The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 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, Danai Gurira and Pollyanna McIntosh reprising their roles. The Ones Who Live will be the sixth spin-off and overall seventh television series in The Walking Dead franchise.
The Ones Who Live is scheduled to premiere in February 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 Beyonds second season. Lesley-Ann Brandt as Pearl Thorne Terry O'Quinn as Beale Matt Jeffries as Nat
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 series will consist of six episodes and is intended to be a limited series. The series was titled The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne by April 2023, then retitled to The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live in July 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 Deads 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. Additional filming and ADR would resume during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike due to an agreement between AMC and SAG-AFTRA.
Release
The series is scheduled to premiere in February 2024.