The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

Daryl washes ashore in France (the origin of the zombie virus) and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan. ==Cast and characters==

Main • Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon: A skilled hunter and former recruiter for the Alexandria Safe-Zone who was once a part of Rick Grimes' group on The Walking Dead. After departing the Commonwealth, he is captured and taken across the Atlantic Ocean before arriving on the coast of France. • Stephen Merchant as Julian Chamberlain (season 3): A survivor living in London who believes himself to be the last Englishman in England. • Vicente Romero as Chofo (season 3): The leader of the Buzzards, a group of nomadic bandits who travel by walker-powered train. • Nansi Nsue as Amaia (season 3): The leader of the Limbos, a community of leprosy-afflicted survivors who have been starved of water. • Paula Rios as Blanca (season 3): Chofo's lover and member of the Buzzards. • Luis Bondia as Mateo (season 3): A friendly survivor who introduces Daryl to the Limbos. • Amin Hamada as Khalid (season 3): Paz's friend and a member of Laia's community. • Raquel Ferri as Laia (season 3): The leader of a community of refugees in Barcelona that consists of young women who have fled or been rescued from El Alcázars ofrenda. • Ravina Raventós as Catrina (season 3): A member of Laia's community who wields a crossbow. == Episodes ==

Season 1 (2023) Season 2: The Book of Carol (2024) A special episode titled "The Return" aired alongside the season premiere. Reedus and McBride return to Georgia for the first time since The Walking Dead ended and they look back on their time shooting the series, while visiting key locations from past episodes. The special received 321,000 viewers. • Jason Richman • Richman & David Zabel • Shannon Goss • Raul Martin Romero • Goss & Kiersten Stanley • Richman & Zabel • George Samir Nader & Richman • Richman & Zabel == Production ==

Development The series was announced in September 2020 by Angela Kang and Scott M. Gimple. Reedus and McBride signed on to reprise their respective roles from the television series. In April 2022, McBride exited the series due to logistical reasons as the show was set to film in mid-2022 in Europe and it wasn't possible for McBride to be with the show with this setup. The series was reworked as a sole Daryl project. Days later, Kang had left the role of showrunner and was replaced by David Zabel. The deal had reportedly been sealed in recent weeks before McBride's exit from the show. In October, the series was given the title Daryl Dixon. In January 2023, it was announced that the series would be titled The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and premiere later in 2023. In July 2023, ahead of the first season's release, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season has the subtitle of The Book of Carol. A third season was in development by February 2024. In July 2024, the series was renewed for a third season. Unlike the first two seasons, it was produced and set in Spain. On July 25, 2025, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season, which will consist of eight episodes. Writing In September 2020, Kang was hired as showrunner after she had helmed the final three seasons of The Walking Dead. The following month, Reedus said that there would be familiar faces from the main series in the spin-off. Casting In November 2022, Clémence Poésy and Adam Nagaitis were added to the main cast. In February 2023, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney, Laïka Blanc-Francard, Romain Levi and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi were announced as additional cast members. In June 2023, The Walking Dead alum Jeffrey Dean Morgan indicated in a tweet that Melissa McBride would reprise her role as Carol Peletier in some capacity. In October 2023, at New York Comic Con, McBride was confirmed to return for the second season, as well as guest starring in the first season finale. In September 2024, Eduardo Noriega, Óscar Jaenada, Alexandra Masangkay, Hugo Arbués, and Candela Saitta were announced to have joined the cast as series regulars for the third season. In October, Stephen Merchant was announced to have joined the cast. In June 2025, Greta Fernández, Gonzalo Bouza, Hada Nieto, Yassmine Othman, and Cuco Usín were announced to have joined the cast in supporting roles. Filming for the second season continued in France during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike due to an agreement between AMC and SAG-AFTRA to resume production. Filming for the second season wrapped on December 21, 2023. Filming for the third season began in August 2024 in Madrid, Spain, and had wrapped by February 13, 2025. Locations used for filming included El Espinar, Sepúlveda, Carnota, Madrid, Belchite, and Granada. Filming for the fourth and final season began in August 2025 and had wrapped by November 20, 2025. Locations used for filming included Madrid, Barcelona, El Espinar, Sepúlveda, Alcalá de Henares, Badalona, and Bilbao. == Release ==

The series premiered on September 10, 2023, on AMC and AMC+. The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 13, 2024. The second season, subtitled The Book of Carol, premiered on September 29, 2024. The third season premiered on September 7, 2025. == Reception ==

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has received positive reviews from critics, with several calling it the best Walking Dead content in years, although some noted its similarities to The Last of Us television series. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 70% based on 42 reviews. The website's critics consensus is, "Centering Norman Reedus' fan favorite character in a fresh setting, Daryl Dixon can be a wobbly shot across the crossbow but still gives The Walking Dead faithful plenty more to chew on." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, scored the first season 67 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. David Opie of Digital Spy gave it a 4/5 rating and called it "The best Walking Dead has been in ages". Chase Hutchinson of Collider gave it a "B" rating and applauded Norman Reedus' "stoic performance" that has a "renewed energy to the character and making the spin-off worth watching" and that the series "focuses more on character and emotion rather than empty spectacle, giving the story a greater sense of depth." Aaron Pruner of TheWrap gave it a positive review and noted Clémence Poésy's "standout performance" and concluded that it "is a surprisingly gorgeous, soul-stirring, and riveting watch. Norman Reedus said they were making art with this show. And you know what? He wasn't lying." For the second season, 69% of 13 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were positive. The website's critics consensus is, "Bringing Carol back into the fold cuts into some of the elements that made this Walking Dead spinoff unique, but having Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride sharing the screen again will always be an undead treat." Metacritic scored the second season 62 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. For the third season, 80% of 5 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were positive. The series was nominated for the 24th Visual Effects Society Awards in the category of Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode for "Costa da Morte". == Notes ==