AMC has unveiled the title for their latest spin-off project for the popular The Walking Dead series involving Norman Reedus, who is on board for a deeper dive into his character Daryl in Daryl Dixon with David Zable as showrunner.
The Walking Dead has been winning fans on AMC for more than a decade, who are devoted to an evolving group of survivors in a post-zombie-apocalypse landscape. The show is completing the 11th season currently with a much-anticipated upcoming final eight episodes that debuted on October 2nd. Reedus' character Daryl has been a fan favorite since early in the show. The franchise has spawned countless adaptations, including comics, games, web series, and three prior spin-offs, Fear the Walking Dead, Walking Dead: The World Beyond, and the recent Tales of the Walking Dead. Daryl Dixon is just one of many character-related spin-offs that are in development by AMC, particularly as the original show comes to an end.
Reedus unveiled the name of the new AMC series on Twitter recently as Daryl Dixon, of which he will be leading a new cast in a new world where Daryl finds himself in France. Franchise architect Scott M. Gimple teased (via Total Film), “Daryl is a fish out of water to start with. If Daryl finds himself with new people, he’s a fish out of water. In France, in a country that’s going through the apocalypse, [it’s] an entirely different thing.” Gimple also hinted that Daryl will be facing off against the faster-moving zombies created by a variant of the original infection seen in The Walking Dead: The World Beyond.
Daryl, who remains one of the most popular Walking Dead characters from early on in the series, will no doubt draw in audiences of the franchise, who seem to be devouring the adaptations eagerly as fast as AMC can make them. Reedus' performance has put the actor on the map, leading to other roles in television and film, including a voice-over in The Angry Birds Movie and a part in Alien Invasion S.U.M. 1. While the franchise world of The Walking Dead continues to grow, fans will be particularly interested in seeing the fate of one of their favorite characters long after the original show has been put to rest.
While Daryl Dixon is stlll in the works, you can watch the final 7 episodes of The Walking Dead on AMC. The final season of the original series will no doubt give fans a better understanding of what's next for Daryl Dixon.
The Waling Dead airs on Sunday on AMC.
Source: Norman Reedus/Twitter, Total Film