Melissa McBride Joins Norman Reedus in THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON After All

AMC is expanding The Walking Dead universe even further with the Fall 2023 premiere of the spinoff series, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Fans were excited because the series was originally going to reunite Norman Reedus (Daryl) and Melissa McBride (Carol) but plans changed when McBride announced she was not going to be involved. Reedus even went so far as defending McBride by saying “She wanted to take some time off, and she’s doing that."

It looks like McBrides circumstances have changed and as of this writing, she has been spotted filming with Reedus for the new show. Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan) has his own show along with TWD alum Lauren Cohan (Maggie) in THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY and was the person who tweeted a BTS photo from filming of Daryl Dixon with the caption: “Well well. We’re sorry Norman… fer talking oodles of shit to you when we thought melissa wasn’t doing show! Golly… this must of been in the works for ages! (Twas from start) Goddamn it’s great seeing these two together!”

Morgan's caption is a defense to the backlash Reedus had to endure when it was announced that McBride would be taking a backseat for this new adventure. The caption also hints that Carol will be joining Daryl in France in an undisclosed capacity. There has not been an official confirmation on the news.

So we’ll see what the new series has in store for both of these fan favorites.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will premier sometime in 2023.

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