Walking Dead Rick & Michonne Spinoff Show Announced, Will Replace Movie

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Rick Grimes and Michonne will return to The Walking Dead universe in a new limited series on AMC. Portrayed by Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, respectively, Rick and Michonne are among two of the most popular Walking Dead characters, though they've been absent from the show for some time now. Rick was last in season 9, taken away in one of the CRM's helicopters, while Michonne departed in season 10 in search of Rick after discovering evidence of his whereabouts.

Though both Lincoln and Gurira departed The Walking Dead, there was always a plan for them to return as Rick and Michonne. Previously, it was announced that three Walking Dead movies would continue the zombie apocalypse's story on the big screen. Lincoln was set to return as Rick in the first of these Walking Dead movies, and though never confirmed, it was assumed Gurira would return as Michonne as well. Now, however, those plans are changing.

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At The Walking Dead panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Walking Dead's Chief Content Officer Scott Gimple was joined on stage by Lincoln and Gurira. Together, they announced Rick and Michonne's much-awaited return, revealing the pair will star in their own Walking Dead spinoff show. The limited 6-episode series will wrap up their characters' arcs and is set to release in 2023 on AMC and AMC+. The presently untitled Rick and Michonne spinoff show will replace AMC's previous plans for Walking Dead movies. Additionally, AMC has released a teaser poster for the new spinoff featuring Michonne's iconic katana. You can check it out—along with a picture of Gimple, Gurira, and Lincoln making their announcement—in the space below:

Reportedly, per Deadline's Justin