Three-and-a-half years after its announcement, with only a paltry CG teaser that didn’t even have the title of the movie in it since, we finally have actual proof that The Walking Dead’s much-anticipated return of former star Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes is something that is still happening. But now it’s no longer a movie—instead, it’s a six-episode miniseries due to air next year.
There’s not much proof—in fact, it’s mainly a single tweet from AMC’s official Walking Dead Twitter account and a bit of info from the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel:
There is a synopsis as well, but it doesn’t give any firm details, unsurprisingly:
“This series presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?”
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Clear and crisp TV
The apps are intuitive, the playback is crystal clear, and the newly redesigned remote finally works like it’s supposed to: as a TV remote.
But it does confirm that Michonne, played by Danai Gurira, will be along for the ride. If you’ll recall, when we last left Rick (back in season nine), he had just been wounded and airlifted via helicopter to an unknown group. The movie will pick up after the character’s mysterious disappearance, filling in what happened to the former leader of Alexandria after he (almost-)sacrificed himself to save his people from a horde of zombies. Years later, after Michonne found a clue that Rick had survived back in season 10, she went out in search for him.
[Updated to confirm the previously announced movie has been changed into a TV miniseries.]
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Three-and-a-half years after its announcement, with only a paltry CG teaser that didn’t even have the title of the movie in it since, we finally have actual proof that The Walking Dead’s much-anticipated return of former star Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes is something that is still happening. But now it’s no longer a movie—instead, it’s a six-episode miniseries due to air next year.
There’s not much proof—in fact, it’s mainly a single tweet from AMC’s official Walking Dead Twitter account and a bit of info from the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel:
There is a synopsis as well, but it doesn’t give any firm details, unsurprisingly:
“This series presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?”
G/O Media may get a commission
Clear and crisp TV
The apps are intuitive, the playback is crystal clear, and the newly redesigned remote finally works like it’s supposed to: as a TV remote.
But it does confirm that Michonne, played by Danai Gurira, will be along for the ride. If you’ll recall, when we last left Rick (back in season nine), he had just been wounded and airlifted via helicopter to an unknown group. The movie will pick up after the character’s mysterious disappearance, filling in what happened to the former leader of Alexandria after he (almost-)sacrificed himself to save his people from a horde of zombies. Years later, after Michonne found a clue that Rick had survived back in season 10, she went out in search for him.
[Updated to confirm the previously announced movie has been changed into a TV miniseries.]
Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel and Star Wars releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.