{"id":53241,"date":"2024-06-14T11:36:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T09:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2056952"},"modified":"2024-06-14T12:48:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T10:48:15","slug":"the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Walking Dead dog actor dies \u2013 Norman Reedus pays tribute to \u201cbest TV buddy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Belgian Malinois Seven appeared in seasons 9, 10 and 11 of the hit series. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 14 June 2024 at 09:36 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Norman Reedus has led tributes to Seven, the Belgian Malinois who played Daryl Dixon\u2019s dog in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-walking-dead-spin-offs-in-order\/\">The Walking Dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Seven played Dog in seasons 9, 10 and 11 of the hit zombie series, with the character originating as Leah Shaw\u2019s pet, who ended up living with Daryl after Leah\u2019s disappearance. At the end of the series, he was left with Judith Grimes.<\/p>\n<p>Reedus posted a number of pictures of himself and Seven to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bigbaldhead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, with one also containing the message: \u201cGonna miss you seven. Best TV buddy ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official Walking Dead account on Twitter, which has been re-branded as X, also left a post in memory of Seven, saying: \u201cAll dogs go to heaven. Rest in Peace, Seven.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All dogs go to heaven. Rest in Peace, Seven. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hAUWEXMEH\">pic.twitter.com\/5hAUWEXMEH<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The Walking Dead (@TheWalkingDead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWalkingDead\/status\/1801344693890126105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>When Seven first joined the show\u2019s cast, Reedus spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/thewalkingdead\/news\/the-walking-dead-daryl-dog-name-pet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ComicBook.com<\/a>, and raved about working with his new canine friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/last-of-us-season-2-episodes-shorter-newsupdate\/\">The Last of Us confirms shorter season 2 as episodes revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/black-mirror-uss-callister-sequel-various-iterations-newsupdate\/\">Black Mirror\u2019s USS Callister sequel \u2018went through various iterations\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s so good. I love it. I think he\u2019s the smartest cast member we got. We just did a scene the other day that ended up being the opposite of what it was supposed to be because the dog just wanted to do something else, and it came out so much better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll probably be running the show. It\u2019s great! I love it. He loves me, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Walking Dead came to an end in 2022, but has since been followed by a number of spin-off series, including one focussed on Rick and Michonne, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-walking-dead-ones-who-live-how-to-watch\/\">The Ones Who Live<\/a>, and one focussed on Reedus\u2019s character <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/walking-dead-daryl-dixon-how-to-watch-uk\/\">Daryl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That show\u2019s first season is yet to air in the UK, but we do know that it will arrive on Sky Atlantic and NOW at some point this year. A second season is already on the way in the US.<\/p> <p><strong>The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is available on Sky Atlantic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=70762&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowtv.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" data-squirrel-ext-id=\"f37209f93134d3bf8e61647e453b8c14\">NOW<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Ftv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" data-squirrel-ext-id=\"d22913892749c4e21476dffcf835aeb9\">how to sign up for Sky TV<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Belgian Malinois Seven appeared in seasons 9, 10 and 11 of the hit series. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53242,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy.jpg",1326,884,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy.jpg",1326,884,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/the-walking-dead-dog-actor-dies-norman-reedus-pays-tribute-to-best-tv-buddy.jpg",1326,884,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Belgian Malinois Seven appeared in seasons 9, 10 and 11 of the hit series.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}