While we in Germany still have almost two months to go until the streaming start The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon have to wait, the series celebrated its season 1 finale yesterday in the United States. And to the great delight of the fans, one of the oldest characters from the parent series was brought back on board.
Warning, spoilers for the Daryl Dixon series follow:
The Walking Dead reunion: The new series gives Daryl Dixon his missing half back
In The Walking Dead spin-off, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) finds himself in France and tries to bring the important boy Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) to safety with the nun Isabelle (Clémence Poésy) and find a way home himself . It is only towards the end of the first season that the series reveals that Daryl was taken by ship to Europe against his will. And in the final scene of the 6th episode, his old best friend is in the USA Carol (Melissa McBride) at his heels to follow him across the Atlantic.
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Best Friends in The Walking Dead: Carol & Daryl
Melissa McBride’s involvement in the new series has a checkered history: the spin-off was originally announced as a Daryl/Carol story. But then the long-time actress, who, like Norman Reedus (one of the few) had been part of The Walking Dead for all 11 seasons, dropped out. Months later she was spotted on set in France.
There was already a return of Carol in episode 5 of Daryl Dixon, but only as a voice. The 6th episode finally sees her appear in front of the camera again and already announces that she has big plans for her in season 2.
What does The Walking Dead return of Carol mean?
A first short trailer for the upcoming season already reveals how much bigger Carol’s role will be in the second season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. She wears it Additional title The Book of Carol and shows Melissa McBride (covered in blood) in action:
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – S02 Teaser Trailer The Book of Carol (English) HD
Because, as the Carol scene in season 1 suggests, it’s not just Daryl who is now working on getting home, but Melissa McBride’s character is also doing everything in her power to be reunited with her old friend in the USA. We see Carol take her best friend’s motorcycle back from one of the men who sent Daryl across the ocean and speed off. In the short teaser trailer, she already has Daryl’s crossbow in her hand.
When does The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon start in Germany and when does season 2 come?
At the December 8, 2023 The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon starts on MagentaTV. All 6 episodes of season 1 are expected to be released there at once.
The second season of Daryl’s Walking Dead series is scheduled to appear sometime in 2024. Filming for this already began in 2023 and, according to Deadline, was allowed to continue despite the strike thanks to a special agreement with AMC in Europe.
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