Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride Talk About the Future of Their WALKING DEAD Characters
AMC’s successful flagship zombie series The Walking Dead is winding down to a close this season. But fans are looking ahead to the spin-off projects the cabler has in store that will follow some of the show’s most beloved characters onto new adventures. One show will tell the story in the next chapter of Daryl Dixon’s (Norman Reedus) life. It was originally supposed to follow the two popular original characters Daryl and Carol (Melissa McBride), but McBride backed out of the series commitment. The pair have continually stated that we haven’t seen the last of the two fan favorites, and they reiterated such in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly.
When asked about the possibility of Carol’s return, McBride said, "I feel like Carol has more story to tell," she responds before pausing. "I'll leave it at that." Another pause. "I think she's got some more story." Another sly grin.
Reedus added:
"Their journey's not over. They will meet down the road. You can pretty much bet all your money. I read all these people whining about it, and I have to just keep my mouth shut, but there will be a lot of foots in a lot of mouths at some point."
If McBride is hinting that Carol will be back, and Reedus is flat-out promising it, what does Walking Dead chief content officer Scott M. Gimple have to say about all of this? He responded:
"I mean, they both put it right. There's just more story to tell. And I love both characters so much that we will be telling stories with each of them moving forward. And who knows beyond that? But I've never stopped talking to Melissa about this. I'm thrilled at the idea of it and I'm very optimistic for the future of telling some cool Carol stories."
So that seals the deal on that. It will be great to see Daryl and Carol back together one day. For now, we have Daryl’s show, and the Rick and Michonne series to look forward to! Plus Tales of The Walking Dead is airing now on AMC, and the final eight episodes of The Walking Dead are set to kick off on AMC on October 2nd.