Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira are back for this new six-episode series.
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Rick and Michonne, but the fan-favourite characters from The Walking Dead will soon be back in their very own spin-off, The Ones Who Live.
The duo, played by Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, will reunite in the series when it airs next month in the US, with the series being called an “epic love story”.
Showrunner Scott M Gimple previously teased what we can expect, saying: “These are two people that have been separated for a very long time.
“They’ve lived whole other existences and they have to find themselves again, let alone each other. It’s hopefully going to be mind-blowing.”
The show replaces the previously announced trilogy of films centred on Rick Grimes, and according to Gurira it will be “something truly special”.
But, with a trailer having recently been released, when will it air in the US and the UK, and who will appear in the cast? Read on for everything you need to know about The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
When will The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live air?
In the US, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will premiere on Sunday 25th February 2024 on AMC and AMC+, but here in the UK we’re still currently waiting for a release date.
We also can’t be certain yet where the show will debut in the UK. The Walking Dead franchise airs across various platforms in the UK, with the original show available on Disney Plus, The Walking Dead: World Beyond streaming on Prime Video and Fear the Walking Dead available on both Prime Video and AMC on BT TV.
What will The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live be about?
The official synopsis for the series states that it presents “an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world”, while teasing that “Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living”.
It continues: “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 Dead?”
The six-episode series was originally set to be a trilogy of films focusing on Rick – however, the project was subsequently re-worked with Gurira coming on board and it becoming a mini-series.
The Ones Who Live cast – who stars in the Walking Dead spin-off?
The two central stars for the series will, of course, be Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln, while Pollyanna McIntosh will also be returning as her character Jadis. Meanwhile, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Terry O’Quinn and Matthew August Jeffers will appear as new characters.
Lincoln previously said of appearing in the project, which he is also executive producing: “This has been the most extraordinary journey playing Rick Grimes for the best part of a decade. The friendships I’ve made along the way are deep and lasting, so it’s fitting that I finally get to complete the story with Danai and Scott and the rest of the TWD family.
“I’m so excited to be returning to the screen as Rick, reuniting with Danai as Michonne, and bringing the fans an epic love story to add to the Walking Dead Universe.”
Meanwhile Gurira, who is a co-creator on the series, said: “Michonne and this TWD family has meant so much to me, and to continue the journey of these beloved characters, alongside Scott and Andy, both creatively and in front of the camera, and bringing The Walking Dead fans something truly special is just glorious. I can’t wait to pick up the katana again.”
- Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
- Danai Gurira as Michonne
- Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Stokes
- Lesley-Ann Brandt as Pearl Thorne
- Terry O’Quinn as Major General Beale
- Matthew August Jeffers as Nat
Is there a trailer for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live?
There is! You can watch the first thrilling and emotional trailer for The Ones Who Live right here now.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will air in 2024, while The Walking Dead is available to watch now on Star on Disney Plus. Sign up to Disney Plus for £7.99 a month or £79.90 a year.
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