The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne

The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic television series created by Scott M. Gimple and Danai Gurira. It is a spin-off of The Walking Dead, and the seventh installment in The Walking Dead franchise, with Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira and Pollyanna McIntosh reprising their roles from the series. It is scheduled to premiere in 2024 on AMC and AMC+.

The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne
Genre
Created by
Based on
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Scott M. Gimple
  • Danai Gurira
  • Andrew Lincoln
Camera setupSingle-camera
Release
Original networkAMC
Related
The Walking Dead

Cast and characters

Episodes

The first episode is directed by Bert and Bertie.[1]

Production

Development

The series was announced in July 2022 by Scott M. Gimple, Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. Lincoln and Gurira signed on to reprise their respective roles from the television series.[2] The first season will consist of six episodes and is intended to be a continuing series.[3] It was titled The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne by April 2023.[4]

Writing

The series was created by Gimple and Gurira, who will also write for the series, with Gimple serving as showrunner.[5] The series was set up by The Walking Dead's series finale "Rest in Peace", which featured the return of Rick and Michonne.[6]

Filming

Principal photography began on February 15, 2023,[7] and is set to conclude in May 2023,[5] under the working title Summit.[8] Pollyanna McIntosh was spotted on set filming in New Jersey in March 2023.[9]

Release

The series is scheduled to premiere in 2024.[10]

References
  1. Grobar, Matt (May 17, 2023). "'Hawkeye' And 'Troop Zero' Director Bertie Signs With Range". Deadline. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. Bankhurst, Adam (July 22, 2022). "The Walking Dead Spin-Off Starring Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes and Danai Gurira's Michonne Announced for 2023". IGN. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. Ross, Dalton (July 22, 2022). "Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira crash The Walking Dead Comic-Con panel with Rick and Michonne news". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. Bonomolo, Cameron (April 17, 2023). "New Walking Dead Universe Short Form Series Ordered at AMC". Comicbook.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. Jones, Tamara (October 28, 2022). "'The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Writing Rick/Michonne Spin-Off, Credited as Co-Creator". Collider. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  6. Ross, Dalton (November 20, 2022). "The Walking Dead finale ending with Rick and Michonne explained". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. West, Amy (February 15, 2023). "'The Walking Dead shares first look at Andrew Lincoln in Rick and Michonne spin-off'". GamesRadar. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  8. "Production Weekly - Issue 1327 - Thursday, December 8, 2022 / 94 Listings - 20 Pages - Production Weekly". Production Weekly. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  9. Bojalad, Alec (March 23, 2023). "The Walking Dead: Rick and Michonne Set Photos Show Off Andrew Lincoln's New Look". Den of Geek. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. Vito Oddo, Marco (January 11, 2023). "'The Walking Dead': Highly Anticipated Rick and Michonne Spin-Off Sets Release for 2024". Collider. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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