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AMC’sThe Walking Deadhas some of the most interesting characters in TV history. Whether they were fighting through huge zombie hordes, surviving other dangerous groups, or mourning the deaths of one of their own, the show’s characters proved time after time that a narrative with heart and soul is what post-apocalyptic loving viewers enjoyed the most and also what kept them hooked on the series for 12 years.
ThroughoutThe Walking Dead’s 11 seasons, many of its characters stood the test of time, like Carol, Eugene, Father Gabriel, and Maggie, but only a handful got their own spin-offs when the series ended in November 2022. While Daryl was later seen inThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, with Carol reprising her role in the show’s last episode of season 1, Maggie and Negan came face to face once more inThe Walking Dead: Dead City. One of the show’s most beloved couples, Rick and Michonne, were finally reunited inThe Ones Who Livespinoff show, which saw them both rekindle their love for each other in a zombie-infested landscape. And even though the series was meant to be limited to one season, fans might just get to see more of the ass-kicking duo in the future.
In an interview withThe Directthat took place on the red carpet at Multicon, Scott Gimple, who served as showrunner onThe Walking Deadspinoff,The Ones Who Live,hinted atRick and Michonne’s role in a possible season 2. Gimple did say that he had intended the show to be a limited series with no intention of coming back with another season, but the producer has seemingly had a change of heart in the meantime. Gimple said thatWalking Deadviewers who want nothing more than to see the beloved couple again might see Rick and Michonne make their way back to at some point in the future and is considering leaving the door open for that to happen.
“I mean, the plan was to keep it limited. Not necessarily never to see those characters again, but to keep it limited. But I always say, you never know.” “There’s so many… I’ve been very careful to not say, ‘Oh, that’ll never happen,’ because it does. So you know, there are possibilities. And there’s possibilities of all sorts of strange iterations of shows with those characters and with other characters. So you know, I think it’s entirely possible.”
Although Gimple’s news that Rick and Michonne could make a return might seem quite confusing to someWalking Deadfans, since they seemingly got their happy ending together in the finale episode ofThe Ones Who Live, it could be a way to introduce othercharacters fromThe Walking Deadwho didn’t get their own spinoff, opening up a whole new chapter of storytelling as they all, yet again, attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse.
However, in the meantime, fans can rewatch Rick and Michonne’s adventures onThe Walking Deadin its entirety as it’s currently streaming on Netflix.Season two ofThe Walking Dead: Dead Cityis airing on July 26, 2025, with Season 3 ofThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonpremiering in the fall of 2025 on AMC and AMC+
