The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne
# The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne

The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic television series created by Scott M. Gimple and Danai Gurira for AMC. It is set after the conclusion of the original The Walking Dead series, with Andrew Lincoln, Gurira and Pollyanna McIntosh reprising their roles. Rick & Michonne will be the sixth spin-off and overall seventh television series in The Walking Dead franchise. It is scheduled to premiere in 2024 on AMC and AMC+.

## Cast and characters

* Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, a former sheriff's deputy from King County, Georgia, and the former leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone who was presumed to be dead following "What Comes After".
* Danai Gurira as Michonne, a katana-wielding warrior and Rick's romantic partner who left the group to search for her lover following "What We Become".
* Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Stokes / Anne, the warrant officer of the CRM who disappeared along with Rick Grimes on the CRM helicopter in "What Comes After". McIntosh also appeared in the spin-off series The Walking Dead: World Beyond's second season.

## Episodes

The first episode is directed by Bert and Bertie.

## Production

### Development

The series was announced in July 2022 by Scott M. Gimple, Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. Lincoln and Gurira signed on to reprise their respective roles from the television series. The first season will consist of six episodes and is intended to be a continuing series. It was titled The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne by April 2023.

### Writing

The series was created by Gimple and Gurira, who will also write for the series, with Gimple serving as showrunner. The series was set up by The Walking Dead's series finale "Rest in Peace", which featured the return of Rick and Michonne.

### Filming

Principal photography began on February 15, 2023, and wrapped on May 29, 2023, under the working title Summit. Pollyanna McIntosh was spotted on set filming in New Jersey in March 2023.

## Release

The series is scheduled to premiere in 2024.

