The last time we saw Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in The Walking Dead was after the episode “What Comes After” (season 9, episode 5), during the tail end of the series finale. And his scene hinted at what to expect from the upcoming spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
Fans are certainly excited to see Rick Grimes in action again, alongside his lover Michonne (Danai Gurira), who left their kids to find him. After all, the return of Rick and Michonne has been something that fans have been waiting for since the two let the series. Now, in the lead up to The Ones Who Live, we get to see the search for Rick come to life!
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is one of the most anticipated spinoffs and a much needed development after the cancellation of the Rick Grimes film trilogy. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming spinoff so far.
A final trailer to bring it all home
Featuring the song “Sky Turns Red” by Grabbitz, the final trailer brings Michonne and Rick’s journey into the fold. With a deeper look at Terry O’Quinn’s role and how Rick deals with him, we’re extremely excited to see how the show plays out.
The first trailer really set the tone for Rick and Michonne
Michonne is looking for Rick—that much we already knew, but what we get to see in the newly released trailer for The Ones Who Live is the love and desperation she still has. “I’m looking for him,” she says, on the verge of crying. We also see Rick saying, “My wife is my choice, my daughter is my choice, life is my choice.” Throughout much of the trailer, the two remain separate.
But what works so well in this trailer—and what gets us excited—is just having Rick and Michonne back in our lives. Plus, we get our first look at the return of Pollyanna McIntosh as Anne!
A first look at the series
We finally have our first look at The Ones Who Live! The glimpse at the new series mixes behind-the-scenes footage with interviews between Lincoln and Gurira on set talking about the series. Set to be released on AMC+ on February 25, 2024, the series looks like exactly what people wanted for Rick and Michonne.
During SDCC last July, there was also a teaser trailer for the series that gave us a bit more of an idea of what to expect. We see Michonne talking about finding out that Rick is alive and it sets a clear tone for the show to come.
The SDCC teaser focused on Michonne with a voice over from Gurira leading us through images for the series.
There was also a sneak peek at the series during New York Comic Con that centered Rick Grimes (and his drawing of Michonne on his phone). Which includes a bloody Andrew Lincoln, which is always a fun time.
What is The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live about?
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live doesn’t have any specific plot details at this moment, but AMC has a very poetic synopsis that gives us the gist of the spinoff’s general direction.
This series presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne Rick are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dea
Does The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live have a release window?
Don’t worry, you don’t have to wait long to have The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live in your clutches. The release date for The Ones Who Live is February 25, 2024. That means we get to spend our Leap Year holidays with Rick Grimes and Michonne. That’s a pretty great way to celebrate.
Who is in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live?
Obviously both Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira are returning to the world of The Walking Dead for The Ones Who Live, but the series will also include Pollyanna McIntosh as Anne. New to the cast is Lucifer star Lesley-Ann Brandt, playing a character named Pearl Thorne. Other than that, we don’t know much about the cast.
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It is beyond exciting to have Rick and Michonne back in our lives and we can’t wait to see what The Ones Who Live has in store for us.
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