Melissa McBride is set to reprise her fan-favorite role as Carol Peletier as a series regular in the second season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. The announcement happened at New York Comic Con earlier today. McBride first played Carol in The Walking Dead original series for eleven seasons alongside Norman Reedus, who stars as Daryl Dixon in the spin-off series set in France.
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier
The news of McBride’s return to the Walking Dead Universe comes just ahead of the show’s Season One finale. The finale is set to air on Sunday, October 15 at 9pm ET/PT on AMC and AMC+. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has been a ratings success on AMC+ and AMC. The series holds the most-viewed premiere in the history of AMC+ and is pacing to be the most-viewed single series of any show ever on the platform. On AMC, Daryl is a top 15 cable drama for 2023 to date in adults 25-54, joining other AMC series The Walking Dead: Dead City, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, Fear the Walking Dead and Dark Winds in that category.
Melissa McBride said:
“I’ve known there was much more to be told of Carol’s story as I felt her so unsettled when we last saw her, as she watched her best friend, Daryl, ride away. Apart or (hopefully!) together, their stories run deep, and I’m so excited to continue Carol’s journey here. This team of storytellers have done amazing work to land these two established characters in an entirely new world to them, and I’m loving the discoveries!”
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, follows Daryl (Reedus) as he washes ashore in France 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.
Currently in production on Season 2 in France and set to premiere in 2024, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon- The Book of Carol, stars Reedus, McBride, Clémence Poésy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Laika Blanc Francard, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi and Eriq Ebouaney. Season 2 is executive produced by showrunner David Zabel, Scott M. Gimple, Reedus, McBride, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Daniel Percival, Jason Richman and Steve Squillante.
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