time.

But for those of us who never say never to the possibility of seeing beloved characters popping up anew in this universe, David Zabel's further thoughts about Daryl Dixon's future absolutely point to other familiar faces showing up in this spinoff, even if Rick isn't the one he namechecks. Discussing the all-around lack of story restrictions, he said:

Now, Zabel obviously brought up one of The Walking Dead franchise's other most popular characters, Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan, when talking hypothetically about what could happen in a future season of Daryl Dixon. Negan is obviously gearing up raise all kinds of hell in NYC on TWD: Dead City, with Season 2 set to arrive amidst the 2025 TV schedule, so unless that show is already on its last legs, it's not so likely that either Negan or Lauren Cohan's Maggie will span the Atlantic for a crossover episode.

Plus, if we've learned anything from interviews with creatives and actors from Marvel, DC, Star Wars and other entertainment monoliths, it's that nobody gives legitimately organic answers to questions about characters who might return. Because answering randomly could very well spoil future plans that the person answering is entirely unaware of. As such, because Zabel specifically suggested Negan as a potential later-season cameo, no part of me believes that will ever come to pass.

But I do think it theoretically leaves the door open for anyone besides Negan to appear on Daryl Dixon. And while it'd be cool to see him crossing paths again with Lauren Ridloff's Connie and Khary Payton's Ezekiel and others, it remains wild to me that the last time Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln were together as Daryl and Rick was early on in Season 9 back in 2018. And this franchise cannot wrap itself up without more of that.

I fully understand why The Ones Who Live had to get Richonne back on the same fertile ground, but if there's anything else that Rick Grimes needs to do in this fictional world, it's man-hug Daryl again. And like, actually raise his own kids or whatever, but for the purposes of making viewers squeal with glee, Rick should probably start swimming so that he can make it to Europe by the time Season 6's timeline starts off.

Both seasons of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon are available to stream on AMC+.

We’re still a couple of months away from the holiday season taking complete hold of the world, but when that happens, we can be sure that a lot of people will revisit their favorites by watching some of the best Christmas movies around. Among those will be the modern classic, Love Actually. The film tells numerous beautiful and heartbreaking stories, but one that seems to get more attention every year is the controversial love triangle between characters played by Andrew Lincoln, Keira Knightley, and Chiwetel Eijofor.

Lincoln plays a man in love with his best friend’s new wife. It’s not a position any of us would like to be in, but over the years, many have suggested that even letting the woman of his dreams know his feelings is a terrible thing – and Eijofor agrees. He recently told Comicbook.com that he has even told his co-star to his face that his character is a terrible best friend. He said,

One of the most famous Love Actually scene features Mark (Andrew Lincoln) silently professing his love to Juliet (Kiera Knightley) via cue cards while Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) aloofly believes she is enjoying the performance of some door-to-door carolers. It's intended to be seen as a cathartic moment for Lincoln’s character; now that he has unburdened his soul, he can move forward with his life. But as Ejiofor points out, the film never deals with the aftermath, which surely would have been significant if the husband/best friend ever discovered what happened.

As Love Actually has become a regular holiday season tradition, it seems more and more people are coming around to this way of thinking. Even director Richard Curtis has said that while he didn’t see the problematic nature of the scene originally, he has since come to understand what’s wrong with it and why people take issue. Even Andrew Lincoln has said he was afraid he’d come off like a “creepy stalker” while filming the movie.

To be fair, the "stalker" issue isn't even the only bad part of the relationship. Keira Knightley was only 18 years old when she made the movie, making her barely an adult, and Lincoln is more than a decade older than her. Knightley is closer in age to the children who co-star in the film.

All that being said, Love Actually is great because it tells so many different stories about the different ways love can manifest, and unrequited love is certainly one way that happens.

Warning! Spoilers ahead! 

AMC's massive hit The Walking Dead established earlier on that anything could happen at any time, including the worst. Still, a number of characters made it quite a long time. While none of the cast members on the show appeared in all 177 episodes of the show, here are the actors who appeared in the most episodes of The Walking Dead. 

Norman Reedus (175 Episodes)

Daryl Dixon, played by Norman Reedus, was a fan favorite almost from the very beginning, and by the end of the show, he was hands down the most popular character. Reedus was amazing as the gruff, tough-as-nails survivor and he appeared in more episodes than any other actor, 175 in total. He also returned in the follow-up show The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.

Melissa McBride (174 Episodes)

The character on The Walking Dead that had the most incredible character arc has to be Carol played by Melissa McBride. Carol was a fairly meek housewife to an abusive husband. She didn't stay the way and by the end of the show's run, and McBride's 175 episodes, she was someone you definitely wanted to have on your side against the zombies. 

Lauren Cohan (144 Episodes)

It's hard to believe that viewers didn't meet Maggie Greene Rhee until the second season when the survivors reached the farm. Still, actress Lauren Cohan appeared in the third-most episodes by the end, 144 in total. Though she had one of the most tragic story arcs, she comes out on top at the very end, proving how tough she really was.  

Christian Serratos (130 Episodes)

Fans of The Walking Dead aren't introduced to Rosalita, played by Christian Serratos, until Season 4 and Serratos didn't become a main cast member until the following season. From then on though, she becomes a key survivor right up until the very end when she becomes the final victim of the zombies on the show, after 130 episodes.

Josh McDermitt (130 Episodes)

Josh McDermitt's character, Eugene, is one of the most interesting characters on the show. At first, he's weak, selfish, and spineless, but he eventually grows into one of the most capable survivors on the show, using his smarts to help out in many ways. 

Danai Gurira (126 Episodes)

From the first time viewers see Michonne, played by Danai Gurira, until the end of the show, she was among the most beloved and awesome characters. Though she wasn't introduced until the end of Season 2, Gurira appeared in 126 episodes over the final 10 seasons. And she wasn't someone you ever wanted to mess with.

Seth Gilliam (125 Episodes)

Former cast member of The Wire Seth Gilliam plays one of the more controversial characters, the priest Gabriel Stokes. Though he didn't join the show until Season 5, he played a huge role, both good and bad, with the survivors over the final seven seasons. 

Andrew Lincoln (121 Episodes)

If there is a main character of The Walking Dead, at least in the first nine seasons, it's Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln. He's the de facto leader at almost every point in the show, and the father of two kids. At the end of Season 9 Grimes disappears and at the end of Season 11 it's revealed he's still alive, but only a little is revealed about where he ends up until the follow-up show, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

Ross Marquand (116 Episodes)

Audiences first meet Ross Marquand's character Aaron when he recruits the survivors to join the community he's a part of in Alexandria. From Season 5, when he is introduced, until the end of the show, Aaron is a key character who appeared in a total of 116 episodes. 

Chandler Riggs (109 Episodes)

Carl Grimes was, other than his infant sister, the youngest member of the group of main survivors. Rick's son, played by Chandler Riggs, was a key character in both the TV and in the comic books, though his run on the show ended before the character's arc is over in the comic books. Riggs left the show in dramatic fashion after 109 episodes to attend college. 

Jeffrey Dean Morgan (95 Episodes)

The Walking Dead became known for introducing a big baddie in every season, but no one was ready for Negan, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. As the leader of The Saviors, Negan is absolutely brutal, and within minutes of meeting him, he commits the two most horrific murders in the show's entire history. His character arc is fascinating, however, and it meant he lasted 95 episodes, right up until the end. 

Alanna Masterson (87 Episodes)

Tara Chambler, played by actress Alanna Masterson, starts out as a follower of the antagonist known as The Governor but soon realizes he's a bad person. During the attack on the prison by the survivors, Tara switches sides and ends up an important member of the survivors before she is attacked and killed in Season 9, after appearing in 87 episodes. 

Khary Payton (83 Episodes)

Khary Payton introduction as King Ezekiel in the seventh season was a big moment. Not only did was it a dramatic shot, with him sitting with his tiger, but it brought in a character that would become a key player over the next 83 episodes. 

Steven Yeun (81 Episodes)

The Walking Dead was famous for the brutal deaths of some of its most beloved characters and at the top of that list is Glenn's horrifying death at the hands of Nega in the Season 7 premiere. It was hard to stomach, and even harder to take, emotionally. Actor Steven Yeun's character was a fan favorite and after 81 episodes, suddenly he was gone. 

Cooper Andrews (81 Episodes)

Actor Cooper Andrews' character Jerry is the kind of character everyone loves. He's a bit of a goof, but dedicated and loyal to his people, and very capable. Though the character wasn't introduced until Season 8 and wasn't a main cast member until 10, Andrews still appeared in 81 episodes. 

Sonequa Martin-Green (70 Episodes)

Sasha, played by Sonequa Martin-Green, who appeared in 70 episodes was a character created for the show, rather than in the comic book from which The Walking Dead was adapted. Still, Sasha becomes an incredibly important character from Season 3 when we meet her until her heroic death at the end of Season 8.

Eleanor Matsuura (58 Episodes)

Eleanor Matsuura, who plays Yumiko, is a late joiner to the cast, not appearing until the 9th Season. Still, she proves her worth quickly and appears in almost every episode from there out, a total of 58. 

Nadia Hilker (56 Episodes)

One of the new characters introduced in Season 9 is Magna, played by actress Nadia Hilker. She's a tough customer who seemingly trusts very few people, and who can blame her after surviving the zombie apocalypse for as long as she has. She also survives the final battle in Alexandria at the of Season 11 and is seen living happily with her girlfriend, Yumiko, after 56 episodes on the show. 

Lauren Ridloff (56 Episodes)

Along with Magna and Yumiko, Lauren Ridloff's character Connie is a tough survivor who joined the show in Season 9. Like those characters Connie appears in most of the final three seasons, a total of 56 episodes. 

Callan McAuliffe (55 Episodes)

 Alden, played by Callan McAuliffe, was a member of the brutal Saviors when viewers met him, but he eventually switches sides and teams up with the Hilltop Community led by Maggie. In all, he ended up in most of the final shows in the final 4 seasons, a total of 55 episodes. 

Cassady McClincy Zhang (54 Episodes)

Lydia is a character who is quite different in the show than she is in the comics, mostly due to the changed story arc of her love interest in the books, Carl Grimes. In the show, she is introduced in Season 9 when she is taken captive by Michonne and Daryl. She ends the series alive, 54 episodes later. She was played by Cassady McClincy Zhang.

Cailey Fleming (53 Episodes)

The youngest member of the main cast was Cailey Fleming, who played the older Judith Grimes in seasons 10 and 11, a total of 53 episodes. Of course, the character appears in way more episodes going back to the very beginnings of the show, but for years, she was a baby, presumably played by different people and definitely not played by Fleming.

Lennie James (52 Episodes)

Morgan, played by Lennie James, is one of the earliest characters viewers meet in the show, though he remains an enigma and only occasionally appeared in the early days. James became a main character in Season 6, and in total appeared in 52 episodes over the first 8 seasons of the show before he leaves the group. The character became the protagonist in the first spinoff, Fear The Walking Dead. 

Emily Kinney (50 Episodes)

Emily Kinney played Beth Greene in 50 episodes of The Walking Dead. She was Herschel's daughter and Maggie's half-sister. She was introduced on the show when Rick and the rest of the survivors got to the Greene farm. Initially, Kinney had a much smaller role than those of her family members, but by Season 4 she had become a full-time cast member. It wasn't for long though, as Beth was killed by Dawn in one heck of a disastrous moment that also saw Daryl kill Dawn. 

Katelyn Nacon (50 Episodes)

The second-to-last episode of Season 10 of The Walking Dead is a brutal one. The mysterious character called Alpha proves to be a brutal baddie when it's revealed that her people, The Whispers, have killed a number of people, including Enid, played by Katelyn Nacon. Nacon portrayed Enid in 50 episodes, starting in Season 5. 

Tom Payne (45 Episodes)

The Hilltop Community becomes one of the most important settlements in the post-apocalyptic world and viewers of the show, and the core survivors, are introduced to it by Paul "Jesus" Rovia, who was played by Tom Payne for 45 episodes, starting in Season 7. Jesus is both a spy and an ambassador of sorts for the Hilltop folks, who ends up recruiting and fighting with Rick and the others against The Saviors. Sadly, he doesn't make it past Season 9 when he is killed by The Whisperers. 

Michael Cudlitz (38 Episodes)

What can we say about Abraham Ford? Played by the great Michael Cudlitz who first found major fame on TV as a member of the cast of Band of Brothers, Abraham was a fan favorite from the first time viewers met him in Season 4. That made his death in the Season 7 premiere, after starring in 38 Episodes, at the hands of Negan incredibly heartbreaking. 

Scott Wilson (38 Episodes)

Everyone loves their grandfather and in a way, that's who Scott Wilson's character Herschel Greene represented on the show. The patriarch of Maggie and Beth's family, Herschel is tough, he's fair, and he's righteous. Introduced on the farm in Season 2, Herschel is killed by The Governor in Season 4, after appearing in 38 episodes. 

Austin Amelio (36 Episodes)

Dwight, played by Austin Amelio, always seemed like a reluctant, if brutal, member of Negan's group, The Saviors. With his badly scarred face, he was a standout character for 36 episodes before Amelio left The Walking Dead to join the spinoff Fear The Walking Dead. 

Kerry Cahill (36 Episodes)

For a character that appeared in 36 Episodes of the show, Dianne, played by Kerry Cahill, is the least developed on this list. Cahill is first seen in The Kingdom, playing one of the community's best soldiers, a skill she later takes to the Hilltop Community. For the rest of the series, she is part of many battles, but we never learn too much about her. 

Sarah Wayne Callies (35 Episodes)

Sarah Wayne Callies plays Lori Grimes, Rick's wife, and mother to Carl and Judith. In the first three seasons, she's one of the most important characters on the show and gets herself stuck in a love triangle between Rick, whom she believed was dead, and Rick's best friend, Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal). During Season 3, Lori is forced to give birth to Judith via C-section, and without proper medical facilities, the procedure kills her in one of the hardest moments of the show to watch. In total, Callies appeared in 35 episodes.

Laurie Holden (35 Episodes)

Actor Laurie Holden is one of the original cast members of the show, playing Andrea from the earliest episodes. At the end of Season 2, she gets separated from the rest of the survivors at the farm and is saved by Michonne. Both end up at Woodbury with The Governor, who Andrea grows close to. Trusting him was a mistake as she is eventually taken prisoner by him which leads to her death at the hands of a walker towards the end of Season 3 after 35 appearances. 

Simply by taking place during the post-apocalypse, The Walking Dead franchise is one of TV’s deadliest, and remains that way thanks to spinoffs starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan, among others. The co-stars’ characters Negan and Maggie first shared the screen in the Season 6 finale and then in the infamous Season 7 premiere, in which the leather-clad villain brutally killed off two fan-favorite characters. It’s been roughly eight years since that viewership-killing episode aired, so how does TWD vet Andrew LIncoln feel about it now?

As it happens, Lincoln is able to look back at Negan’s introduction in hindsight and say that it may have been the straw that broke the zombie camel’s back, so to speak. In an interview with Empire, he said:

That’s a major “maybe” in the scheme of things, since The Walking Dead’s creative team definitely wanted to hammer home just how emotionally devastating Negan’s arrival was the way Robert Kirkman penned it for the comic book. To the point where Charlie Adlard’s gnarly visuals were partially represented in the form of Steven Yeun’s bulging eye-socket prosthetic, which the show made sure to focus on applicably.

Of course, before he even got around to smooshing in Glenn’s head in front of his pregnant wife, JDM’s Negan had already viciously murdered Abraham in a similar manner, with the red-headed behemoth’s body still twitching in the moments afterward. The times were not so optimistic.

To that end, The Walking Dead’s Season 7 premiere was among the two or three most-watched episodes of the show’s 11-season run, with more than 17 million people tuning in early on. The series enjoyed those double-digit viewership totals for several seasons prior to Negan’s arrival, and it’s unlikely any other AMC series will ever reach that same level of popularity. But once Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s joyously callous villain became a mainstay, the audience decline was quite obvious., and many were quite up front about why Glenn's death was so upsetting.

Not that Andrew Lincoln felt any sort of foreboding viewership threats when filming the controversial sequence, and only has good things to say about that experience, and about Morgan in general. As he put it:

It was definitely an emotional shoot, as it was by and large the last time the cast would spend that much time around stars Steven Yeun and Michael Cudlitz, though the latter later returned for Abraham's dream sequences with Sonequa Martin-Green's Sasha. But as much as fans have wanted to see Yeun back as Glenn in any upcoming Walking Dead series, even if just in the anthology spinoff, he's expressed hesitance about returning to the role.

While waiting to see more from Negan in The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2, head to our 2024 TV premiere schedule to see what else is coming soon.

If Andrew Lincoln is known for anything (other than showing up to his best friend’s house on Christmas Eve to profess his undying love to the man’s new wife), it would pretty much have to be for playing steadfast zombie apocalypse survivor Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead. Though the bulk of his time as the star of that series ended during Season 9, he recently returned in the spinoff sequel The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, but has now landed his follow-up role, and it’s not what I expected.

What Role Has Andrew Lincoln Taken As His Walking Dead Follow Up?

Leading a major TV series, particularly one as action-packed and filled with heartbreaking deaths as The Walking Dead, can take a lot out of a person. This is probably even more true when said person (like Andrew Lincoln) has to film in Georgia while much of his family is in England, which is his country of origin. He’s hilariously explained his “terrible decision” to leave the zombie drama behind so that he could spend more time with his wife, kids and other assorted family members. I still didn’t expect him to head across the pond for his next project, but here we are.

According to Deadline, Lincoln has signed on to star in and executive produce the ITV thriller Cold Water, which is his first job based in the U.K. for over a decade. The series will see him portray a middle-aged, stay-at-home father named John who’s hiding the fact that he’s “raging” at the state of his life and surprised by how quickly time has passed. 

After he and his wife, Fiona (played by Indira Varma, a.k.a. Ellaria Sand on Game of Thrones), move their family to a small town in Scotland, John begins a friendship with their mysterious neighbor, Tommy (Ewen Bremner, Trainspotting). However, that relationship becomes more and more “intense” which raises fears in Fiona that Tommy isn’t exactly who he’s said he is.

The show is written by award-winning playwright David Ireland (who’s exec producing along with Lincoln and several others), and will also star Eve Myles (of the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood, another show that featured Varma). 

Ireland described the show as a “dark, funny, twisted thriller,” which doesn’t place it too far from the mark the erstwhile Rick Grimes made by starring on The Walking Dead franchise-starter for so long. But, as mentioned earlier, this will be his first gig on British television since 2010, when he played Hugh Collinson on Strike Back for five episodes. 

Of course, that is the same year we were first treated to some Atlanta-based zombie scares on TWD. With his work on the iconic horror series being so all-encompassing, it makes a lot of sense that he didn’t exactly have lots of time to hop across the pond to do other TV shows at home during that time, despite having originally made a name for himself in England with shows like Teachers and This Life. 

If anything, his job on Cold Water, which is set to begin filming later in 2024, will have all TWD fans eager to see the results of his next project, even though it probably means we’ll be waiting for a while to get news on whether or not The One Who Live could get a second season.

Major spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’s season finale on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription.

I can only hope that most, if not all, of the Walking Dead fanbase was collectively cooing by the end of the season finale for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. It wrapped not with cliffhanger stress, but with the comfort of family reunions and the promise of a better future. Technically, that’s close to how Episode 4 ended, and things didn’t go well right after. But before any of those joyful feelings sprouted up, one particular scene dropped a doozy of a detail that has taken up space in my brain.

The moment in question took place during the already bothersome conversation between Terry O’Quinn’s rarely seen General Beale and Andrew Lincoln’s Rick, who was basically forced to sit and listen to the CRM boss’ measured tone as he confessed to deadly acts as atrocious as those committed by anyone else in this franchise. In a sense, Beale was guilty of dropping Negan’s bat down upon the heads of thousands and thousands of survivors,, for the sake of eliminating any communities whose size could potentially overtake the Civic Republic Military. And the fact that he shared all this information without a blinking second thought is unnerving.

However, I found myself most bothered after the fact by Beale’s blasé admission detailing how many times he’d had that exact same conversation, noted as being the Echelon Briefing, with others climbing the ladder of the CRM. Here’s how he put it:

Now, we all know that Rick Grimes is special and a hero and that he survived everything that happened in the finale makes him some kind of an invincible vampire. So Beale wasn’t telling stories out of school there. But the thing that bugs me isn’t tied to what Rick is, it’s about those other 2,533 people that heard the Major General’s heinous crimes and apparently didn't kick up a fuss about it.

Obviously I can understand why anyone in a position like Rick’s might not be so quick to start shit while within the inner sanctum of Beale’s office. O’Quinn can be a very intimidating presence with only a look, and that goes ten-fold when he’s set up as a military leader, and all of the weapons being in the middle of the table just makes things more challenging.

But those still seem like pretty slim odds that it took 2,534 iterations of the Echelon Briefing for someone to try and take Beale down. They wouldn't need to be anything like Rick to do it. For example: a 6'5" 290-lb. military vet who joined the CRM in good faith, who had family in Omaha and more in Portland, and who isn't a megalomaniacal survivalist.

I guess Beale never specifically addressed whether or not any of the 2,533 prior inductees took issue with his one-on-one mass-murder confessions. Thorne certainly didn't, considering she was still #BealeForLife until her candle was snuffed. But I can allow for the leader to have been hiding past incidents where someone tried to fight back, only without a secret knife and hyper-accurate knife-throwing skills like Rick motherfucking Grimes.

Still, the number of retaliation attempts that he could theoretically be hiding would remain far, far too low to matter. Because that percentage of people who just accepted Beale's monstrous acts and embraced the file and rank under his thumb, that's one of the scariest details that's ever made it into a Walking Dead show. They're just a hop, a skip and a hump away from turning into the rapey antagonists in 28 Days Later, and nobody needs that.

Since the finale ended on a happy and touching note, I'll take the hopeful route here and assume that General Beale developed a "calling all assholes" beacon that drew all the bad people still left in the country to the secret city, and all the other survivors that are still out there won't pat themselves on the back for kidnapping 10% of a community's children before death-gassing the place. To the future!

While it's a bummer the finale didn't clue anyone in on Heath's situation as it was theorized due to the "PPP" on the whiteboard, I think getting an update on Judith and RJ was just a tad bit more important for the purposes of this particular tale. Still hoping to get some kind of clarification on that in an upcoming Walking Dead show, though. And if it involves a Saw-like montage of clips that show us Heath was present as a CRM soldier in the background during the events of The Ones Who Live, I'm here for it.

Major spoilers below for the final episode of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live are below, so be warned if you haven’t yet watched on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription.

After years of waiting for Andrew Lincoln’s Rick and Danai Gurira’s Michonne to return to their post-apocalyptic franchise roots, that six-week return is already over, without knowing if or where the couple will show up again in any upcoming The Walking Dead shows, whether it’s The Ones Who Live Season 2 or another spinoff. They definitely can show up again down the road, considering both somehow survived their sabotage mission against the CRM, among other things. In the end, fans got the reunion that many were presumably hoping for, but it possibly only happened because RIck and Michonne are now immortal. Which seems unlikely, but let’s do some celebrating first.

The Grimes Family Reunion

The episode “The Last Time,” with its ominous title, sadly didn’t fully bring viewers back to Alexandria to potentially reconnect with Gabriel following his return in the episode where Jadis died. However, the most important reunion possible did indeed occur, with Team Immediate Family all connecting for the very first time. And it was amazingly just as, if not more, emotional as I could have hoped, considering Andrew Lincoln’s Rick hadn’t appeared canonically with either Cailey Fleming’s Judith or Antony Azor’s RJ.

I may not go out on a limb to say this scene is destined for award reels, but as a father who probably hasn’t been away from either of my daughters for more than 10 days at a time, I wanted to leap into my screen and be the other rim for the Grimes fam’s group-hug, especially when Rick tapped RJ’s Carl-eseque cowboy hat. Stop it with those last-minute emotional pulls, The Walking Dead. Because I’m still wondering how we got to a place where Rick and Michonne were still breathing by the time the credits hit.

That Explosion Should Have Made The Grimes Family Reunion Impossible

It could very well be that I just don’t have the proper understanding of the exact damage that dozens of lined-up grenades will do from within a partial enclosure. It could be that I am just way too gullible for thinking that the explosion seen in the picture above, which sent bodies flying every which way and seemed to instantly zombify the entire 3,000-unit squad waiting to fly out to Portland, might do a fair amount of damage to both Rick and Michonne, who were walking towards the future epicenter before darting off for three seconds. I must be lost in my imagination for thinking those scant seconds wouldn’t be enough to make any moves that could guarantee their survival in the face of…[checks notes]...all them ‘splosions and such.

I’m clearly dripping with sarcasm, but am genuinely confused about how dousing themselves in water beneath a tarp was a strong enough defense for them to both walk away pretty much unscathed, beyond some potentially awful breathing problems down the road. I can understand the concept of water keeping them from burning in a minor fire, but the shock waves should have buried them under at least ONE of those shipping containers.

Granted, Michonne made the choice to throw her and Rick from a helicopter, and Rick survived cutting his own hand off, and Rick bested Beale in less than a minute of combat, and Rick also somehow got swarmed by zombies AFTER surviving the explosion, and still walked away without getting bitten. Seemingly at least. He should have been a goner like 17 times over at least.

How Does It Make Any Sense That Thorne Survived?

This is basically the same point as the one above, but stated far wider eyes and a more shoulder-straining shrug. If science allows for Rick and Michonne’s wet tarp plan to secure them another day on Earth, so be it. But Thorne didn’t even have that. She was literally less than 100 ft from Zombified Beale when that massive wall of fire consumed him, with nothing to stop the blast from knocking her across the ocean into Paris for Daryl Dixon Season 2.

But did she die or get incapacitated in any way? Nope, and what’s more, she was the aggressor in locating Rick and Michonne amidst the rubble, and didn’t seem to question for a second whether they might be dead or not. Which, I guess if she made it through, she had no reason to think they got hurt.

Having said all this now, I’ve started to convince myself that this whole season has just been a flash-forward fantasy, similar to the heavenly family dinner where Glenn was still alive to meet Hershel, and Negan immediately got along great with everybody. Well maybe not the WHOLE season, but there are theories to be strung together from dust that could, in time, be strong enough to support the idea that Rick and/or Michonne died in the blast, and the whole “The CRM is over and now peace will reign, and here’s your long-lost children” victory was just a few fleeting thoughts before the ol’ brain synapses slowed to none. Is THAT what the episode title “The Last Time” means?

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With the penultimate episode of what may be its only season, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live not only shocked audiences with Father Gabriel’s return, but also delivered the first major franchise death in a long while by killing off Pollyanna McIntosh’s Jadis. It was a somewhat shocking turn of events, but likely a necessary one in order to give Rick and Michonne a better shot at actually taking down the CRM. (#CoupleGoals.) A bigger shock, however, came during the preview for the impending finale, where a quick visual potentially set up a callback to one of TWD’s biggest mysteries: what happened to Heath?

Though former Walking Dead co-star Corey Hawkins didn’t actually appear in the new footage — which I can’t imagine anyone would have expected — one snippet features Lesley-Ann Brandt’s Thorne in front of a markerboard where a variety of different things are written. Most of the content either doesn’t show up well enough or is too generic to make sense of, but then there’s the oh-so-mysterious “PPP” abbreviation that hearkens back to “Swear,” the Season 7 episode in which Heath disappeared. Check out a zoomed-in look at the moment below.

For Walking Dead fans who maybe don’t remember, “Swear” followed Heath and Alanna Masterson’s Tara as they were out on an extended supply run. After being separated, Tara ends up connecting with the Oceanside community, while Heath…well, it’s not exactly clear. He presumably survived whatever walker attack happened, but the only evidence left behind was a keycard containing the ever-mysterious “PPP” marking.

Myriad theories about what those letters could mean surfaced in the months and years after Heath disappeared, without any real indication of what they meant coming either from the narrative or from the creatives. Former showrunner-turned-franchise overseer Scott Gimple told fans that Heath would be back somehow, and that his time within this universe was not complete, though that was years ago. 

The next big update came when fellow former showrunner Angela Kang confirmed in 2022 that Heath was taken by the CRM, and that the writers had planted those seeds with the hopes that Hawkins would return to The Walking Dead at some point. Unfortunately for viewers, if not for the actor himself, Hawkins started landing big role after big role, and seemingly hasn’t put much direct effort into closing out Heath’s story.

But with Episode 5 surprisingly bringing Seth Gilliam back as Father Gabriel, it’s certainly not impossible to consider the idea that Heath could actually appear in the Ones Who Live finale. Not that I’d have a surefire idea for how he’d factor into things, and I still don’t have any clue what “PPP” stands for. 

If there were more readily identifiable words and phrases on the board, that might help, although I’d gather most of it is just random set design, with the in-focus bits being the only important thing. Of all the P words I can think that would be applicable, “Portland” and “Protection” seem in line, and possibly “Program” or “Procedure.” I could keep those guesses going all day, really. But even if we knew what it meant, it’s a whole other thing to then speculate on what it means to be a PPP exception.

The only other time the mysterious keycard has appeared was in the Tales of the Walking Dead episode “Davon,” in which Jesse T. Usher’s titular character is also seen to be in possession of one of the keycards. That said, zero info is given about it otherwise.

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Major spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription.

Rick and Michonne went through the wringer in the fourth episode of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, but celebrated a big win as they seemingly staged a successful escape from the CRM. The fifth installment, “Become,” proved that all victories are short-lived in this world, as Jadis was successfully able to track the couple’s through their wake of walker guts. That cat-and-mouse game made for a pretty fun ep, despite the generic zombie bait introduced, but I think we can all agree the biggest highlight was the return of Seth Gilliam’s Father Gabriel! There was a deadly lowlight too, but more on that below.

With all the Walking Dead characters who were publicly revealed to be taking part in one of the various spinoffs — such as Melissa McBride’s confirmed return for TWD: Daryl Dixon Season 2 — it remains unclear what became of plenty of other characters who survived the emotional series finale. And I don’t know if what this episode showed audiences specifically counts as an update, considering much of what we saw was via flashbacks, but it was still a much-welcomed return for any long-time fans of this franchise. 

What We Learned From Father Gabriel's Return

In a surprising move for a character who seemingly didn't have much of an emotional core these days, if ever, Jadis apparently went out  of her way to reconnect with Gabriel years after she disappeared with Rick in Season 8. He revealed to her that everyone in Alexandria appeared to believe that Rick was dead, and she didn’t exactly step up to immediately correct him. She also didn’t step up to offer him any help, perhaps understandably saying the CRM wouldn’t allow such things. 

She continued to visit him at the same spot for the next two years, and continued to deal with Gabriel’s pleas for her to join him in Alexandria, which she continued to refuse, even though she appeared to genuinely want to return to that life, if the possibility existed. But it didn’t present itself before then, and it certainly can’t do it now. 

Perhaps most importantly for this spinoff's main couple, Gabriel gave Jadis a ring he'd found and intended to give to Rick to propose to Michonne on the very bridge that was blown up as a safety precaution. By the end of the episode, that ring made its way into Rick's possession.

Did Father Gabriel Die?

Seth Gilliam talked with CinemaBlend in the past about Walking Dead fans always being ready for Gabriel’s death, given how many times the character appeared to be destined to fly through death’s door. Lo and behold, even though “Become” attempted to fool audiences into thinking the holy man would be killed off by Jadis herself, it didn’t happen. 

It’s possible that Jadis should have offed him, as far as her own CRM goal is concerned, but I’m very thankful that it didn’t happen. Because Father Gabriel’s return sets the stage for even more familiar characters to pop up again in the finale, “The Last Time.” That’s the rose-colored glasses version of events, anyway.

So Who Died?

With no viable way for Rick and Michonne to make it back to Alexandria in a world where Jadis would return to the CRM, this final encounter necessarily had to take someone out of the picture, and Pollyanna McIntosh’s semi-villain was the one bitten and bullet-ridden by the episode’s end. 

Before she died, Jadis thankfully revealed the possible key to Rick and Michonne making a clean getaway by sharing the location of the dossier she kept on them. Not that they’re going to use it so wisely, with Michonne dead-set on taking down the entire CRM. So, you know, good luck to her with that. The preview for the finale made it look like a potentially doable mission, but that's pretty effing lofty for one episode.

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Spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live live on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription.

The Walking Dead fandom has long been vocal about wanting to see Rick and Michonne sharing the screen again, but the first three episodes of The Ones Who Live couldn’t really allow for a ton of adorbs romance, what with the CRM blowing up everything that shows side-eye. It was one of the gripes critics had with the latest TWD spinoff. Thankfully, Episode 4 was basically The Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira Hour, and followed the long-separated lovers after the third episode’s helicopter-escaping cliffhanger, wrapping with a totally unexpected happily-ever-after final scene.

In fact, “What We” may boast the most unabashedly positive ending of any episode in any Walking Dead series, from the flagship to its various spinoffs. There wasn’t a literally setting sun, but they hyper-figuratively drove off into the sunset with enough fuel to potentially get them back to Judith and R.J. without issue. Except for, you know, the extremely vital issue that drove Rick’s point through all the tense and emotional arguments that led up to that concluding shot. But am I wrong for thinking Rick was technically on the right side of things the whole time?

Nearly Everything Michonne Said Was Valid, But She Lacks Scope

As a parent myself, I would be nutso to think Michonne was overexaggerating when persuading Rick to return to Alexandria to reunite with Judith and other loved ones, especially as he was only just coming around to the idea that he now had another son. None of her intentions are off-base or based on any kind of ill will, and a lot of her anger with him is entirely justified, considering how much she suffered during her trek to find him, with the CRM being responsible for much of it. 

In a real-world fight under normal circumstances, Michonne would hold all the cards without question. But nothing about their current predicament can be categorized as normal, and she is at a major disadvantage here in that she barely knows anything about the CRM, and yet blindly believes that the weaponized and militarized group can be outwitted and out-maneuvered. I can understand bravado, but even the limited time she was within the CRM’s borders should have been enough to convince her how impossibly vast a threat it is. 

Michonne Correctly Unearthed Rick's Real Problems, But To What End?

I wasn’t necessarily a fan of the way Michonne just kept going low with her angry comments, questioning Rick’s love and devotion to his family even though she knows damned well how much he cares. In the end, though, she did manage to chip at his shell enough that he eventually broke down and identified his overarching mental hurdle. 

He’d worked so hard to cope with losing Michonne, Judith, and Carl’s memory that the thought of going through it all again sounded worse than any amount of joy he might feel from returning to the risks of Alexandria and other outside communities. And he’s also felt self-conscious about returning to Team Family after all those years, especially after having cut his hand off.

With those details pinpointed, Rick seemingly turned over a new leaf, and was suddenly feeling wildly optimistic about where things could go next. So from her perspective, Michonne must have been feeling like a certified genius, considering how hopeless it seemed earlier in the episode. But could either of them be murdered in cold blood by “Rick forgetting what Carl looks like?” No, but they can be murdered by the threats that kept making Michonne call him a liar.

For all that Michonne’s intentions were pure and family-minded, she wasn’t doing anyone any favors by seemingly dismissing the very genuine threats that Rick brought up each time he defended his way of thinking. Even if she was used to living in a sizable community, she had far fewer people around during her year of recovery, and I dare say she lost some perspective during that time. 

Meanwhile, Rick has spent the better part of a decade suffering and surviving through life within the massive CRM community, with firsthand knowledge and experience with just how much power and the group boasts, as well as how far that power can be spread around the country. They’ve eliminated thousands in mass bombings, and would likely experience zero hesitation in doing the same to Alexnadria, Hilltop and any other communities whose locations are known. 

Sure at this point, Rick and Michonne are thinking that the helicopter’s crash and the targeted building bombing will convince the CRM that they’re dead and not on the run, but this isn’t exactly a community that settles for assumptions. As well, Jadis' return and overall existence remains the key threat in that respect, since she would be able to guide the helicopter pilots, and I don’t have much faith in Rick and MIchonne discovering and destroying whatever evidential insurance would be sent to CRM higher-ups in the case of her death.

So while I can hope that The Ones Who Live will close things out with a pair of extremely happy-go-lucky installments, I can't help but feel such hoping is a fool's errand. As long as the CRM exists, Rick and Michonne will probably never be able to live safely without looking over their shoulders for anyone wearing those dreaded three circles.

With two episodes left to go, and the future still up in the air for this and other Upcoming Walking Dead shows, The Ones Who Live airs Sunday nights on AMC at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched the latest episode of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription.

After so many years of waiting for Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes and Danai Gurira’s Michonne to share the screen together again, the post-apocalyptic spinoff is already halfway through its six-episode debut season, and I’m pretty sure things aren’t supposed to be going this quickly. Thankfully, the third episode “Bye” was the best installment yet. Jadis delivered more gap-filling exposition following Ep 2’s big final scene, and a source was revealed for Rick’s phone messages, all ahead of that whopper of a cliffhanger ending, which saw Michonne making the bonkers decision to yoink Rick out of a helicopter flying through a torrential storm. Say what?

It’s the kind of character move that comes across as completely illogical in the moment, because who jumps out of a helicopter at any time, much less during hellacious weather as captive of a huge militarized group? Well, clearly Michonne does, and star Danai Gurira explained to EW exactly what was going on in the character’s brain at the time, and in the space leading up to that ending, that drove her over the edge, both metaphorically and literally.

Gurira explained that both Michonne and Rick hit their limits in this ep, with the latter trying to send her back to their family and friends in  order to keep them all out of the CRM’s crosshairs. Of course, she refuses, and puts herself right back in harm’s way on the off chance that another opportunity will arise for them to escape the group’s clutches together. And as the longtime Walking Dead franchise actress put it, they both have a “crazy switch” that activates under extreme duress, and Michonne’s went off during the hectic helicopter ride, largely due to Rick’s empty attempts to drive her away by claiming things were hopeless. In her words:

At that point, even with the situation looking as bleak and dire as could be, Michonne still had it in her head to knock some damned sense into the bearded dingus that she worked so hard to track down. Doesn't he have any idea what she had to go through, just so he could try and trick her into leaving without him? Not cool, Rick. Not cool indeed. I gotta think next time he'll think twice about his word choice, especially if they're not on solid ground.

So not only is she now trying to get them both safe, she also has to re-convince him that their love is still worth fighting for, even if they'd survived so long without it. (And for what it's worth, Andrew Lincoln completely agrees with Michonne's actions.) That said, there's certainly a difference between "talking some sense into a discouraged loved one" and "jumping from a flying vehicle without a parachute."

But even in that moment, Michonne still had one canny eye on the future, despite it looking like the rashest of escape attempts. As she put it:

Very good on Michonne for being aware of what the helicopter was traveling over, since the weather made it seem impossible to tell where they were in the darkness. I mean, even if you know you've over water, the vehicle's speed and the height could still have made that leap as deadly as one without made any forethought.

With The Walking Dead franchise's creative chief Scott Gimple behind that decision, one can only assume that both characters will survive the experience without any debilitating injuries. I mean, beyond Rick's already debilitating hand injury that would likely make surviving this fall even more complicated.

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Major spoilers below for the latest episode of the spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, so be warned if you haven’t yet watched on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription.

Following a premiere that caught viewers up with how Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes fared in the years since his emotional exit from The Walking Dead, the franchise’s latest spinoff shifted its focus to Danai Gurira’s Michonne. Her deadly trek took out friendlies Aiden And Bailey, who first appeared in Michonne’s final TWD ep, as well as Matthew August Jeffers’ newly introduced Nat. Such losses made her big reunion with Rick all the more earned and heartwarming, but then the final scene brought back another long-gone character, and that’s all I wanna talk about now.

Pollyanna McIntosh's Jadis Is Back In Badass Mode

The last time audience’s saw Rick and Pollyanna McIntosh’s Jadis together on screen was during The Walking Dead’s Season 9 ep “What Comes After,” as they flew away in one of the CRM helicopters. Now, the characters are in a completely different setting from what we’re used to, although the chain of command recalls their first meeting, where she was in an advantageous position of authority as the leader of the landfill-living Scavengers.

I’m not entirely certain where this part of the Ones Who Live timeline matches up with the events that took place during The Walking Dead: World Beyond, but the Jadis that shows up in the final moments of “Gone” is obviously the hardened CRM loyalist version that appeared in the Nebraska-set spinoff. Nothing so artsy about this armod-clad soldier, though she quickly proves herself to still be straddling the line between CRM interests and her own. She and Rick have maintained whatever vow of secrecy they initially agreed to, and she seems perfectly willing to also feign ignorance when it comes to Michonne, so long as nothing disruptive comes of it. (As if.)

Of course, Jadis’ pact with Rick is less about survivor empathy and more about looking out for her own interests, something she makes quite clear in saying she’d have zero qualms with killing those in Alexandria and other communities — including her former lover Father Gabriel — if he tries another escape attempt. She doesn’t outright demand anything further from Rick to maintain her silence on Michonne’s true identity, but I have to imagine there are ulterior motives lurking, or else she wouldn't have broken into his place and drank his booze to get the message across.

Did Jadis' Final Question Even Make Sense After Her Threats?

Sure, I get why the final line of the episode hinged on an F-bomb, and the stare-down between Jadis and Rick was a cool way to close things out. But I'm not quite sure if I understand why the line exists in the first place.

Jadis let Rick know she knew Michonne was there under false pretenses, acknowledging that she was the one most likely to end up tracking Rick down. And then Jadis laid out her threats for what would happen if he tried to leave again. Which led to this final bit:

Oh, let's do the math on this one. If you carry the 4 and allow for "x = 3," then you get "Of course he's going to try and escape again to get back to his children now that their mother has suddenly arrived."

Seriously, what does she think he's going to do? Dutifully welcome Michonne into the often heartless CRM existence? Continue going about his daily duties without occasional jaunts to whatever private areas he and Michonne can make out in?

On the flip side, if she is already suspicious about him going AWOL again, then does she think he's just going to freely admit that? Granted, I don't know all of the specifics of their agreement, but she's (presumably) not stupid enough to believe he'd out his escape plans without further duress. So what answer could she possibly be looking for?

Will TWD: The Ones Who Live Bring Back Hal Cumpston's Silas Next?

As exciting as it was to see Jadis back on the small screen for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, the character's arrival was already expected by the prior confirmation that Pollyanna McIntosh would once again don the character's abrupt hairstyle. Granted, I'm very happy it happened here in the second episode and wasn't held until later in the season. But what about that other familiar face who, like Rick, was last known to be heading off with Jadis, the wallflower-turned-warrior Silas?

To date, fans of The Walking Dead: World Beyond haven't heard much about any of that spinoffs' core characters. At some point, I certainly hope to see a future spinoff catching back up with Iris' group heading out to Portland, but The Ones Who Live offers a seemingly perfect opportunity to bring Silas back into the fold as someone else within the CRM stronghold that shares interests with Rick and Michonne.

Of course, even if Silas does return in the next four episodes, that certainly doesn't guarantee that he'll be able to help the central duo escape back to their loved ones in Alexandria. As Michonne witnessed in "Gone," the CRM group is massive, has tons of resources, and is quick to use those resources to eliminate threats. Rick's anti-pep talk made it clear he doesn't have a whole lot of faith about taking the group down.

Which isn't to say that any of that will stop Michonne from trying, and I could easily see Silas taking her side quicker than Rick's, as someone who knows exactly how deadly and destructive the monsters at CRM are.

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Spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’s series premiere on AMC or with an AMC+ subscription, so be warned!

After years of keeping fans waiting to reconnect with Andrew Lincoln’s post-apocalyptic hero Rick Grimes, the latest Walking Dead spinoff finally arrived on the small screen and gave fans a pair of huge reunions between the former lawman and Danai Gurira’s Michonne, though only one happened outside of his imagination. The premiere of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live also delivered a remix of a wildly infamous moment from Robert Kirkman’s comic book series: Rick getting one of his hands chopped off. But considering how long it took to finally get here, and everything that happened in the interim, I can’t help but think this was a “too little, too late” kind of callback. Let’s discuss.

Rick’s Reason For Losing His Hand In The Comic Makes Way More Sense

In the source material, it’s the sadistic Governor who’s responsible for Rick losing a limb, though the protagonist is technically just as much at fault, since it’s his insistence on not giving up the location of the prison (and the other survivors) that convinces the villainous leader to sever Rick’s handiest appendage. So on the page, Rick’s protective act of defiance in the face of an imminent threat is the reason why he has to learn how to do everything left-handed from that point forward.

On the TV show, however, that motivation is slightly more skewed. Rather than another character doing the chopping, it’s Lincoln’s beloved hero who consciously chooses to sacrifice his hand in an attempt to escape his CRM-connected captors. Which, as a way to get rid of a tracker, is definitely a ballsy move. But that choice is instantly watered down by the reveal that it didn’t actually lead to his permanent escape. So rather than The Governor using it as an unsuccessful act of torture, Rick uses it as an unsuccessful escape tactic.

Plus, it happens so early in the Ones Who Live premiere, when the exposition is in full swing, that it wasn’t immediately obvious when it was happening, or what the overall impact was. Time jumped forward, and he was rocking custom gloves and other fitted attachments, without much of a sense of struggle on his part to grow accustomed to such a huge change to his body.

The Walking Dead Already Remixed Rick’s Hand Amputation With Aaron

At this point in The Walking Dead’s live-action existence, many fans are already aware that its longtime star was one of the main proponents of his character losing a hand in the AMC series, and we’ve reported on Andrew Lincoln’s attempts to convince the producers to bring that comic moment into the live-action series. Unfortunately, those plans failed to materialize at the time David Morrissey’s Governor was around, with the reasoning being that it would have been too costly and difficult to make it appear as if Rick’s hand was gone in every single scene he was in. The idea of having to fall back on constant green-screen tech being needed was more stress-inducing than it would have been worth.

And so, despite sporadic moments in later seasons when it seemed like Rick might lose his hand to Jadis or Negan or another humanized threat, that character modification never came to light while Lincoln was still a series regular. On the contrary, the show actually ported the missing-limb element to Ross Marquand’s Aaron, whose arm is crushed beneath a pile of logs in Season 9’s “The Bridge,” and is then amputated. It’s an injury that Rick actually apologizes to Aaron for - as if he knew that it only happened because Rick never dealt with it himself - but was supposedly put in place before the Rick comparisons were realized.

Granted, it wasn’t until the flashforward in Episode 906, which took place after Andrew Lincoln’s final Rick episode, where Aaron was able to bring some badass adornments to the table, such as his patented ball of spikes, which he was able to use with success in the flagship series’ final few seasons. 

As such, it feels…strange, if not simply repetitive…for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live to double down on severed limbs among this franchise’s leads at a time when many fans had already stopped expecting the TV universe to acknowledge that particular piece of the source material. Plus (for understandable reasons), as opposed to Comic Rick losing his dominant right hand, the live-action characters both lost their left hands. Which maybe isn’t so much an issue for Rick, who has long appeared to be just as capable as a lefty, but still.

Nothing Is All That Different About Rick’s Hand At This Point

For anyone expecting or hoping for Andrew Lincoln’s Rick to earn a slightly similar appendage upgrade similar to Aaron’s in The Walking Dead proper, The Ones Who Live has the potential to make the latter’s spiky ball look like…a toy spiky ball? The CRM is the largest organized organization in the country, and seems capable of producing most things competently, so there was an opportunity missed in not showing off any cool add-ons in the premiere. 

Rick’s own rebellious behavior no doubt had higher-ups nervous about equipping him with anything too deadly, but it was still mildly disappointing to see him largely rocking a hand-shaped attachment and a bladed one. Now that Rick appears to be successfully out of the CRM’s clutches, having reunited with Michonne after the military helicopter was shot down, he’ll presumably need to fashion his own arsenal of weapons to attach to his left arm as the season goes on. In fact, Andrew Lincoln had to stop himself from spoiling where things go on that front when talking to THR, saying:

I can’t be the only one out here hoping for a future The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episode to introduce Chekov’s chainsaw in the opening act, only to bring it back in the third act for Rick Grimes to go all Evil Dead 2 on somebody by somehow jamming the chainsaw onto the end of his left arm. Rick Grimes + Ash Williams = the undead’s worst nightmare. 

So I’ll allow for the idea that Scott Gimple & Co. still have lots of time to deliver some truly amazing and Grimes-approved mayhem by way of whatever Rick modifies his left arm with, and I’ll keep the faith that it’ll be worth the wait the same way it was worth waiting for their emotional shockwaves upon reuniting in the premiere’s final moments.

For my money, I would have liked to have seen The Ones Who Live set up Rick’s new normal in a way that put an additional emphasis on how vital his hands were for everyday duties, so that his eventual decision to lop it off would have had more specific ramifications for his daily duties. Maybe I’m asking for too much. If so, I’ll blame that on the comic book’s excellence. 

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live airs Sunday nights on AMC at 9:00 p.m. ET.

The Walking Dead (which is available with a Netflix subscription) has grown into a behemoth franchise over the years, with a number of spinoffs airing following the flagship series' 11-season run. For most of its run Andrew Lincoln starred as Rick Grimes, although he departed TWD for its final few years. But he's finally back in his signature role in the new spinoff The Ones Who Live. And critics seem pretty mixed on Lincoln and Danai Gurira's return to the franchise.

While Rick Grimes was going to get a theatrical movie, the Walking Dead OG will first return to the apocalyptic series in The Ones Who Live. While it's not released to the public just yet, critics have seen the first few episodes... and the reception is mixed. Variety called the new show "skippable." They wrote:

Collider also took umbrage with some of the choices made in The Ones Who Live, specifically its pacing. And if the show ends up having more than one season on the air, they seemingly have work cut out for them. As the publication wrote: 

Pacing seems to be a common criticism for the new Walking Dead series, especially since fans of the franchise have waited a number of years for answers related to Rick, Michonne, and the mysterious CRM. ScreenRant took aim at this long wait, saying:

That being said, there is some praise coming to The Ones Who Live, especially related to the performances by Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira. IGN found some merit in the new series, with their write-up saying:

The Wrap found both good and bad in the first four episodes of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. While they thing the spinoff is worth the watch, there's still some criticism. As they posted:

Luckily for fans, they'll be able to make their own judgements about the The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, as it'll premiere February 25th on AMC. While we wait, check out the TV premiere list to plan your next binge watch. 

It's that season yet again: Love Actually season. While the 2003 Richard Curtis flick is considered one of the best romantic comedies of all time—not to mention a Christmas classic (it's one of the best Christmas movies on Netflix, so you can get your annual fix with a Netflix subscription)—one storyline has been deemed decidedly not romantic by fans of the movie, but it took awhile for the director to figure it out.

No, we don't mean Martin Freeman and that strange porno subplot (though we did rank John and Judy's story as the least enjoyable Love Actually couple)—we're talking about that messiness between Mark (Andrew Lincoln) and Juliet (Kiera Knightley), his best friend's wife.  

Decades-old spoilers ahead! If you remember, the film features the very joyful, slightly over-the-top nuptials between Knightley's Juliet and Chiwetel Ejiofor's Peter, with Mark as his best man. That's all well and good, except Mark has been harboring secret feelings for his best bud's new bride, a discovery that Juliet shockingly makes after watching Mark's footage of their wedding.

Mark ends up revealing his true feelings to Juliet via that now-very famous scene in which he writes out his romantic wishes on cue cards ("To me, you are perfect, and my wasted heart will love you…" and so on), resulting in a chaste but illicit smooch between the pair. "Enough, enough now," Mark says afterwards, suggesting that he's putting his feelings aside for the good of his friendship, and we pop back up with the trio in the end all seemingly happy and platonic.

Now, after two decades, director Richard Curtis has admitted he realizes the Mark-and-Juliet storyline was actually problematic. Speaking with Collider during a press junket on the 4K release of Love Actually, the filmmaker said that Lincoln's character was "a little too weird" in comparison with the rest of the film, but it took someone asking for an interview on the topic for him to realize how the scene comes off. 

Still, it's not the first time that Curtis has questioned the cue-card sequence. Per The Sunday Times, a copy of the Love Actually script—which was being auctioned off for charity—had been marked up by the director revealing doubts about the scene. 

As for the cast themselves, Lincoln and Knightley's co-star Martine McCutcheon, who played the role of Natalie in the film, doesn't think that Mark's romantic gesture was "creepy." 

Do you agree? Check out the famous scene below: 

To me, it's not perfect.

As one of the more popular pop culture brands of the past 20 years, The Walking Dead franchise has given audiences a vast number of ways to experience the post-apocalypse. But somehow, none of the video games to date have offered up a straightforward zombie adventure on consoles letting fans step into the shoes of all the TV show’s most popular characters, from Rick to Daryl to Michonne. Regardless of how long it took to get here, The Walking Dead: Destinies will soon arrive with its own unique spin on AMC’s live-action universe, although before all that happens, we really need to talk about some of these character designs. 

For you see, even though The Walking Dead: Destinies will give players the opportunity to play Jon Bernthal’s morally questionable Shane and reverse the moment in the show when he gets killed, allowing for a TWD timeline where the former cop remained the group’s leader over time, it doesn’t appear as if the actors themselves were involved in any motion-capture for the character designs. Which allows for an amusingly jarring array of familiar faces that just don’t look quite right, as if TWD took place in the same universe as Polar Express. 

Let’s look at all of the characters’ digital makeovers below, while keeping in mind that this is all in good-hearted jest, and not an attack on everyone busy busting their humps at developer Flux Games to get this game into fans’ hands. Regardless of any jokes cracked, I’m gonna play the shit out of this game when it comes out, because I want to make a Rick Grimes walker happen. Now without further ado…

Rick And Shane

I can't lie, if I was on a horse and being chased by walkers, and we galloped past a group of uninfected humans, and my eye quickly glazed past two dudes in the back that looked like the duo above, I might after a few beers tell a stranger whom I know I'd never cross paths with again that I definitely saw Rick and Shane. But if I'm looking directly at them, with or without beer and horses, I'd think I was looking at the cover band version of both. 

I kinda feel like both of their heads are the exact same size --- dudes gotta have equal-sized heads to be true protectors --- and that they're both too uniformly round and potato-esque to be real people. Which they're not, so it's okay. It's also a little strange seeing Shane with a half-staff afro after mostly picturing him with his shaved head. All in all, both are B-level and not too shabby. 

Lori And Carl

I can't really say too much about Lori, since that's a pretty good and mostly natural look for a human being, even if it doesn't entirely mirror former star Sarah Wayne Callies. She's almost a mix between Lori and Maggie, with the latter character not included in the line-up of playable characters. 

Carl, however, is something else entirely. I don't think that his true lineage ties back to Lori, Rick or Shane in this universe. Maybe this is the actual Coral Grimes in the flesh, in reference to Andrew Lincoln's wavering pronunciations. There's a little bit of Chandler Riggs' youthful look in this version, but if given a choice, I would guess that this was actually from test footage of I, Robot where they were going to use a de-aged Jason Marsden instead of Haley Joel Osment. 

Michonne And Carol

I think Michonne may be the best looking character in this bunch, both in general terms and in halfway looking like Danai Gurira in the role. It's not quite there, but should be considered a masterpiece in comparison to...well....Carol. 

Heaven help me, I cannot look at this version of Carol without blinking myself away from the image. While many of The Walking Dead: Destinies' other designs went heavy on the characters' foreheads and hairlines, Carol appears as if her face forgot to keep rising up all the way. Really, she looks like the subject of one of those "This person died in the year 1, and here's what we think they would have looked like" pictures. That poor woman cannot catch a break, but maybe players will be able to give her a life of good times and luxury, relatively speaking.

Glenn And T-Dog

Admittedly, nothing about Glenn or T-Dog's video game looks really sticks out as being overtly weird, disturbing or flat out wrong. I think T-Dog has the most impressive angered brow out of anyone. 

Glenn looks a little too plain, maybe, like a create-a-character default before the details are added. His lips are possibly a bit too perfect, so maybe those were also unused Maggie lips that got combined with his look. At least we won't have to see his eyeball dangling down on purdy those lips, since the game will only go up to Season 4.

Daryl And Merle

I have to imagine that playing as Norman Reedus' Daryl is one of the first things that comes to any fan's mind when the topic of a Walking Dead game comes up, and the new release offers up both of the Dixon brothers to play with, although you might want to silently sidle past them without saying anything, given how they look above. 

Daryl's eyes make it seem like he's taking a troublesome shit in his sleep, or having an orgasm in church, which has never been my first thought upon looking at any other video game character in my history with the medium. (Although it'd make for some interesting scenes in AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon spinoff.) And Merle looks less like actor Michael Rooker, and more like the actor's third cousin who's got a side gig playing Merle at birthdays and bachelorette parties. 

The Governor

Last but not least, we have TWD's first iconic villain, The Governor, as portrayed in the TV show by David Morrissey. This is probably second to Michonne in my eyes, even if it's also not an exact duplication. Although with the understanding that he might lose a few points if that eyepatch wasn't there. Hopefully players get to jab that eye out during gameplay.

Though no specific release date has been locked down just yet, The Walking Dead: Destinies is now available to pre-order now for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. And stay tuned for more info on playable characters, as more are set to join the 11 above. 

While waiting for TWD: Destinies to arrive, don’t sleep on one of the best gaming experiences of 2022 for horror TV fans, The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution. And then check out all the upcoming Walking Dead live-action shows that we’re waiting patiently for.

The Walking Dead may be done, but AMC's post-apocalyptic series is staying alive by way of spinoff series. One offshoot that fans are looking forward to is focused on Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon. The Daryl-centered show began production last year, and new photos released earlier this year previewed just what TWD's Dixon show is all about. If Reedus’ return weren't exciting enough, he recently reunited with longtime co-star Andrew Lincoln for a sweet photo. And as a result, fans are now hoping that Lincoln reprises his role as Rick Grimes in the new show.

Norman Reedus took to Instagram to share the lovely photo with his former Walking Dead co-star, only captioning a red balloon. While it hasn’t been that long since the AMC series came to an end, it’s still nice to see the two actors reuniting. Take a look at the snapshot for yourself:

Given the love for the two stars and their characters, it's not too shocking that fans are now very excited (if not a bit confused). One the one hand, the Rick Grimes actor could just be visiting his old buddy. But on the other, you can't help but wonder if this is a sign of things to come for the show. It's hard to say at this point, and I think tinyalienx's sums up how most of us are feeling right now:

Fans have been hoping for quite some time that Daryl Dixon and Rick Grimes would come together again. While Norman Reedus has worked on his show, Andrew Lincoln has been developing a follow-up series of his own. Both seem to be independent stories that don't require Daryl and Rick to cross paths, but that isn’t stopping the fandom from manifesting. One user, mememem1, says:

A Rick and Daryl reunion isn't too far-fetched, as wilder things have happened within the Walking Dead universe. Quite frankly, it'd be cool to see the two meet up as long as the story makes sense for them. It's worth mentioning that we shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves right now. Yet fans like thedarylettes seem certain that something is indeed in the works:

It’s clear that fans are anxiously hoping that these TWD characters get to meet up again. In all honesty, it may not happen, but fans can still dream, right? Until there's movement there, we'll all just be like bloodyrickashay6700:

Despite the uncertainty there, the upcoming Daryl Dixon spinoff and Rick and Michonne series are enough to be excited about. One hopes that both shows will expand on their characters in interesting ways. So while Daryl and Rick may not actually get to stand side by side and take out the undead again, let's just be happy that we're getting more of them -- and that Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln graced us with this excellent pic.

Keep your eyes peeled for news on those shows as well as the Dead City spinoff, which has a trailer. In short, there are plenty of upcoming shows set in the Walking Dead universe. And while you're waiting for news on that front, take a look at the 2023 TV schedule for news on other upcoming premieres.

After 11 seasons on the air, The Walking Dead signed off with its emotional series finale last fall, marking the end of an era. While its flagship program may be done, the zombie-centric franchise is far from over. In fact, it's flourishing and The Walking Dead has a number of spinoffs on the way. One of those is the highly-anticipated Rick and Michonne series starring Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in their respective, beloved roles. The series is currently in the early days of production, and we've now learned that the two lead actors will be joined by a Lucifer alum!

Lesley-Ann Brandt is best known for her role as the demon Maze, Lucifer’s right-hand demon and a bounty hunter on the Fox's (and later Netflix's) supernatural drama. Now, Brandt is going to be involved with some other kinds of creatures, as she’s signed on to play the recurring role of Pearl Thorne on the upcoming Walking Dead spinoff, according to Deadline. Details about Thorne are unknown at this time, so it’s hard to say if she'll end up serving as an ally or an enemy to Rick and Michonne. 

Pearl will mark Lesley-Ann Brandt's first major TV role since Lucifer ended in 2021. She’s also starred on The Librarians, Single Ladies, CSI: NY, and Spartacus as well as the TV movie Zombie Apocalypse, funny enough. With so much time left before the limited series premieres, fans are sure to spending plenty of time speculating about Pearl and how she comes into the lead heroes' orbit. But whatever is planned for the newcomer though, I'm confident that Brandt will crush it.

The untitled WD spinoff will follow Rick and Michonne after their respective final appearances on the main show, and their romance will be a key component of the six-episode series. And as the synopsis shared by the trade insinuates, the pair are going to have to ask themselves some tough, existential questions as they fight a new war. Production recently kicked off in New Jersey, so it’s likely that additional casting information could drop as work progresses.

Little by little, fans have been learning news about other upcoming Walking Dead series. There's a good chance that the the Daryl Dixon spinoff is will find a place on the 2023 TV schedule if all things continue move along as planned for the Norman Reedus-led series. Meanwhile, Dead City has yet to have an official release date announced and, all the while, photos from the Negan and Maggie spinoff have fans excited.

Andrew Lincoln and Dania Gurira's show is arguably the most anticipated, though and I can't wait to see what's in store for their characters and now Lesley-Ann Brandt's. Let's hope the show lives up to the hype!

A premiere date has yet to be announced for the Rick and Michonne spinoff, but it's been confirmed that it'll bow in 2024. In the meantime, stream all 11 seasons of The Walking Dead using a Netflix subscription, and you can check out Lucifer there as well.

‘Tis the season to get deeply invested in random facts about some of our favorite holiday movies. This year, so far, the Internet has been astounded about a Home Alone plot point explaining how the family forgot Kevin, debated whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and engaged in the time-honored tradition of throwing out wild age-related Love Actually stats. 

It’s a particular fact about Keira Knightley and Thomas Brodie-Sangster that’s making the rounds again this week, but I honestly think there's a second wrinkle to this shocking stat that people aren't really talking about enough. Let's discuss.

The Love Actually Stat About Keira Knightley And Thomas Brodie-Sangster People Just Cannot Get Over

Here’s the gist: For the last several years, around the holidays fans have been reminding those who revisit Love Actually that there is in fact only a five-year difference in age between Thomas Brodie-Sangster (who was 13 when the movie filmed) and Keira Knightley (who was only 18 at the time). The viral tweets are often surprising to people, as Brodie-Sangster’s character is dealing with a middle school crush while Knightley’s character is married and dealing with some attention from her husband’s pal in the film. 

The stat first rolled around thanks to this viral tweet, but every year it's surprising to a whole new slew of people. 

In the time since, fans are continually doing the mental math for the 2003 Christmas movie and, as one Twitter user put it, it’s “breaking [their] brain.” Another Twitter user also noted “Just learned that Keira Knightley was only 18 when they filmed Love Actually. This is the most shocking revelation since finding out Thomas Brodie-Sangster was 15 in Nanny McPhee.”

Granted, while Brodie-Sangster looked young for much of his childhood career, and while these fan reactions are amusing, it is startling to think the two were only a few years apart when the movie filmed. However, if you've followed interviews about the iconic holiday film regularly, perhaps the Pirates of the Caribbean star's age shouldn't come as such a shock. In fact, Knightley has been open about still being a teenager while starring in Love Actually. She's said in the past she wore a hat in one awkward scene to try and hide an acne outbreak she was dealing with on her forehead. 

She was actually closer in age filming Love Actually to Thomas Brodie-Sangster than she was to Chiwetel Ejiofer, who played her husband in the film and Andrew Lincoln, who was even older and pining for her in the film. Which brings me to my next point. 

Maybe We Should Be Talking About The Age Gap Between Keira Knightley And Andrew Lincoln

We're sitting here discussing how Thomas Brodie-Sangster looked super young filming Love Actually while Keira Knightley (presumably) played up in age, but can we talk about how Chiwetel Ejiofer was 26 when the movie filmed and The Walking Dead vet Andrew Lincoln was already 30? There was actually a bigger gap between Knightley and Ejiofer (8 years) and Knightley and Lincoln (12 years) than there was between her and the younger actor. 

I know it's calling acting for a reason, but the fact that Andrew Lincoln is a solid 12 years older than Knightley at the time the movie was filming adds a whole 'nother layer to their oft-roasted scene. As you may well remember, Lincoln's character Mark is kind of rude to Knightley's Juliet, but she later realizes it's because he's in love with her. Toward the end of the movie, he shows up at the house she shares with her husband and quietly drops cards revealing a message ending with, 'To me, you are perfect.'

In the time since, Andrew Lincoln has referred to himself as a "weird stalker guy" and the moment has been roasted online and even spoofed elsewhere, such as on SNL. Still, love it or hate it, 20 years later, people are still talking about this scene. With the age difference in mind, it feels even more absurd. 

Despite all of this BTS info about the casting, Love Actually remains one of the most popular Christmas movies streaming, a head scratcher Keira Knightley has said she can't figure out. Catch it on Peacock with a subscription.  

When it comes to some of the best horror movies or the best fantasy movies, who is one of the first people you think of? For me, it’s always been Guillermo del Toro, an Academy Award winning director and screenwriter who has created some of the best films of the last twenty years, like Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, and so many more. And now, he’s returned to television with the release of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. 

This show features eight different horror stories written and directed by different people, and also features an entirely new cast in every episode. With that much talent, it might be hard to figure out exactly where you might have seen them before. If you’re wondering “where have I seen that actor before?”, this is Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities cast and why they look so familiar.

Cabinet Of Curiosities – Lot 36

“Lot 36” is written by Regina Corrado and is based on a story by del Toro himself, and directed by Guillermo Navarro. 

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson has appeared in shows such as Watchmen, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidy, and the film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, where he starred. 

Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo has had a role on the popular TV series, Mayans M.C., but also had an appearance as Sonia on the hit teen drama, Euphoria, as well as a role in the original Predator film from 1987. 

Demetrius Grosse

Demetrius Grosse has appeared in The Walking Dead universe show, Fear the Walking Dead, for several episodes, and has popped up in many TV shows like The Rookie, Swagger, Frontier, and more. 

Sebastian Roché

Last for “Lot 36” is Sebastian Roché, an actor who is most known for his role in The Young Pope but has appeared in many big roles in shows such as The Man in the High Castle, Genius, The Originals, and more. 

Cabinet Of Curiosities – Graveyard Rats

“Graveyard Rats” is based on a short story by Henry Kuttner, and directed by Vincenzo Natali. 

David Hewlett

The only leading star of “Graveyard Rats” is David Hewlett, who has appeared in several movies and shows, such as The Shape of Water, SEE, and Stargate: Atlantis. 

Cabinet Of Curiosities – The Autopsy

“The Autopsy” is based on a short story by Michael Shea and directed by David Prior. 

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham won the Academy Award for his role in the film, Amadeus, but has appeared in many other movies, including several Wes Anderson films, as well as Star Trek: Insurrection, Inside Llewyn Davis, and currently stars in the Apple TV+ series, Mythic Quest. 

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman has appeared in several movies and series. Most recently, in 2020, he had a role in Netflix’s film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and had had roles in shows such as Fargo and The Wire. 

Luke Roberts

Last but not least for “The Autopsy” is Luke Roberts, who had a lead role in the show Ransom, as well as appearing in many episodes of Black Sails on Starz. 

Cabinet Of Curiosities – The Outside

“The Outside” is based on a short story by Emily Carroll, a comic-book author, and is directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. 

Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci has done a lot of voice roles for shows like Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as well as American Dad!, and more. She also appeared in the film Flora & Ulysses, as well as the TV series, Mom. 

Martin Starr

Martin Starr first came to prominence with his role in Freaks and Geeks, but then appeared in shows like Silicon Valley, Roswell, Revelations, Party Down, and many more. He also had a minor appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home. 

Dan Stevens

The last big name for “The Outside” is Dan Stevens, who has been in shows like Gaslit, High Maintenance, Legion, Downtown Abbey, and more. 

Cabinet Of Curiosities – Pickman’s Model

“Pickman’s Model” is based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft and directed by Keith Thomas. 

Ben Barnes

Most recently, in 2021, Ben Barnes got lots of attention for his starring role as the Darkling in the fantasy series, Shadow and Bone, which is also going to be getting Season 2 very soon, but he's also appeared in shows such as Westworld and The Punisher. 

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover has appeared in shows such as American Gods, Texas Rising, and more. He also was in the comedy film, Hot Tub Time Machine. 

Oriana Leman

Last for “Pickman’s Model” is Oriana Leman, who is mainly known for her role in the fantasy series, Locke & Key, where she plays Carly Miller. 

Cabinet Of Curiosities – Dreams In The Witch House

“Dreams in the Witch House” is based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, and directed by Catherine Hardwicke. 

Rupert Grint

You might know Rupert Grint from his time as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series, but he’s also currently starring on the Apple TV+ series, Servant. 

Ismael Cruz Cordova

Isamal Cruz Cordova has appeared in several TV shows, including the Amazon series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, as well as Berlin Station, The Undoing, The Catch, and so many more. 

DJ Qualls

DJ Qualls has had experience in television before, as he appeared in the popular CW show, Supernatural, as well as shows such as Z Nation, The Man in the High Castle, Fargo, and more. 

Nia Vardalos

Nia Vardalos got famous for writing and starring in one of the most successful romantic comedies of all time, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but also has appeared on the cancelled Love, Victor, as well as the miniseries, Station 19. 

Tenika Davis

Last but not least for “Dreams in the Witch House” is Tenika Davis, who’s biggest work was having a role in Jupiter’s Legacy, as well as Titans in 2021. 

Cabinet Of Curiosities – The Viewing

 “The Viewing,” features a stacked cast. The episode is written by Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Panos Cosmatos, who also directed. 

Peter Weller

Peter Weller has appeared in many TV shows before, including Longmire, MacGyver, The Last Ship, the popular FX drama, Sons of Anarchy, the Showtime series, Dexter, and many others. He also played the titular character in the original Robocop, and had a role in Star Trek Into Darkness. 

Eric Andre

Eric Andre actually has his own show, called The Eric Andre Show, but he’s been in other projects as well. He appeared in The Righteous Gemstones, and also voices one of my favorite cartoon characters, Luci, in the adult animated show on Netflix, Disenchantment. 

Sofia Boutella

Sofia Boutella is mainly known for her role in Kingsman: The Secret Service, but also appeared in Modern Love. She is set to premiere in the upcoming Rebel Moon. 

Charlyne Yi

Charlyne Yi has been in the business for some time and appeared in many movies and TV shows. Some of her biggest roles were in shows such as House M.D., Love, Jane the Virgin, We Bare Bears, Steven Universe, and more. She also appeared in movies like Always Be My Maybe, The Mitchells vs the Machines, and others. Most recently, she was in the film Block Party Juneteenth. 

Steve Agee

Steve Agee has had roles in many TV shows, such as D-Sides, New Girl, Fortune Rookie, Drunk History, American Princess, Twelve Forever and more. He also appeared in The Suicide Squad as John Economos, a role he reprised in the popular series, Peacemaker. He also portrayed Issac in Superstore. 

Michael Therrialt

If you want to talk about someone who has been in television for some time, Michael Therrialt is the person to bring up, as he has appeared in several TV shows. Some of his biggest roles have been in series such as Covert Affairs, Hemlock Grove, Heroes Reborn, The Girlfriend Experience, Damien, The Bagel and Becky Show, Reign, Alias Grace, and more. He also appeared in the horror film, Cult of Chucky. 

Saad Siddiqui

Last but not least for “The Viewing,” we take a look at Saad Siddiqui, who has been in many TV shows before, including The Art of More, Rogue, Incorporated, Slasher, October Faction, Coroner, The Hardy Boys, and more. He also had a minor role as Karan in Legends of Tomorrow. 

Cabinet Of Curiosities – The Murmuring

The last episode of Cabinet of Curiosities, called “The Murmuring,” is based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro and is directed by Jennifer Kent, known for her famed horror movie, The Babadook. 

Essie Davis

Essie Davis had a lead role in The Babadook, led the series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, and also appeared in shows like Lambs of God. 

Andrew Lincoln

Primarily known as Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead, Andrew Lincoln has also appeared in movies such as the classic holiday film, Love, Actually, and the television series, Afterlife. 

Hannah Galway

Hannah Galway is mainly known for her role in the TV series, Sex/Life, which is getting a Season 2, but also had appearances in shows like Under the Banner of Heaven and Good Sam. 

This cast for every single episode is truly stacked to the brim and features so many talented actors that I can hardly believe it. With such a creative lineup and spooky stories, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is sure to be one of the streaming platform’s best releases so far this year.

Spoilers below for the Season 1 premiere of AMC’s Tales of the Walking Dead, so be warned if you haven’t yet watched!

With its opening hour, the anthology spinoff Tales of the Walking Dead delivered a reunion for Terry Crews and Olivia Munn years after their time in HBO’s gone-too-soon drama The Newsroom. Their titular characters Joe and Evie met and experienced quite a wild and singular ride within this expanding franchise, as their attempts to reconnect with familiars from their pasts didn’t go the way that either of them expected. Viewers almost watched Crews’ doomsday prepper being killed off by a potential love interest who’d been traumatized and turned murderous, but he thankfully escaped that particular dark fate. Ultimately, Joe walked into the metaphorical sunset with Evie and their pet goat, allowing for him (and/or Evie) to return in one of the many upcoming Walking Dead spinoffs.

The obvious question now is whether or not that will ever happen. When Terry Crews spoke with CinemaBlend and other press ahead of Tales of the Walking Dead’s debut on AMC and AMC+, I asked about his character getting a rather insane and epic love story ahead of Rick and Michonne’s limited series, as well as the pair getting romantic in the first place. And Crews spoke excitedly about how the episode’s timeline placement allows for Joe to theoretically have connections with past present and future Walking Dead characters. Here’s how he started:

The America's Got Talent host is a huge Walking Dead fanatic, and thus could not have been more pleased about factoring into a story that capped off with a world of possibilities, as opposed to Joe meeting his maker in a horrifyingly conclusive manner. Given the episode takes place 400+ days after the still-unexplained apocalypse, that means Terry Crews' Joe and Olivia Munn's Evie would have met at a point in the timeline that would likely match up with the end of Season 4, somewhere around the point when David Morissey's Governor would have met Alanna Masterson's Tara and her family. 

Terry Crews then brought things back to Rick and Michonne, sharing how he was just as shocked as anyone at San Diego Comic-Con regarding the news about their return for the new series. But while many actors would be more reserved about what the future could hold, Crews very openly voiced his desire to return in the future, since the episode's conclusion made it possible. In his words:

While there's obviously always the chance that Joe didn't actually survive long enough to reach the point when Rick and Michonne finally reunite, it's more uplifting to be optimistic about such things, considering we won't know either way until some writer within the Walking Dead universe lays it out there.

When I commented that Joe, who delivered some of The Walking Dead franchise's best swear word deliveries to date, could have feasibly taught Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan how to drop a convincing F-bomb, Terry Crews was even open to the idea of Joe and Negan knowing each other before his reign of terror. But then he also shared some ominous words for anyone truly hoping to see Joe again in this world. He continued:

As fans are well aware at this point, twelve years after The Walking Dead debuted, that for every positive moment a character experiences, it ends up equaling out to roughly a dozen or so truly awful and harrowing situations. And getting tied up and drugged only counts as ONE of those. So even if he does show up in Rick and Michonne's spinoff, he might be a cold and calculating villain by that point, having experienced all kinds of tragedy-stricken mess. But how badass would a fight scene be between Terry Crews and Andrew Lincoln, or between Crews and Jeffrey Dean Morgan? I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.

Tales of the Walking Dead airs Sunday nights on AMC at 9:00 p.m. ET, with new episodes streaming one week early on AMC+. Head to our 2022 TV premiere schedule to see what other new and returning shows are popping up soon! 

For years, The Walking Dead fans were mentally preparing themselves for Andrew Lincoln to return as Rick Grimes on the big screen, only for those plans to get a massive tweak at this year’s Comic-Con, where it was revealed Lincoln and Danai Gurira would be reuniting for a six-episode limited series on AMC. That series is perhaps the highest-profile spinoff possible, in a lineup that also includes Norman Reedus’ Daryl-focused offshoot and the currently filming Isle of the Dead follow-up with Maggie and Negan. While many facts about each of those shows are still behind lock and key, franchise ringleader Scott Gimple thankfully shared some new details during Talking Dead’s preview for everything coming up in the Walking Dead universe.

Rick And Michonne’s Spinoff 

With Tales of the Walking Dead co-star Terry Crews sitting on the Talking Dead couch as interested as anyone could be about everything being shared about the new series, Scott Gimple & Co. craftily made audiences wait until the very end of the special for all things Rick and Michonne to come up. But at least his description makes the new project sound like it’s exactly what fans are hoping for. Here’s how he started:

Maybe it’s just me, but Gimple seemed to be speaking bemusedly when addressing the fact that he and others have worked for as long as they have on nailing down the proper way to approach a Rick-geared follow-up. Now that it’s finally gone beyond the concept stage and is closing in on the “let’s actually film this thing” stage, the former Walking Dead showrunner can at last use concrete descriptions like “epic and insane love story” to describe the project without having to worry about things pivoting in a different direction. 

But even though fans will get to experience all the feels that are expected to accompany Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira’s on-screen reunion as Rick and Michonne, that doesn’t mean we’re only going to see the iconic characters in ooshy-gooshy mode. Scott Gimple said they will definitely tap back into their more primal and violent selves.

How all of this will factor into the CRM group that took Rick away after he nearly died in Season 9 is anyone’s guess, but I’m betting there will be a lot of uniformed bodies on the ground when Rick and Michonne walk off into the metaphorical sunset. 

Daryl's Spinoff

On the Daryl side of things, not a whole lot of info has come out in the aftermath of Walking Dead star Melissa McBride deciding to back out of co-leading that spinoff as Carol. But now Scott Gimple has revealed exactly where Daryl will resurface in the world following the mothership series’ finale later this year, and confirmed Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick’s interjection on how it ties into TWD: World Beyond’s series finale (which will also pay off in TWD proper’s final eight episodes). 

If anybody had questions about how Maggie and Negan were going to make it from the mainland to Manhattan in all its post-apocalyptic glory, those questions will no doubt be magnified several times over by the prospect of Norman Reedus' redneck survivor crossing an entire ocean. (You just know he's one of those people who'll just shout the same thing louder when talking to someone who doesn't understand English.) That said, I would get a kick out of seeing Daryl completely change up his personality while in a place where literally no one knows him, assuming we don't later learn that someone else from the Walking Dead stable will join him in the spinoff. He should get some thin glasses and a lab coat, stat.

Speaking to both France and Isle of the Dead's NYC as settings for this new era of Walking Dead content, Scott Gimple said:

 While fans won't get to see any of those spinoffs until 2023 and beyond, The Walking Dead will return to AMC relatively soon for its final eight episodes, which will kick off on Sunday, October 2, at 9:00 p.m. ET. 

Oh, do you hear that? Way off in the distance? It’s coming closer, and closer - it’s the sound of yet another spinoff in The Walking Dead universe, called The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

The Walking Dead and its very emotional finale aired in 2022, and then after that, spinoffs kept releasing, from The Walking Dead: Dead City to The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.  However, this one is a spinoff I think all of us were hoping beyond hope would come, and that is The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, featuring the characters of Rick and Michonne. The new title was announced in July 2023, according to Deadline. 

For those who are excited for the return of the legendary Rick and Michonne, here are some things we know about the upcoming series, and what you should know. 

What Is The Rick And Michonne Spinoff’s Series Premiere Date?

Get ready, because The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is going to premiere on February 25th, 2024, on both AMC and AMC+, according to Variety in November 2023. This makes it a part of our 2024 TV premiere schedule. 

Check Out The Trailer For The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

If you’re as excited about The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, be sure to check out the trailer above, featuring our two main characters, Rick and Michonne. The trailer also features a sneak peek at some of the new places we are going to explore, and the kind of action that we’ll view. Get ready, friends. 

Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira And More Are Confirmed For The Show

For some time, it was only confirmed that Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira were to return for the show. According to the Deadline in July 2022, that’s when the announcement was made back at 2022’s San Diego Comic-Con. 

Both of the actors were excited to return, and Gurira even posted a picture of her and Lincoln at Comic-Con on Instagram with the simple caption, “We’re back.”

The two actors have been working on other projects since their departure from The Walking Dead. Andrew Lincoln was part of the extensive cast of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities in 2022. Danai Gurira was one of the stars of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever for the MCU. But it’s awesome to see them come back together again for a show. 

Reported by Deadline in March 2023, it was confirmed that Lesley-Ann Brandt had signed onto The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. She will be playing Pearl Thorne, but only that is known about her character. 

In November 2023, Deadline reported that Pollyanna McIntosh would be back as Jadis for the show, reprising her role from The Walking Dead. Additionally, Terry O’Quinn will play Beale, and Matt Jeffries will play Matt. 

While these character announcements are great, I hope that some characters from the original The Walking Dead end up appearing in this spinoff as well. A character I’ve been thinking should really reunite with Rick (besides Michonne) is Judith, Rick’s (basically adopted) daughter, as well as R.J., the son that Michonne and Rick share, both of which are residing at Alexandria at the end of The Walking Dead. With this new series, I can only wonder if Rick might get the chance to see his children again.

However, with Michonne going off on her own in Season 10, I don’t know when these children might get to see their father again - if ever. Only time will tell.  

The Series Will Be An “Epic Love Story”

In a press release that AMC released, the new spinoff is going to star the two characters in an “epic love story” that shows just how much they have changed in their time apart. 

AMC gave us an official synopsis from a blog post they put up on their website: 

This already sounds like the epic love story we were promised. I think it’s time to get ready for this show. 

The Series Will Consist Of Six Episodes

I’m having flashbacks to Season 1 of The Walking Dead with this show. Confirmed by Deadline article regarding the announcement of the show, this new spinoff isn’t set to have a sixteen-episode order like many of the seasons of The Walking Dead, but only six - much like the first season of the original. 

Scott M. Gimple Will Serve As Showrunner For The Series

For those who don’t know, Scott M. Gimple is The Walking Dead royalty, and has been with the show for several years - including working as showrunner for the series during Seasons 4-8, until Angela Kang, another producer for the show, took over the role for the rest of the series until its end. 

However, Gimple is returning to his showrunning responsibilities with The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, according to the Deadline article regarding the announcement of the show in July 2022. This isn’t that much of a surprise, as Gimple is the Chief Content Officer for The Walking Dead franchise. 

Danai Gurira Is A Co-Creator Of The Series – And Helped Write It

When it comes to The Walking Dead, Gurira has been on the show since the very end of Season 2, and quickly established her character, Michonne, as a fan favorite. Now, she’s going to be bringing her creative hand to the table. According to an interview that Gurira did with Self in October 2022, she is actually a co-creator of the Rick and Michonne spinoff, and is also writing it alongside Scott Gimple. 

Gimple spoke about how much working with Danai has influenced his writing in an email sent to Self, and how she wants to do something that’s new, and that he loves that kind of energy to be around. 

I’m super excited to see what she brings to the show, and can’t wait to see what story they have for us to enjoy.  

Filming Finished In May 2023

Confirmed by The Walking Dead's Instagram page in February 2023, it was confirmed that The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live had begun filming:

And then, not that long later, it was confirmed in May 2023 that filming had come to an end. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) from @TWDUPromos, they posted a message from Scott M. Gimple, Andrew Lincoln and the whole production team about the conclusion of filming The Walking Dead: Summit, which was the previous name used. The message thanked everyone who worked on the show:

The Series Is Replacing The Much Talked-About Rick Movies

I feel like we talked about those Rick movies for ages. When Andrew Lincoln first left the show, it was announced that there would be a trilogy of Walking Dead movies that would focus on the character’s survival after his supposed death - and rescue by Jadis that saw him taken away in a mysterious helicopter.

However, after delays and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been decided that The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is going to replace the Rick Grimes movies, according to the same Deadline article regarding the announcement of the show in July 2022. 

For those who have followed this show for years like I have, it’s not shocking to see this happening, as we didn't have any recent updates for those movies, and now we’ve found out the reason why - because we’re going to be getting a whole new series out of it. And I, for one, am so excited. 

It’ll be exciting to see the continuation of Rick and Michonne’s story in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live after watching The Walking Dead for God knows how many years- but, if I don’t see Rick get his classic pistol back, I won't be ok. 

The Walking Dead fans finally got the massive, years-in-the-making update that we’ve all been waiting for, when AMC and franchise overseer Scott Gimple announced that Andrew Lincoln would be returning to the role of Rick Grimes for an upcoming limited series alongside Danai Gurira’s MIchonne. That shift replaced the long-delayed film trilogy that was previously announced, and solidified that Rick will be back on our TVs in primetime in 2023. Beyond that, some fans were already convincing themselves that the star-studded spinoff Tales of the Walking Dead would also bring the eldest Grimes survivor back, only in the form of a pre-apocalypse flashback. But it appears those assumptions won’t match up with reality, at least if the UK actor heading up that episode is to be believed.

Considering The Walking Dead has featured a selection of British actors rocking American accents over the past eleven years, it wasn’t too out of the ordinary when Moonshot and Bridgerton actor Eric Tiede signed on for a role in an episode of the Tales spinoff. But given the fact that he’s a fit white dude with the same number of heads and other appendages as Andrew Lincoln, some fans started speculating that Tiede’s character name “Nolan” wasn’t legit, and that he’d actually be playing a younger version of the former Team Family leader. And while it’s not necessarily common for TWD franchise stars to come out and debunk viewers’ theories and hopes, this was apparently a special case, as Tiede took to Twitter to compliment some fanmade imagery while also putting the kibosh on the Rick rumors.

For what it’s worth, Eric Tiede sounds about as grateful and respectful as someone can be while also castrating the hopes and dreams of an entire fanbase. Okay, maybe that’s a bit too dramatic, even though I’m sure it applies perfectly in some cases. 

I do like that Tiede offered up a silver lining olive branch kind of an idea there by putting the idea out into the ethers that his character could perhaps tangentially be tied to Rick Grimes by cousin-ish relations. That’s almost definitely not canonical in any respect, but the lack of working genealogists in the Walking Dead universe means it’s still possible. After all, Rick does have a brother on the other side of the world in the comic book universe, as introduced in the Alien one-shot from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin. 

For all that Eric Tiede took the time to gently let the air out of the Rick Grimes prequel episode theories, I’m sure he’s at least partly aware that some fans are going to continue to believe in such speculation up until and through the episode that introduces Nolan into this world. Since throwing people off the scent is exactly what someone would want to do in a case like this. Or would they?

Honestly, given AMC’s SDCC reveal for Rick and Michonne’s return, I’d actually think the network would be going extremely hard on promoting Tales of the Walking Dead if one of the episodes was a standalone Rick Grimes story. At this point in the franchise’s run, when ratings are a pale shadow of what they once were, cluing fans in on such a marquee event would almost definitely set up a bigger viewership payoff than keeping things a secret until airing.

Tales of the Walking Dead should still be a fun and unique sidestep within this universe, with a cast of awesome stars such as America’s Got Talent host Terry Crews, The Boys star Jessie T. Usher, The Staircase’s Parker Posey, Hacks’ Poppy Liu and more. The spinoff will also bring Samantha Morton back into the fold for at least one episode looking back at her character’s pre-Alpha life. It’s likely that Morton’s return helped fuel the Rick-geared theorizing, too.

With The Walking Dead Season 11 set to hopefully answer all of our remaining questions with its final episodes starting on Sunday, October 2, the upcoming spinoff Tales of the Walking Dead will make its anthologized debut on Sunday, August 14, at 9:00 p.m. Head to our 2022 TV premiere schedule to see what other new and returning shows are on the way that also won’t feature Rick Grimes flashback episodes. 

After nearly four years years of The Walking Dead fans suffering from a Rick Grimes drought, with Andrew Lincoln having exited the flagship series back in mid-Season 9, AMC and franchise overlord Scott Gimple have finally given everyone a confirmed reason to celebrate. Lincoln is confirmed to be reuniting with Danai Gurira's also-missed badass Michonne for a brand new project that won't be a series of features as was originally planned. Rather, they're getting their own TV spinoff!

Following the San Diego Comic-Con panels for Tales of the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead, Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira joined Scott Gimple on stage to announce an as-yet-untitled limited series for AMC Studios that will continue the epic relationship and journey for Rick and Michonne. The six-episode series will debut in 2023, with Gimple serving as showrunner, and all three taking on executive producer duties.

Here's how Andrew Lincoln responded in a statement:

They really seem to be playing up the love story elements here, which makes a lot of sense, seeing as how they don't have their children around to mess up their romantic moments. I kid, of course, since returning to their loved ones will almost definitely have to play into the story. Not to mention explaining how they reunited in the first place. It's going to be a real bummer if it takes three eps to bring them back together. But for now, we stay optimistic!

And here's what Danai Gurira had to say about reprising Michonne for the first time following her exit in Season 10.

It’s unclear if this project has any bearing on rumors that Gurira was getting her own spinoff series at Disney+ based on her Black Panther character. But we know it won’t get in the way of Lincoln’s upcoming small screen return for an episode of Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix anthology Cabinet of Curiosities, since that series will be debuting later this year.

This news comes as quite a shock to fans that have been waiting for updates on what was being planned as a theatrical trilogy completely focusing on Rick Grimes. Updates for that project were few and far between, as all things COVID were as big a detriment to progress as the creative side of things. But while Danai Gurira's involvement with the feature plan was only assumed, now we know that Michonne will be just as much a part of Rick's return as the former lawman himself. 

2023 feels like it's way too far away, but fans can look forward to seeing not only another season of Fear the Walking Dead and the debut season of Isle of the Dead, but now we know we'll also be watching Rick and Michonne wrapping up their stories for good, and on AMC where it should be. While waiting for that glorious day to come, head to our 2022 TV premiere schedule to see what other new and returning shows are heading to primetime and beyond.

As fans of The Walking Dead prepare to say goodbye to the zombie apocalypse drama they’ve been watching for years, it seems like one former star is stirring up quite the speculation about his future with the series. Andrew Lincoln reunited with Norman Reedus in Georgia recently, as the AMC series is said to be filming its final episodes, so what’s going on?

Andrew Lincoln portrayed fan-favorite Rick Grimes on AMC’s The Walking Dead from 2010-2018, as well as one episode of Fear the Walking Dead in 2018. With TWD coming to an end, fans have been itching for one last glimpse of Rick on the small screen, in whatever form that may be, with the film trilogy taking a while to come to fruition. Over President’s Day weekend, a restaurant-owning fan in Georgia posted on Instagram that Lincoln and his BFF/former TWD co-star Norman Reedus came chow down. Now the question is why Lincoln is in the Peach State.

Looks like a fun time, even if Lincoln isn't wearing anything offering clear signs of Rick Grimes' return. But let's dig into what could have led to the above photo happening in the first place. 

Could It Mean Rick Grimes Will Appear In The Walking Dead’s Final Episode(s)?

Obviously the biggest question that comes to mind is whether or not this means that fans will see Rick Grimes once again on The Walking Dead proper before it ends. While it’s certainly possible that Andrew Lincoln is in Georgia to film some type of cameo or flashback scene, it’s not very likely if we're actually seeing the actor in public. AMC would have definitely wanted to keep his return on the down-low, so him being out and about with another huge star from the series is not so secretive.

Last fall, Andrew Lincoln did celebrate the anniversary of his exit, and it's always been clear that Rick still means a lot to to him. And it's been said that he isn't meant to be returning for the TV show, but whether or not those plans may have changed is yet to be seen, though his story won't end with the series' conclusion either way.

Will Andrew Lincoln Direct One Of The Walking Dead’s Last Eps?

Another possibility could be that Lincoln is actually directing an episode of The Walking Dead, rather than appearing in it. While AMC has a knack for announcing when a show alum is directing an episode, it’s possible they want to keep this one more secretive, even if Lincoln's presence in Georgia isn't completely clandestine.

It’s entirely possible that if that is the case, AMC is waiting until the episode is finished filming so to give fans a sneak preview of Lincoln's return. However, they may also not want to get their hopes up in case a cameo is not happening.

Or Is The Rick Grimes Movie Finally Happening?

The other possibility may even be bigger than a potential Walking Dead cameo. A Rick Grimes movie has been in development for quite a while now. Last summer, The Walking Dead universe EP Greg Nicotero opened up about the long delay and at the time, he didn’t know when it was happening and noted that everyone on the movie is trying to get the script perfect. Has the time finally come?

Perhaps Andrew Lincoln was in Georgia for a meeting with Scott Gimple and other TWD producers to talk about the movie. It’s definitely the most likely possibility of the three, though it’s still possible he was in the state for a completely different project or reason. Reportedly, Andrew Lincoln has already filmed his episode of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities so it’s unlikely it had anything to do with that. 

Hopefully soon fans find out just what Andrew Lincoln was doing in Georgia with Norman Reedus, but in the meantime, the final season of The Walking Dead airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. EST on AMC.

With The Walking Dead in the midst of its eleventh and final season, fans have already been in their feels over saying farewell to many of the flagship series’ main characters. (At least those who won’t be moving on to greener spinoff pastures.) Arguably more upsetting than the show’s overall ending is the absolute lack of Rick Grimes in everyone’s lives ever since Andrew Lincoln exited the series in Season 9. Astoundingly enough, it’s been a full three years since the actor’s final-for-now moments as Team Family’s sharp-shooting anchor, and fans are marking the occasion by celebrating Lincoln’s post-apocalyptic legacy, albeit with some frustration fueling the love.

It was back on November 4, 2018 when The Walking Dead delivered the episode “What Comes After,” which was noteworthy for a ton of series actors’ final performances in those roles, including the late Scott Wilson as Hershel, Jon Bernthal as Shane, and vocal appearances from Sarah Wayne Callies, Michael Cudlitz and Emily Kinney. But it was obviously most important for nearly ending the life of Rick Grimes, who was essentially saved by Jadis, whose actress Pollyanna McIntosh also exited with that episode, though she recently made her debut on The Walking Dead: World Beyond’s second season. And fans have not forgotten the impact Rick had on their lives, as well as the characters’ lives, with “#RickGrimes” already trending on Twitter in the early morning hours thanks to messages like the one below, which is about as clean and simple as such posts could get.

Some fans chose to relive exactly what happened during Andrew Lincoln’s last TV appearance as Rick Grimes, despite the emotional toil the episode put them through.  

Along with all the love being showered down on Rick Grimes and Andrew Lincoln, there's definitely a hardened sense of curiosity over what actually happened to Rick in the aftermath of his rescue. Especially considering the franchise has expanded the story of the CRM group, their helicopters, and at least one of the goals of the group rounding up subjects like Rick. 

Yes, to be expected, many posts reference the trilogy of theatrical movies that were announced following Andrew Lincoln's Walking Dead exit. Granted, the world was a completely different place 3 years ago, in just about all the possible ways, so it's somewhat understandable that they haven't released yet. Although it's pretty bonkers that it doesn't seem like any amount of filming has taken place. And the person below isn't the only fan who erroneously assumed the trending name was tied to movie updates. 

Rather than thinking about what actually might happen if the movies ever come together, some Walking Dead fans pondered what might have been had Andrew Lincoln remained part of the TV universe after Episode 905. (As a big fan of the comics, it still seems weird that Rick never crossed paths with the Whisperers.) 

Meanwhile, the Twitter user below pitched what sounds like the sweetest crossover spinoff adventure that could exist within the Walking Dead universe.

Alas, it's still sadly very unclear when Rick Grimes might return to live-action in any capacity, even though we know Andrew Lincoln is returning to the world of horror for Guillermo Del Toro's upcoming Netflix series Cabinet of Curiosities. So here's hoping that will tide everyone over until we see him facing zombies again, or else this fan might lose it. 

While The Walking Dead Season 11 won't return to AMC until Sunday, February 22, 2022, both Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond are in the thick of their current seasons, with the latter ending once Season 2 has wrapped up. 

As strange as it is to say, it's been years now since Andrew Lincoln temporarily hung up his hat as Rick Grimes within AMC's Walking Dead universe, with a series of feature films set to come at some point in the future. Fans are waiting with bated breath for those movies, but we probably won't have to wait quite that long to see Lincoln's return to the horror genre, as he's been announced as part of the stellar cast for Guillermo del Toro's upcoming anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities, one of many exciting horror shows coming to Netflix.

Previously going under the name 10 After Midnight, the in-development series Cabinet of Curiosities will deliver eight episodes brought to life by filmmakers and cast members chosen by Guillermo del Toro himself. As revealed by Netflix Geeked, one of those episodes will star Andrew Lincoln, The Babadook's Essie Davis, and Sex/Life's Hannah Galway. This installment should definitely be a banger, also, because it's based on an original short story that del Toro himself penned, with The Babadook's Jennifer Kent taking on the same duties for this episode.

Unfortunately, no further details were shared about the episode, though we can probably expect for it not to be a zombie story, as I can't imagine Andrew Lincoln will join any more of those in his career unless the point is being overtly self-aware with it. Maybe he'll BE the zombie this time. Or a werewolf! Or a killer clown! Now I kind of need to see all three of those ideas put together.

Netflix revealed all of the filmmakers and main stars for the rest of the Cabinet of Curiosities episodes as well, and Andrew Lincoln's episode will be in good company. Dark Knight trilogy story writer and The Sandman TV co-creator David S. Goyer is penning an episode for The Empty Man director David Prior, with F. Murray Abraham in one of the starring roles. Guillermo del Toro reteamed with The Strain writer/producer Regina Corrado for an episode starring Watchmen's Tim Blake Nelson. Keith Thomas, who's helming the upcoming remake adaptation of Stephen King's Firestarter, is directing an episode starring Back to the Future's Crispin Glover and The Punisher and Shadow and Bone star Ben Barnes.

Elsewhere, we have Mandy director Panos Cosmatos directing an episode starring RoboCop vet Peter Weller. Twilight's Catherine Hardwicke is directing an episode based on an H.P. Lovecraft tale. The Shape of Water's David Hewlett will star in an installment directed by Cube and Splice's Vincenzo Natali. And finally, A Girl Walks Home at Night's Ana Lily Amirpour will direct an episode penned by Brand New Cherry Flavor writer Haley Z. Boston. Note that not all of these episodes have been fully cast, and more actors will be revealed at later dates.

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities doesn't yet have any kind of release window at this time, but we can hope to see it hitting Netflix in 2022, possibly right around the time The Walking Dead wraps up its eleven-season run on AMC> In the meantime, our 2021 Fall TV schedule should help audiences find all the upcoming shows they're looking for.

As The Walking Dead creeps towards its Season 11 premiere, which will kick off the zombie drama's extended final stretch, fans are no doubt waiting to see what showrunner Angela Kang and her creative team have in store for the show's core protagonist ensemble. And you just know that a large subsection of the fanbase is blindly holding out hope that Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes will make a final TV appearance ahead of the character's feature film debut. It almost definitely won't happen, but if it does, Rick should probably steer clear of Norman Reedus' Daryl, at least early on.

Norman Reedus has a pretty specific idea for how his character Daryl would react to seeing Andrew Lincoln's Rick more than half a decade after he first disappeared (in Season 9's "What Comes After"). It isn't necessarily the sweetest and kindest reaction, but it's perfectly on brand for Daryl. Here's how he put it to Insider:

Daryl is obviously a character who is driven by the darker side of his emotional spectrum, and often acts out vengefully, impulsively and without an abundance of forethought. That all tracks with his ideas for how Daryl would react to Rick's return, since it seems entirely antithetical to immediately bring facial pain to the dude that everyone has been missing so hard over the years.

As if the physical attack wasn't enough on its own, Norman Reedus (kind of hilariously) also thinks Daryl would add insult to injury by making fun of Rick's weight, which is the kind of petty mess that presumably doesn't happen as much in the post-apocalypse. Especially weight jokes, considering weight gains in the zombie apocalypse have to be relatively non-existent outside of singled-out instances. (The walkers' metabolism must be extremely impressive.)

After the topic of Judith and R.J. Grimes came up, Norman Reedus had another complaint that he'd want to throw Rick's way upon their reunion:

Not that Daryl has spent any money on either Judith or R.J., but certainly there's a lot of value in the time he's spent providing care and food for the kids. Especially after Danai Gurira's Michonne also packed up and shipped off on her child-less quest to find Rick. At least Rick was taken away from everyone without his knowledge or consent. Michonne straight up volunteered to go solo. Not that I'm saying Daryl should punch her in the face or anything.

No doubt Daryl will find someone else's face to smash up once The Walking Dead Season 11 debuts on AMC on Sunday, April 22, with the season premiere and all other episodes available to stream a week early on the streaming service AMC+. While waiting for the zombie action to return, be sure to take note of all the other exciting shows hitting the 2021 Fall TV schedule.

There are hit cable TV shows, and then there’s AMC’s The Walking Dead. The apocalyptic drama grew from a dark horse to a massive franchise including two spinoffs. Fans are also eager to see the developing Rick Grimes movie, and one Walking Dead boss explained the delay in Andrew Lincoln’s highly anticipated flick.

Rick Grimes was written out of The Walking Dead seasons ago, but it was also announced that he’d be back in a movie. What’s more, said movie is expected to get a full theatrical release, rather than one for TV. Unfortunately the project has been a long time coming, and Walking Dead directing-producer and special make-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero recently opened up about this delay. When asked when filming will finally begin, he said:

Well, that was honest. It looks like the folks behind the upcoming Walking Dead movie are taking their time to nail down the script and story. And with film sets only now finally getting back to normal, there’s presumably a ton of factors behind the delay in Rick Grimes’s flick.

Greg Nicotero’s comments to ComicBook help to peel back the curtain on what it’s like within The Walking Dead universe. With so many zombie stories being told across the various TV shows, the team is certainly kept busy. And rather than turning out a Rick Grimes movie that’s subpar, it seems those involved are being particular with the long-awaited project.

Exactly what the story of The Walking Dead’s movie will contain remains a total mystery at this point. But the fact that the franchise is heading to theaters makes it clear that the apocalyptic property isn’t going anywhere-- even if the original series is preparing for its final season.

Andrew Lincoln starred as Rick Grimes throughout the first nine seasons of The Walking Dead, before being written off. In his final episode Rick destroyed the bridge between communities, and presumably himself, in order to protect his people. But a coda revealed Jadis/Anne finding his unconscious body, and loading Rick into a helicopter to destinations unknown.

It’s been years since the Rick Grimes movie was announced, so fans are getting understandably antsy for the mysterious project to finally start coming together. But the pressure is on for The Walking Dead to deliver in its first outing in theaters. If Andrew Lincoln’s project is successful, perhaps we’ll be treated to more Walking Dead movies.

Narratively, there does seem to be another story ripe for a theatrical adaptation. Namely one starring Danai Gurira’s Michonne, who was also written off of The Walking Dead under mysterious circumstances. She specifically left the communities in order to find Rick, so perhaps they could get a sequel about this reunion. Only time will tell.

The Walking Dead continues to grow on the small screen, as fans patiently wait for the Rick Grimes movie to begin filming. In the meantime, check out the 2021 movie release dates to plan your next movie experience.

Over the past decade and change AMC’s The Walking Dead has become a massive television franchise. As the flagship series will have one final season, there’s also two spinoffs on the network. The zombie property will debut in theaters with the upcoming Rick Grimes movie, but Andrew Lincoln recently explained why he won’t be directing any installments.

Andrew Lincoln starred as protagonist Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead throughout the first nine seasons on AMC, before being written out by mysterious circumstances. Fans can’t wait to reunite with the badass survivor, as well as Lincoln’s signature performance. He explained why he won’t be behind the camera on any Walking Dead movie, saying:

Well, that was honest. While revealing that there are plans for multiple Walking Dead movies, Andrew Lincoln also put the kibosh on any directing talks. Instead he’ll be putting his full attention into stepping back into Rick’s shoes, and bringing the same energy and emotion that he did for his acclaimed run on TV.

Andrew Lincoln’s comments to SFX Magazine show where the Love, Actually actor’s head is currently at regarding his Walking Dead return. The pressure will be on for the developing project to bring the franchise into the movie realm. Specifically it’s going to have to perform at the box office, rather than producing numbers for TV viewership.

It’s currently unclear when the mysterious Walking Dead movie will begin production. In the same interview Andrew Lincoln said that he was hoping to begin filming sometime in the spring. But it doesn’t look like there’s currently a start date on that highly anticipated film project. In the meantime, Lincoln is still locked down at home in order to jump into work if he gets the call.

When we last saw Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead, he seemingly sacrificed himself and blew up a bridge in order to protect the communities from a horde of walkers. While the other survivors thought he died, the audience saw him being brought onto a helicopter by Jadis/Anne to places unknown. There’s no telling where the story is headed, and what twists and turns will come to beloved character.

As Andrew Lincoln mentioned, he’s actually signed on for more than one Walking Dead film-- as both star and producer. The series seemingly set up more narrative possibilities last season, when Danai Gurira’s Michonne discovered Rick was alive, and departed Alexandria in hopes of finding him. Perhaps they could finally reunite in a sequel movie?

The Walking Dead will return for its final season on AMC, while its sequels continue on. Be sure to check out the 2021 movie release dates to plan your next movie experience.

Robert Kirkman's Invincible recently wrapped up an extremely deadly Season 1 over on Amazon Prime, and at least two more seasons are thankfully on the way. Beyond all the show's dark and violent twists that likely came as little surprise to those familiar with Kirkman's work, Invincible's stellar voice cast featured a slew of different actors from the comic superstar's other acclaimed series, The Walking Dead. So with Seasons 2 and 3 looms on the horizon, I'm not alone in wondering if it's possible Kirkman will welcome TWD vet Andrew Lincoln in future episodes?

That's a question only Kirkman can answer, of course, and the Invincible creator did thankfully share his thoughts with ComicBook.com on whether or not we can one day expect to hear Andrew Lincoln and other The Walking Dead alums who weren't featured in Invincible's first season. Robert Kirkman not only gave an answer on Lincoln, but also dropped a few other big names in his response.

Perhaps it's not surprising that Robert Kirkman would like to bring all the Walking Dead heavy hitters that he can get into Invincible, especially after already featuring so many in Season 1. Steven Yeun is the voice of lead Mark Grayson, Khary Payton voices Black Samson, and further roles were voiced by the likes of Ross Marquand, Lauren Cohan, Sonequa Martin-Green, Chad Coleman, Michael Cudlitz, and Lennie James. That's already a ton of talent from the AMC series, but as Kirkman noted, there are still some key players that could be called upon for comic characters we haven't met yet.

As cool as such a large-scale reunion of The Walking Dead on Invincible would be, it's still worth noting that this series has a stellar voice cast even without everyone from the zombie apocalypse. The full cast list is a who's who of Hollywood actors that includes J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, Walton Goggins, and Mahershala Ali, and while there are really so many more names I could drop beyond that (like Mark Hamill), let's just leave it at the fact that this may be the most star-studded voice cast for any animated series that doesn't involve alcoholic horses.

The good news is that with another 2 seasons on the way, one would think there will be plenty of opportunities to introduce new characters that could potentially be voiced by Andrew Lincoln and others. Provided any of those Walking Dead vets have room in their busy schedules to contribute their voices - such as, I dunno, that Walking Dead movie that is seemingly taking forever to come together - I don't think it'll be too much of a problem for Amazon to sign off on it all. Honestly, I think Lincoln would be a good voice for a Viltrumite, though after Season 1, I'm not sure I want to see more of those things anytime soon.

Binge all of Season 1 of Invincible over on Amazon Prime Video. For those that haven't had a chance to check it out yet, I highly recommend it to anyone who grew up with animated shows like Justice League or Batman Beyond because this show really has a lot of that energy, but is also very much for mature audiences.

It has been a grueling three years since we last saw Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes among our favorite group of zombie apocalypse survivors, as he made his exit during The Walking Dead’s ninth season. That being said, we know the character isn’t gone from us for good, as his spin-off movie has been the source of much speculation and has provided updates since it was first announced. Now it looks like we have some especially promising news, as the actor's latest update on the status of his character's comeback movie makes it all start to feel pretty real.

Andrew Lincoln has cleared up the timeline for the long-awaited Rick Grimes spin-off movie in an interview with SFX Magazine (via Games Radar) by saying that there has been talk of production starting up in the spring, which is pretty much now, right?! Said Lincoln,

Even though Andrew Lincoln says he is “still very much in lockdown”, it doesn’t seem like that will be the case for much longer. With spring already half over, it sounds like Lincoln will be donning Rick Grimes' cowboy boots very soon, and they’re sure to get some walker blood on them in no time.

It also sounds like everyone who has a hand in making the spin-off film is just as excited as fans are for production to get under way. Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes has been a part of both the AMC series and the OG The Walking Dead comics since the very beginning, and although it’s hard to pinpoint a major main character, if we had it, it would pretty much be Rick Grimes. With that in mind, Lincoln is a pretty important figure in the franchise and his character has a pretty substantial following.

With both Andrew Lincoln and Rick Grimes being such an important part of The Walking Dead, his departure in Season 9 left fans with a little bit of a hole. Fans have been through a coma, as well the loss of a best friend, wife, and child with Rick Grimes – he can’t just up and leave us in a chopper!

Thankfully, though, the Rick Grimes movie has now become very real with an awesomely close production timeline. That promise of more Rick Grimes isn’t limited to just one movie either, as Andrew Lincoln has signed on for multiple spin-off films. Even though The Walking Dead series will be coming to an end after Season 11 concludes next year, it sounds like things are still looking up for fans.

Starting with humble beginnings in Season 1 on AMC, The Walking Dead has become a massive property. In addition to two spinoffs, there’s also a movie coming down the line, with Andrew Lincoln returning to his signature role as Rick Grimes. While fans are eager to see The Walking Dead movie in theaters, Lincoln’s latest comments made it clear that it won’t mark the end of Rick’s story.

Andrew Lincoln stepped away from The Walking Dead in Season 9, but the character’s final scene showed that he was indeed alive. Lincoln and company are hoping to start filming the Rick Grimes movie this Spring, and recently teased his ongoing future as the character. As he put it,

Buckle up Walking Dead fans, because it looks like there may be more than one Rick Grimes movie coming to theaters over the next few years. This is a thrilling concept, and one that seems to indicate that he won’t be dying in the first film project.

Andrew Lincoln’s comments to SFX Magazine is sure to excite the many Walking Dead fans out there who have been patiently awaiting the return of Rick Grimes. While there’s currently no indication of the character returning in its upcoming final season, Lincoln is contracted for more than one movie. Hopefully the first movie performs well enough at the box office to necessitate a follow-up.

Walking Dead fans last saw Rick Grimes back in early Season 9. The apocalyptic drama’s protagonist seemingly perished while sacrificing himself and blowing up a bridge to save the rest of the survivors. But a coda scene showed Jadis/Anne finding a very much still alive Rick, and taking him aboard a helicopter to places unknown.

If the Rick Grimes movie does well and a sequel is ordered, there’s seemingly a built-in story to tell. Specifically by having Rick reunite with Danai Gurira’s Michonne. In the last season Michonne found out Rick was alive, and set off to find him. Gurira has become a bankable movie star in her own right thanks to Black Panther, so this could be a pairing that would make sense both financially and narratively.

The Walking Dead movie is currently aiming to begin filming this spring or summer. In the meantime, check out the 2021 movie release dates to plan your next movie experience.

Since The Walking Dead debuted on AMC back in 2010, the apocalyptic drama has only continued to expand. In addition to the flagship series, there are two spinoffs airing. Additionally, fans are eager to see the developing Rick Grimes movie, which is expected to have a full theatrical run. While we wait to see Andrew Lincoln play his signature character, creator Robert Kirkman addressed how the film will be different from his run on the small screen.

Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes was the undisputed protagonist of The Walking Dead before he was written off in Season 9. But his final scene set up his eventual transition to the big screen, as we saw Jadis/Anne rescue him and take him on a helicopter to places unknown. The movie will mark the franchise's debut in theaters, and Robert Kirkman teased its contents, saying:

While poking fun about the current state of the entertainment industry, this tease about the Walking Dead movie is sure to thrill long-time fans of the zombie series. Namely because we'll be getting such a deep dive into Rick Grimes' psyche. And it's probably going to get dark.

Robert Kirkman's comments to ComicBook definitely makes sense for Walking Dead fans who are caught up with the current season. While the series was always an ensemble project, this became especially true once Rick was written off. The bonus Season 10 episodes are each focused on a small group of survivors, highlighting how many characters we're currently following.

Considering Rick Grimes flew away from Alexandria on a mystery helicopter, there's no telling where the Walking Dead movie will take Andrew Lincoln's signature character. Robert Kirkman is teasing how different of a story it'll be, so the sky's the limit. And if Rick's movie is successful, perhaps we'll get more entries on the big screen.

Indeed, The Walking Dead did seemingly set up another big screen appearance for Danai Gurira's Michonne. Earlier in Season 10, Michonne found out that Rick was alive and departed to try and find her apocalyptic husband. But given the the show's time jump, it seems unlikely that she'll appear in the Rick Grimes movie. Although if she did, the fans would no doubt be thrilled.

It's currently unclear when The Walking Dead movie will begin filming, but it's in active development. In the meantime, check out our 2021 release list to plan your next movie experience.

Though The Walking Dead will soon return for the rest of its extended tenth season, it will once again do so without the presence of former star Andrew Lincoln, whose exit in the first half of Season 9 occurred all the way back in November 2018. Around the same time, news broke that AMC would be producing a trilogy of movies focusing on Lincoln's Rick Grimes and everything that happened after that fateful helicopter trip. The spinoff projects still haven't started filming yet, but as fans can see in the video above, the actor is more than ready to fill those shoes again. Literally.

CinemaBlend spoke with Andrew Lincoln alongside Naomi Watts for their upcoming Netflix drama Penguin Bloom, which will begin streaming on Wednesday, January 27. Given the all-around lack of zombie apocalypses in that movie, though, our own Sarah El-Mahmoud asked Lincoln if he was ready to return to the Walking Dead universe. For those who didn't watch the video, here's his enthusiastic response:

So just in case anyone thought that Andrew Lincoln might be reluctant about getting back into walker-demolishing form as Rick Grimes, let Andrew Lincoln's words soothe you. He is absolutely ready to reprise the role that turned him into a global superstar, and we can only hope that whoever his captors were allowed him to keep his cowboy boots on. Let's not forget that Pollyanna McIntosh's Jadis had stripped him of all his clothing whenever she Rick-napped him, so it's possible his footwear situation might be jacked up.

Even beyond any inherent fictional bloodlust that may exist within Andrew Lincoln's soul, the actor's readiness to return stems in part from his decision to leave the show in the first place. At the time, he talked about how The Walking Dead's production schedule in Georgia had taken its toll, and he wanted to take some extended time to return to the UK and live a somewhat traditional life with his wife and children. But now that his kids are a little older and less interested in hanging out with their big poppa, he feels comfortable getting back into horror hero form.

Of course, there has to be a horror movie for Andrew Lincoln to actually return to in the first place. It seems like that might be happening, though, with the first presumably R-rated feature expected to begin filming this spring. Co-screenwriter and former Walking Dead showrunner Scott Gimple previously stated that the pandemic delays have allowed for the storytelling to get a lot tighter, and the delay has also allowed for the Fear the Walking Dead and World Beyond spinoffs to expand their ground-laying narratives involving the CRM and their outposts, while also hinting at Rick's whereabouts.

Obviously, The Walking Dead's Rick Grimes movie doesn't have a release date set in stone just yet, and hasn't revealed any further casting, and hasn't quite offered up a detailed synopsis just yet. But it's still happening! And Andrew Lincoln is excited! And so are we! So that's something.

While waiting for that, don't forget about Penguin Bloom hitting Netflix on Wednesday, January 27, and also don't forget about The Walking Dead's return to AMC on Sunday, February 28. What are you guys most excited to see from Andrew Lincoln's TWD return?

It's been a while since Walking Dead fans have seen episodes airing on a weekly basis, though that will soon be remedied when Season 10 returns to AMC in February with an additional six episodes. But it's been even longer since we've seen a properly bearded Andrew Lincoln at the center of the fictional zombie-verse, and with no clear sign of when the standalone Rick Grimes movies are coming, there's no telling when fans can see him reprising the role again. Lincoln recently shared one unforeseen issue with exiting The Walking Dead, and it's a pretty hilarious non-silver lining.

Whenever Andrew Lincoln made the shocking decision to step away from The Walking Dead going into Season 9, his main reasoning was to allow himself a chance to live with his family for more than a few months at a time between production shoots. But during a virtual Walking Dead reunion held in December in support of the Georgia Senate Victory Fund, Lincoln jokingly revealed that at least one person in his family was seemingly more interested in going back to Georgia than in having Lincoln around the house. While speaking about his connection to the Southern state, Lincoln said:

Andrew Lincoln made those comments in jest, of course, but there are no doubt many fans out there who wholeheartedly believe that Rick Grimes' exit was a point of no return for The Walking Dead. (Especially since he didn't even get to witness the Whisperers' gnarly stint.) While the show has definitely evolved into something slightly different from it was during Rick Grimes' eight seasons leading the pack, there's still a lingering "what might have been" feeling when thinking about how the storylines would have played out if Lincoln hadn't decided to bow out in the midst of the ninth season. Since that likely means Danai Gurira's Michonne wouldn't have also left, not to mention Lauren Cohan's Maggie, though at least the latter is back now.

In the scheme of things, it's a lot more understandable that Andrew Lincoln would somewhat facetiously regret leaving The Walking Dead due to his son's increasing fascination with the state of Georgia, as opposed to regretting it because he really loved working 16-hour days in the paralyzing summer heat. Nobody would believe that one.

Maybe Arthur will be able to get his Georgia fix again whenever Andrew Lincoln settles in to play Rick Grimes anew for the upcoming standalone films, which are being co-written by Walking Dead dungeon master Scott Gimple. Assuming he doesn't show up first in The Walking Dead: World Beyond or Fear the Walking Dead, where the story behind the CRM helicopters has been explored. (Not that either of those shows film in Georgia.)

You can definitely find Andrew Lincoln coming to Netflix in the near future alongside Naomi Watts for the drama Penguin Bloom, and you can watch new Season 10 episodes of The Walking Dead on AMC on Sunday, February 28, at 9:00 p.m. ET. Let us know in the poll below where you'd like to see Rick Grimes return next.

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AMC's The Walking Dead has had a fascinating tenure in the pop culture landscape. For a few years the apocalyptic drama was one of the most popular shows on television, and it's seen grown into a massive franchise with two spinoffs. Aside from the zombie adventures on the small screen, fans are eager to see Andrew Lincoln return to the role of Rick Grimes for his own movie-- complete with a theatrical release. Luckily we may know what that mysterious project will be rated.

Andrew Lincoln led the cast of The Walking Dead for its first eight seasons, before being written off back in Season 9. And while he was presumed dead by other characters in-universe, fans saw Rick Grimes being transported to an unknown destination via helicopter. The public has been curious about how the beloved property will translate onto the big screen, especially where MPAA ratings are concerned. And the latest report indicates that the Rick movie will indeed be rated R.

This report is thus far unconfirmed by the studio, and comes to us from noted entertainment scooper Daniel Richtman (via Comic Book). But hearing that the mysterious Walking Dead movie will likely be rated R is sure to be a relief for the hardcore fandom who have spent a decade. After all, the AMC shows are known for its over the top, gory violence. So slapping a movie with a PG-13 would likely see a way less gruesome version of the story.

Almost nothing is known about the Walking Dead movie's contents, as the powers that be are keeping their cards close to the chest. The movie's development process was delayed as a result of the pandemic, with Andrew Lincoln instead focusing his talents on the stage version of A Christmas Carol across the pond. But now that the holidays are over, we'll just have to wait and see if the Rick Grimes flick finally comes together.

The last we heard from Love, Actually actor Andrew Lincoln, he expected to finally suit up as Rick Grimes when The Walking Dead movie begins filming this coming Spring. Obviously this is just an estimation at this point, as the cast, crew, and filming schedule for the flick will need to be worked out over the next few months. Still, Walking Dead fans have missed Lincoln's signature character, and are eager to catch back up with the former sheriff's deputy.

Anticipation for The Walking Dead movie has been steadily growing since it was released a few years back, especially since it was revealed that Andrew Lincoln's return to the zombie apocalypse would be getting the full theatrical treatment. And while the flagship show's narrative has moved on from Rick's departure, last season seemingly set up a potential plot point for the mysterious film.

The Walking Dead managed to move on after Andrew Lincolns' departure through the use of a time jump, revealing how the world changed since bullets became a scarcity. And when actress Danai Gurira was written off last year, it was because Michonne realized Rick was still alive and departed in hopes of finding him. So could these two characters reunite in the developing film? Only time will tell.

For those unable to wait for the movie, The Walking Dead franchise will continue through the three series currently running on AMC. In the meantime, check out our 2021 release list to plan your trips to the movies this year.

AMC's The Walking Dead has had a very strong run on television, ultimately growing into a massive franchise. Two spinoffs are currently on the air, but fans are also excited to see the developing Rick Grimes movie on the big screen, with Andrew Lincoln back in his iconic role. Not much is known about that project, although Lincoln recently shared when he believes filming for the zombie flick will pick up.

Andrew Lincoln starred as protagonist of The Walking Dead for its first eight seasons, which included a ton of grueling work and hours in the sun. The Love, Actually actor decided to depart the apocalyptic drama in Season 9, but Rick is still alive and was flown to an unknown destination via helicopter. Lincoln was recently asked about when production might start on the movie, and he gave his best estimation: Spring 2021.

This update comes to us from Andrew Lincoln's recent spread interview ABC about his role in the upcoming streamed stage production of A Christmas Carol. Eventually the subject turned to his iconic role as Rick Grimes, and the mysterious Walking Dead movie. Excitement over this upcoming project was made all the more palpable when it was announced that it'll be getting a full theatrical run, rather than airing on AMC.

Not many details about the Rick Grimes movie have been shared thus far, although the writing process has been in full effect. The execs in charge of the franchise have been praising what they have in store, although the details have been kept under wraps. But if filming is gearing up begin this spring, then we should presumably be learning more about aspects of the development process.

The last we saw Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes, he blew up the bridge connecting various communities and seemingly sacrificed himself in the process. While the survivors mourned him, the audience was shown a scene of Jadis/Anne rescuing Rick and taking him with her on a helicopter to an unknown destination. Lincoln has had some years away from the The Walking Dead, and it should be interesting to see how this break galvanizes his performance in the movie.

It's been a long time since Andrew Lincoln departed The Walking Dead, the show has changed greatly. A time jump allowed the story to move on without Rick, and brought new storytelling possibilities. Danai Gurira's Michonne recently found out that Rick was alive, and also left the show in search of her husband. It's unclear if she'll appear in the Rick Grimes movie or a future spinoff, but fans are eager to see them reunite.

Hopefully Andrew Lincoln's estimation is right, and he begins working on the first Walking Dead movie early next year. In the meantime, the franchise continues to grow thanks to the two spinoffs. What's more a handful of new episodes of the original flagship series are coming to AMC, to the delight of the fandom. In the meantime, check out our 2021 release list to plan your trips to the movies in the New Year.

Over the course of its first season, The Walking Dead: World Beyond set up some big and fascinating connections between its youthful characters' situations and the overarching mystery behind the CRM group responsible for abducting Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes. The Season 1 finale seemed to set up the concept that something fucked up happened at the Civic Republic Militia facility in New York, a place where many fans have speculated that Rick is being held in or around. According to co-creator and Walking Dead bossman Scott Grimes, we should probably save our speculative breaths.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond looks to be aiming each of its characters at the New York facility, though Hope and Huck will no doubt get there the fastest, seeing how they rode with Elizabeth in her helicopter. Still fans shouldn't count out Felix, Iris, Elton and more making it to the CRM labs in Season 2. What everyone can count out, though, is a Season 2 cameo from Andrew Lincoln as Rick, at least according to what Scott Gimple told Insider. In his words:

At this point, it would be kind of torturous to see Rick making a cameo in a scene's background without actually learning what happened to him and/or where's he's been for all these years. For better or worse, that definitely won't be happening in The Walking Dead: World Beyond Season 2, since Scott Gimple confirmed that Andrew Lincoln's long-lost protagonist is not currently located at the New York CRM building. It's possible that he'd been there in the past, which would be a similar situation to how Michonne found some of his belongings during her final Walking Dead episode.

All that said, The Walking Dead: World Beyond will continue to build up its pretty brutal CRM mythology and methodology in Season 2 without Andrew Lincoln and his beard around. Scott Gimple didn't deny (or confirm) the idea that Rick Grimes will get directly referenced in later episodes, so that is technically still a possibility. Maybe we'll see his name on some kind of manifest, or perhaps another drawing/etching of him on a piece of outdated tech.

Not that Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes is the only Walking Dead character who vacated the AMC drama n Season 9. He was actually saved from the bridge explosion by Pollanna McIntosh's nudity-loving Jadis, who served as viewers' first big connection the CRM helicopters and will likely appear in the upcoming Rick Grimes films. Is it possible McIntosh will put in an appearance on The Walking Dead: World Beyond when Season 2 arrives next year? Here's how Scott Gimple put it:

As it goes, Scott Gimple is The Walking Dead franchise's resident lockbox of information, so that Jadis answer shouldn't have come as a surprise. But at least he managed to proactively tamp down some of the Rick-spectations for Season 2 by letting everyone know that he won't be secretly revealed to be Leo's bunkmate or anything. Although now I'm kind of into that idea.

For now, all Walking Dead franchise shows are wrapped for the rest of the year, at least as far as airing new episodes goes. Early on in 2021, however, fans will get to watch the return of Fear the Walking Dead for the back half of Season 6, while The Walking Dead proper will air the final six episodes of Season 10, also. And then at some point, The Walking Dead: World Beyond will return to AMC for its second and final season. While waiting to hear about those three return dates, head to our Fall TV 2020 premiere schedule and our Winter and Spring 2021 TV rundown.

Major spoilers below for the Season 1 finale of The Walking Dead: World Beyond, so be warned!

After facing a months-long delay before finally debuting in October, AMC's The Walking Dead: World Beyond faced a few growing pains throughout its first season, which is definitely par for the course with this franchise. Going into the two-part finale, however, the spinoff found its rhythm in laying out character development, hectic situations, and game-changing narrative twists. And by the time Episode 10, "In This Life," had concluded, I so wanted the second (and final) season to already be here to answer all the questions I now have.

While some of the story laid out in these final two episodes was relatively straightforward, such as Elton's mental break, showrunner Matt Negrete and his creative team gave viewers a lot to mull over while waiting for new episodes to arrive in 2021. So let's put on our thinking caps, our speculation gloves and our pondering shoes as we lay out the biggest questions from The Walking Dead: World Beyond's Season 1 finale.

Is There More To Hope Than Just Her Super-Smarts?

With a brain for science, math, patterns and more, Alexa Mansour's Hope is clearly a chip off the old block by way of her father Leo. But is her inherent genius really all that Julia Ormond's Elizabeth and the CRM are hoping to exploit? I can't imagine that there would be THIS much secrecy involved if the group simply wanted to employ Hope for her mental talents. Is it possible she's "special" for some other reason? Could it be that her blood is possibly the key to developing a cure (even if the cure probably won't be very successful)? I'm very suspicious.

What Is CRM Elizabeth's Overarching Goal?

As hinted at in the question above, Elizabeth's tactics fo getting Hope to her father's lab have been extremely sketchy, since it wouldn't have been that hard to transfer Hope without placing the "expendable" label on Iris, Felix, Elton and Silas. Or without wiping out the entire Campus Colony. Or any of her other hardcore antagonistic actions. Someone interested in further the future of civilization shouldn't be that invested in eliminating so much of it, so what are Elizabeth's endgame plans here, and are her motivations actually reflective of everyone else at CRM?

What Does Felix Learn From Will's Group?

Honestly, the final scene in Episode 10 was rather maddening, and not in the best of ways. Somehow, in the middle of a random wooded area, Felix and Hope managed to cross paths with a masked (?) group led by Jelani Alladin's Will Campbell, Felix's former lover who left with Leo to join CRM's security detail. (Even if Will was specifically looking for Felix and/or Hope, that was WAY too coincidental a meet-up for my tastes.) And rather than offering up any concrete information, Will simply said "We've got a lot to catch up on," before the credits rolled. Sure, he probably had too much info to share in such a short time, but anything would have been better than nothing.

What Happened To Silas After He Was Taken Away?

Thankfully, The Walking Dead: World Beyond revealed that Drunk Silas was not responsible for murdering Scott Adsit's Tony, as Huck was guilty for that and Percy's gunshot wound. That revelation had a strange effect on Silas, who chose not to keep trekking with Elton and Percy, and instead allowed himself to be caught by the CRM squad that was on the prowl after seeing the fire he'd started. But what actually happened to him after that? Will he be in custody when Season 2 kicks off, perhaps leading to further links to Andrew Lincoln's Rick and other franchise characters connected to the CRM?

How Many More Secrets Is Huck Hiding?

Viewers are well aware that the apple didn't fall far from the tree where Huck and Elizabeth are concerned, considering Huck killed off her military unit in the same way Elizabeth took out so many other people. So it made macabre sense to learn that they were indeed related. But was her and mum's big plan the final secret in Huck's mental lockbox, or does she have other heinous transgressions that are yet to be revealed to viewers? I suppose she might also have some secrets that are positive in nature – such as hoarding a huge supply of Mountain Dew – but I doubt it.

How Will Leo React To Hope And Iris' Situations?

After being shown in flashbacks earlier in The Walking Dead: World Beyond's first season, Joe Holt's Leo Bennett showed up in the current timeline, where he was confirmed to be in a smoochy-smoochy relationship with fellow CRM scientist Lyla (Natalie Gold), who seems to be more firmly aligned with Elizabeth. The fact that they're hiding their Hope plans from him doesn't bode well. I'm sure he'll be ostensibly pleased to know he'll see one of his daughters soon, and will probably have similarly strong feelings about Iris being considered non-essential, though on the opposite end of the emotional spectrum.

Is Percy Sticking With The Group In Season 2?

Ted Sutherland's Percy was kind of a dick when viewers first met him, and he was a lot easier to listen to after Elton found him unconscious. In any case, the injured Percy revealed Huck's guilt in his uncle's death, which was important, and then he seemingly stuck with Elton after Silas was apprehended. So does that mean he'll still be around as part of the core group in Season 2, or will he have already struck out on his own by the time the show returns in 2021?

Where Is Rick Grimes?

To be sure, both Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond have provided interesting updates and subtext for the CRM, which existed in The Walking Dead proper as "that mysterious helicopter group." But even though viewers have seen inside at least one of the group's research facilities, and it's been confirmed the CRM has been running research tests on walkers, we still technically don't know anything more about the specific whereabouts of Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes ahead of the planned films. I guess that's not too surprising, but I honestly did expect a post-credits sequence to tip a (cowboy) hat to Rick's story.

Realistically, I also have some questions about what Lyla has been up to, and whether or not Percy and Elton could possibly survive on their own for very long, but those weren't quite as pertinent as the ones above. Hopefully the showrunner and cast offer up some more clues during the winter hiatus to clue fans in on what's coming next in Season 2.

The Walking Dead franchise is now all wrapped up on AMC until next year, at which point fans will get to watch the final six episodes of The Walking Dead Season 10, the back nine episodes of Fear the Walking Dead Season 6, and Season 2 of World Beyond. While waiting, head to our Fall 2020 TV premiere schedule and our Winter and Spring 2021 TV guide to keep track of all the big shows coming in the future.

The Walking Dead has become a massive franchises over its years on AMC, thanks to the flagship original series as well as the two spinoffs that followed. Additionally, fans are eager to see how the announced Rick Grimes movie is being developed, especially since that project is surprisingly heading to theaters. And since Andrew Lincoln recently grew his beard out, the fandom is collectively freaking out.

Andrew Lincoln starred as protagonist Rick Grimes throughout the majority of The Walking Dead's run on television. He eventually departed about halfway through Season 9; and while the characters presumed he died audiences saw him depart on a helicopter with Jadis/Anne. The story will eventually continue with the mysterious movie led by Lincoln, and fans are freaking out now that his Rick beard is back. Check out the latest image of the 47 year-old actor below.

Well hello there, Mr. Grimes. Aside from being a Love, Actually reunion, the above we can see Andrew Lincoln rocking the beard that his signature Walking Dead character so often had during the zombie apocalypse. We'll just have to wait for any information regarding when the long awaited Rick Grimes movie actually becomes a reality.

The above image comes to us from Instagram, and shows Andrew Lincoln alongside fellow Love, Actually star Bill Nighy. One lucky fan caught a photo with the pair of British actors, and included a quote from that beloved Christmas movie in the process. And while there's no actual indication that The Walking Dead movie is gearing up to film, the many fans out there took note of Lincoln's appearance.

In reality, Andrew Lincoln's beard is likely linked to the live-streamed stage production of A Christmas Carol that he's currently set to star in. The first image of the actor as Ebenezer Scrooge showed Lincoln growing out his beard, but this latest photo shows far longer and more grey facial hair. If the Walking Dead franchise plans on starting on the Rick Grimes movie sooner rather than later, he could presumably rock the same beard.

It's been years since Andrew Lincoln was written off The Walking Dead, and AMC's apocalyptic drama has seen continued success since his departure. But even as the show kept going, fans have been patiently waiting for Rick Grimes to return in his developing movie. Unfortunately, there's been no indication as to when this project will become a reality.

Narratively, it's never been a better time to finally begin work on the Rick Grimes movie. The character's apocalyptic wife Michonne (Danai Gurira) has also left The Walking Dead, this time in search for Rick. So it seems logical that they might both have a role in the upcoming movie, which will reveal where Rick and Anne ended up on their mysterious helicopter ride.

In the meantime, The Walking Dead and its various spinoffs are available on AMC. As we wait for more information regarding the Rick Grimes movie, be sure to check out our 2020 release list to plan your next movie experience.

The rumor mill hasn't exactly been kind to Walking Dead viewers over the years, and it's looking like fans' hopes and speculative beliefs are being thwarted yet again. Given one particular reveal on The Walking Dead: World Beyond concerning the scientist group running tests on walkers, suspicions formed over Andrew Lincoln potentially reprising his iconic Rick Grimes role on the spinoff drama. But unless there's a giant fibber employed by AMC, it looks like Rick's return isn't happening anytime soon.

At least in this case, The Walking Dead fans weren't totally off their rockers with the idea that Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes might rise again in some capacity on World Beyond. Episode 4 finally answered Jadis' "A/B" mystery that was left unanswered when she took Rick into the CRM helicopter to fly off to whatever undisclosed location. It's totally logical to think that Rick might be somewhere in that same lab where Iris and Hope's father works/worked.

On top of that plot-based reasoning, fans then noticed that Andrew Lincoln's name was listed on the IMDb page focused on The Walking Dead: World Beyond's finale, titled "In This Life." To be expected, that was a major detonator for speculation. Unfortunately, an AMC representative subsequently confirmed to Insider that the IMDb listing was "not accurate," and Lincoln's name was stricken from the World Beyond cast list.

At this point, it's impossible to know exactly who added Rick into the season finale cast list. Because IMDb basically allows anyone to add and edit things, with only a bare minimum of oversight, it's certainly possible that this was the work of a prankster hoping to troll the TWD fandom, or maybe someone just blindly hoping that IMDb is a magical website where imaginative casting additions are turned into reality. Whatever the case may be, more than enough people were fooled by it.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond star Nico Tortorella hasn't exactly helped the situation, either. Since even before the spinoff started airing on AMC, Tortorella has (seemingly) jokingly talked about sharing scenes with Andrew Lincoln, and that they're hoping for Rick and Felix to become a superhero duo. Again, Tortorella was likely kidding, but he did tell CinemaBlend and other outlets during last year's set visit that he absolutely knows what happened to Rick and where he's located.

If only the next episode of The Walking Dead: World Beyond was a show-and-tell exhibit as opposed to a normal episode with a plot and character beats and stuff. I guess that's not how TV works, but still. Fans do deserve to get at least a few more clues about Rick's whereabouts, considering the standalone films might not be coming anytime soon.

To see if more clues are indeed on the way, tune into Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond every Sunday night on AMC at 9:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET respectively. While waiting for new episodes, head to our Fall 2020 TV premiere schedule to see what new and returning shows are on the horizon.

Spoilers below for the latest episode of The Walking Dead: The World Beyond.

It's been nearly two years since Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes was seen within The Walking Dead's universe, as he and Pollyanna McIntosh's Jadis were last seen in early Season 9, flying away in a mysterious helicopter. Answers haven't exactly come fast and/or furious since that point, but franchise executive producer Scott Gimple & Co. have introduced a handful of clues about his current whereabouts across all three series. Now, the latest episode of the spinoff The Walking Dead: World Beyond featured a wild post-credits that finally gave a concrete answer to the big "A/B" question from Rick's final ep.

As fans will no doubt remember, the helicopter group used a seemingly simple classification structure for those it took in, with some falling under the "A" label, with Rick and others sorted under the "B" category. It was presumed that the letters had something to do with zombie bites, and The Walking Dead: World Beyond's last-minute scene from Episode 4, "The Wrong End of A Telescope," confirmed that very detail, as well as what apparently happens with those marked with an "A": they're all part of an extensive testing process, though it doesn't look like there's a whole lot of success happening. Let's discuss!

What Happened In World Beyond's Post-Credits Scene?

The final sequence began within a Civic Republic facility, focusing on the scientist Lyla (as portrayed by Succession's Natalie Gold) as she is in the midst of taking notes regarding the zombified test subject in the image above. The empty's name was Dr. Samuel Abbot, and he was apparently a lab partner (or just a general colleague) of both Lyla and Dr. Leo Bennett, father of Iris and Hope.

More interestingly, perhaps, is that the walker is labeled as "Test Subject A 4.0.2," which implies that this is the latest in a series of tests being performed on the bodies of both Samuel and many others that are also being housed in the same lab. The easiest guess is that research is being done on the zombies to potentially find a cure, or at least to stop the bodies from rotting away. Or maybe they're working with a particular strain of the walker outbreak that isn't quite the same as what viewers have seen in the past decade. It's hard to know how much to believe Here's what Lyla had to say during her brief evaluation of the current situation:

Essentially, that just says that the former Dr. Samuel Abbot from Portland, Oregon doesn't seem to be taking to whatever is being done to him. But considering the casual way Lyla is digging into her sandwich – and how weird is it to see a tasty-looking sandwich in this universe? – it doesn't look like she expected anything more groundbreaking. She does look at Abbot with a bit of longing for a second, but it passes.

The post-credits scene also possibly confirms a suspicion that some viewers formed from Jadis' actions before the character's exit: the "A" subjects are being purposefully turned into walkers for these research purposes. (She'd labeled Rick an "A" in his trailer before setting him up to be mauled.) There are obviously tons of empties out there in the world naturally, as it were, but many of them are rotted beyond usefulness, and without specific testing protocols involved, it would be mostly impossible to know how each and every zombie was turned, which wouldn't be ideal for science. And if that's indeed true, then it means Lyla and possibly Leo sacrificed their colleague for the sake of research, which doesn't bode well for outsiders like Rick and Heath.

What The Walking Dead: World Beyond's Showrunner Said About The Post-Credits Scene

To be expected, The Walking Dead: World Beyond's boss Matt Negrete wasn't exactly forthcoming with spoilers about what that post-credits scene meant, nor how it will affect the future of this series or the impending Rick Grimes movies. But here's what he told EW about it:

So yes, we might actually be waiting until The Walking Dead: World Beyond Season 2 before we find any hard answers about what's happening in this scene, but I'm certainly hoping that Iris and Hope are able to meet back up with their father at some point without him becoming one of these test subjects. That wouldn't make for a very fun or heartwarming reunion in the slightest. Don't be too surprised if the name Samuel Abbot comes up in Fear the Walking Dead at some point, though.

With further answers to come for these lab-based empties, Leo Holt and more, The Walking Dead: World Beyond airs Sunday nights on AMC at 10:00 p.m. ET. While waiting for new episodes, head to our 2020 Fall TV premiere schedule to see what new and returning shows are on the way.

The Walking Dead has been missing Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes for a while now. He was last seen in the first half of Season 9 of the AMC series, though Lincoln is planning to reprise his role for the long-awaited Rick Grimes movie. With fans knowing that the character is still alive out there somewhere, the big question for TV fans is if Lincoln will return to the role for The Walking Dead’s final season. Series star Norman Reedus has shared his thoughts on the possibility.

Though it’s official that The Walking Dead is ending with Season 11, the good news is that Season 10 got extended beyond its original finale, with six new episodes set to air in 2021. The bad news, though, is that fans will be waiting until next fall for Season 11 to start up. While there’s no word on whether Andrew Lincoln will actually be back for the show’s two-part final season, co-star Norman Reedus has spoken with the actor about such a potential return. Here’s what Reedus told RadioTimes.com and other media outlets:

I’m sure hardcore The Walking Dead fans would be thrilled if Andrew Lincoln returned as Rick, even if it’s just for one episode in Season 11. I’m glad that Norman Reedus has been attempting to persuade him to come back, even though it sounds like Lincoln may not be married to the idea, given how much work needs to be done on the film side. That said, Season 11 is still a long ways away and anything could happen from now until the end of filming.

Rick Grimes was a staple of The Walking Dead from the beginning. But, after nine seasons, the AMC series bid farewell to the beloved character in an abrupt shift from the comic book narrative. Andrew Lincoln’s departure was a big deal because he had been such an integral part of the show for so long. It was hard to imagine what The Walking Dead would look like without Rick. Suffice it to say that the series has moved on since then, and fans are generally happy with what showrunner Angela Kang has done with the past two seasons, but I’m positive that a Rick appearance would be a welcome sight.

Plus, Rick’s exit in Season 9 left things open for a potential return. After taking out a group of Walkers by blowing them to smithereens with dynamite, Rick was nearly at death’s door. However, he was saved by Jadis and flown away in one of the CRM helicopters to safety, at least in a manner of speaking. The Walking Dead movie, which has yet to begin filming, will explore where Rick ultimately ended up after being rescued, and what he’s been up to during that time.

The Walking Dead is on hiatus once more, but Season 10 will return for the back six episodes in 2021. For more on what to watch in the meantime, be sure to check out our 2020 fall TV schedule.

The Walking Dead has become a massive franchise since debuting on AMC back in 2010. Since then the show has become a sensation with two spinoffs and even plans for a movie. Said movie will bring back Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, and is intended for a full theatrical run. But with the entertainment industry at a halt amid global health concerns, fans are left wondering where the untitled project stands. Luckily now the movie's producers have spoken about the current state of The Walking Dead's first movie.

While in-person fan conventions have been cancelled this year, plenty of properties are crafting virtual events to break news. The Walking Dead comics come from Skybound Entertainment, which is hosting its own virtual convention called Skybound Expo. During this, Walking Dead producers David Alpert and Robert Kirkman addressed the status of the Rick Grimes movie. Alpert said:

Well, there you have it. It looks like the untitled Walking Dead movie is one of the many film projects on hold amid the pandemic. David Alpert was careful not to reveal anything specific about the highly anticipated project's development, but it's clearly being affected by current events. Namely because production couldn't start even if they wanted to.

The announcement of The Walking Dead movie and its impending theatrical release, especially since it'll star Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes. Lincoln was the leading actor of the apocalyptic drama for its first nine seasons, before departing the show in order to take new opportunities. But Rick will eventually be back, as he survived his near death experience and is taken onto a helicopter with Anne to unknown destinations.

Later in Skybound Xpo, Robert Kirkman reassured The Walking Dead fandom that Rick Grimes' movie is still being worked on, despite its inability to begin production. As he explained,

Well, that's a relief. Because while the public is in the dark regarding The Walking Dead movie's contents and eventual journey to theaters, the producers and studio are still working on Rick Grimes' big screen debut. The fans will just have to patiently wait as the ongoing global health concerns continue to halt TV and film productions alike.

Narratively (and geographically) it seems like Rick Grimes' movie could go seemingly anywhere. No details about the movie have been revealed, although actress Pollyanna McIntosh is expected to reprise her role as Jadis/Anne. Last season of The Walking Dead also seemingly opened the door for Danai Gurira to appear as Michonne, as she found out that Rick was alive and left Alexandria in search of her husband. Fingers crossed we get to see the Black Panther actress back on the big screen with her signature sword.

CinemaBlend will keep you updated on the Rick Grimes movie as details become public. In the meantime, check out our 2020 release list to plan your next trip to the movies.

Andrew Lincoln was on The Walking Dead for a long time before leaving, and that means he got to hang out with a lot of co-stars. One of them has revealed just how intense Lincoln really was on the set, and his answer may (or may not) surprise you.

As fans will likely recall, Andrew J. West played Gareth on The Walking Dead, the leader of Terminus, which was a group that turned out to be cannibals. West’s character was introduced at the end of Season 4 before his storyline went full-blown in Season 5. So, he spent some quality time with Andrew Lincoln.

Andrew J. West revealed what his up-close-and-personal experience with Andrew Lincoln entailed. As you can imagine, for a show where lives often hang in the balance, and the fight for survival can hinge on a single decision, being on The Walking Dead is intense. About his time co-starring with Lincoln, West told Talk Dead to Me:

Rubber machetes never sounded more painful. Of course, there is a lot that goes into making a scene from The Walking Dead realistic. Just ask Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Samantha Morton after that crazy scene they did together. As for Andrew Lincoln, it turns out that there was a ritual he did to get into intense scenes beforehand, according to Andrew J. West, who explained:

It sounds like Andrew Lincoln got deeply into character. So much so that Lincoln, who is British, kept Rick’s accent going even when cameras were not rolling on The Walking Dead. The method acting did not stop there, which makes you wonder if Thomas Jane would have done the same when playing the role on the series he was once desired for. On Lincoln’s method maneuvering, Andrew J. West shared:

Andrew Lincoln’s dedication sounds pretty legendary, and it undoubtedly left an impression on Andrew J. West, who was not on The Walking Dead for the longest time. West’s Gareth met his end at Rick’s hand via that aforementioned machete. While actors are supposed to fake pain and anguish, West’s was sort of real when it came to his death scene.

Rick Grimes had to dispose of the cannibal, Gareth, and by the time they came toe-to-toe for the last time, Rick had had it. Apparently, Andrew Lincoln’s intensity was quite palatable as he portrayed Rick’s fury upon Gareth. After all of the horrible things that Gareth had done, Rick had reached his boiling point on The Walking Dead, and Lincoln’s performance followed suit.

After nine seasons, Lincoln left the zombie drama in 2018. His time as Rick Grimes is still far from over, though. To many fans’ surprise, Rick survived his time on The Walking Dead and Lincoln will reprise his role as the fan-favorite for a spate of upcoming Rick-centric movies.

You can only imagine what he will be doing as he continues to stay in Rick’s skin moving forward. Andrew Lincoln joins a lot of famous actors in taking a method approach to their performance, and it seems to have worked out well for him.

The Walking Dead’s Season 10 finale has not aired yet. The much-anticipated installment is expected later this year. In the meantime, enjoy the wait with this summer’s premieres. To catch Andrew Lincoln in past episodes (including that one with the rubber machete), you can check out previous seasons of the zombie drama on Netflix, along with lots of newly arriving 2020 content.

Since its debut on Halloween night in 2010, AMC's The Walking Dead has gone from an intimate adaptation of the Robert Kirkman's long-running comic book series to a massive cultural phenomenon thanks in part to the the rich storylines and the expansive cast that almost outnumbers the army of zombies that populate the show's landscape. And over the course of the show's first 10 seasons, many members of the cast like Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, and Jon Bernthal have become gone from relatively unknown actors to massive stars.

But with a cast as large as the one on The Walking Dead there are bound to be a few that leave the show either because their characters' stories are finished or they want to move onto something else and further their careers. And even though we'll be seeing the return of Lauren Cohan's Maggie when Season 11 premieres, what about some of the other former members of the cast who left the series. What are they up to?

Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes)

Andrew Lincoln served as the anchor of the larger The Walking Dead cast with his portrayal of Rick Grimes for the show's first nine seasons, but the English actor and aggressive zip-up sweater wearing hopeless romantic in Love Actually had been planning on leaving the show as early as Season 8 but stayed on for one more season before leaving to spend more time with his family. Since leaving the AMC series, Lincoln has kept a relatively low profile, but he is set to appear in the upcoming drama Penguin Bloom where he will star alongside Naomi Watts. And despite no longer being on the show, Lincoln recently gave former co-star Danai Gurira a touching sendoff following her final episode. 

Speaking of The Walking Dead, we're still waiting for more news on those spinoff movies featuring the return of Rick Grimes.

Danai Gurira (Michonne)

It seems like it was just yesterday that Danai Gurira announced that she would be stepping away from her role of Michonne after Season 10 of The Walking Dead, explaining that she was being called to other things in her life during a panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con. Even before and since her departure, Gurira has remained quite busy balancing time as a hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as a hero in the real world as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, which she was named in December 2018. On top of that, the former The Walking Dead star is busy at work writing the upcoming HBO Max series Americanah, as well as Godzilla Vs. Kong, which is slated to come out in the November 2020.

Jon Bernthal (Shane Walsh)

Jon Bernthal is one of those quietly amazing actors, and that was no different in his portrayal of Shane Walsh, Rick Grimes' former best friend-turned-enemy in the first two seasons of The Walking Dead. The role was suspected to be short-lived from the jump, but there are times when you can't help but miss the gravity Shane brought to many of the situations early on in the series. 

Since leaving the series, Bernthal has become one of the most prolific actors of our time with bit roles in a number of instant-classics as well as Frank Castle on the Netflix Marvel series Daredevil and Punisher. And with several upcoming projects including the TV adaptation of American Gigolo and The Many Saints Of Newark (the long-awaited prequel film to The Sopranos), it looks like we'll be seeing more of Bernthal for years to come.

Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori Grimes)

For three seasons on The Walking Dead, Sarah Wayne Callies portrayed Lori Grimes, but the character's fate when she sacrificed herself to give birth to Judith during a Cesarean section that ultimately took her life. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Callies stated that the character had to die in order to push Rick Grimes to the next level. After leaving the show, Callies went on to return to the Fox series Prison Break as well as the TNT drama Colony. The actress is currently on the NBC series The Council Of Dads, a series Callies told The Sioux City Journal stopped her from quitting acting altogether.

Laurie Holden (Andrea)

Laurie Holden was quite vocal about the death of her character Andrea in the Season 3 finale of The Walking Dead, the culmination of a storyline with the Governor the actress was not too fond of following her departure. Since leaving the show, Holden has remained quite busy both with her acting career (which most recently included television work on Proven Innocent and animated feature Arctic Dogs) and her work in charity and human rights work, including the Somaly Mam Foundation, Operation Underground Railroad, and Home From Home.

Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale Horvath)

Jeffrey DeMunn was one of the members of the original Atlanta crew in the first two seasons of The Walking Dead, but the actor asked to be killed off after Frank Darabont, the original showrunner, was pushed out of the production. DeMunn and Darabont have worked together multiple times over the years starting with the 1994 release of The Shawshank Redemption, so it should come as no surprise that the actor would leave in that fashion. Since leaving the show, DeMunn has remained busy in film and television, including the Showtime series Billions, where he currently plays Chuck Rhoades, Sr.

Steven Yeun (Glenn Rhee)

There is no death on The Walking Dead more shocking and unsettling than the brutal murder of Steven Yeun's Glenn by the hands of the evil Negan. Like many of the characters in the series, their deaths were predetermined in the pages of the original comic series, and that's the case for Glenn, though Robert Kirkman shared with Entertainment Weekly that there were talks of keeping him around. Those talks never panned out, but Yeun has stayed busy with projects like Sorry To Bother You, Burning, and the upcoming A24 feature The Humans, where the actor will star alongside Jayne Houdyshell, Richard Jenkins, Beanie Feldstein, Amy Schumer, and June Squibb.

Michael Rooker (Merle Dixon)

Michael Rooker only appeared in 14 episodes of The Walking Dead, but his performance as Daryl Dixon's older and antagonistic brother Merle is one worth remembering. There was no saving Merle after he turned into a zombie at the end of Season 3, but the death of his character hasn't stopped Rooker from continuing his career in film and television. After leaving the series, Rooker became an even bigger star following his portrayal of Yondu in Guardians Of The Galaxy and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2., where he reunited with James Gunn. The partnership, which started with Slither, will continue when Rooker appears in Gunn's 2021 The Suicide Squad. And expect to see the actor enter the Fast And Furious franchise with the 2012 release of F9.

Chandler Riggs (Carl Grimes)

One of the biggest shocks of Season 8 of The Walking Dead was the early departure of Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes from the series when Rick's son was bitten by a walker, ending his run in the process. Fans and stars of the show were equally as shocked by former showrunner Scott Gimple's choice of killing off one of the central characters, but no one took it as bad as Riggs' father who had some choice words for Gimple after his son was written off the show. In 2019, the former The Walking Dead star was cast as Patrick "PJ" Nelson on the ABC drama, A Million Little Things, which was renewed in March 2020.

Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Martin-Green  originally auditioned for the role of Michonne in The Walking Dead. Though the part ended up going to Danai Gurira, Martin-Green snagged the part of Sasha. She recurred on the series in Season 3 and was bumped up to a series regular in The Walking Dead's fourth season. Like many of her other former cast-members, Martin-Green's character had a very memorable exit. After her departure from The Walking Dead, Martin-Green took a starring role in the CBS All Access series, Star Trek: Discovery. She's also expected to appear in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.

David Morrissey (Philip "The Governor" Blake)

Before the introduction of Negan, there was no character more dastardly or deadly than David Morrissey's portrayal of Philip "The Governor" Blake" starting in Season 3 of The Walking Dead. Like many of the characters featured in both the comic and television series, The Governor suffered a violent death during the Season 4 midseason finale. Since leaving The Walking Dead, Morrissey has gone on to have roles in Inside No. 9, the Amazon series Good Omens, and the upcoming Dampyr adaptation.

Lennie James (Morgan Jones)

Morgan Jones, portrayed by the great Lennie James, was one of the first characters Rick Grimes meets in Season 1 of The Walking Dead, and the character showed up several more times over subsequent seasons before becoming a member of the main cast starting in Season 6. And despite dying in Season 8, Morgan had the rare distinction of showing up in the spinoff series Fear The Walking Dead, where James remains as a series regular. In addition to The Walking Dead universe, James has shown up in films like Blade Runner 2049 and the upcoming Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.

Those are just a few of former The Walking Dead stars that have gone on to continue their careers in film, television, and elsewhere in recent years. I'm sure whenever the show returns, we can expect to see more characters and actors on this list. If you want to know which former castmember hasn't watched the AMC series, you can check that out here on CinemaBlend.