The favored Strolling Useless spinoff, Daryl Dixon, has switched places for its upcoming third season, and The Strolling Useless senior producer Greg Nicotero has defined why. On the finish of Daryl Dixon season 2, the title character, alongside Carol, ditches France and decides to journey to London.
Daryl Dixon acts because the fifth spinoff of The Strolling Useless. The present’s third season will premiere September 7, 2025 on AMC, and also will be accessible to stream by way of AMC+. Daryl Dixon stars Norman Reedus within the title function, and in addition stars Melissa McBride, who was a part of The Strolling Useless’s major solid.
In season 3 of The Strolling Useless spinoff, Daryl and Carol do find yourself in London, however the primary setting of the season is Spain. In an interview with ScreenRant’s Owen Danoff, Nicotero revealed that the thought for Daryl Dixon is to set it in a distinct nation every season. That is to make sure the collection seems like its personal factor. Try Nicotero’s feedback under:
ScreenRant: “How did you all land on Spain for this? Was there ever another country in the running, or even just staying in London? Because even that first episode is really visually captivating.”
Greg Nicotero: “Well, I think it was about halfway through season one, when we were in France, that the idea of having Daryl be more mobile came up. I remember thinking, ‘Wow, that’s a great idea; every season [could] be a different country, and we could really spread our wings around all of Europe.’ We spent 15 years of the show in Alexandria and in Georgia, and being able to see what the reset would be once the zombie apocalypse happens in France or in Spain. I do think at one point we talked about maybe there being an entire season in London. I know Ireland came up at one point, and I think the thinking was, ‘Well, it’s really green there,’ and we didn’t want it to feel too similar to The Walking Dead in Georgia where green was everywhere. So we made conscious decisions to explore locations that we felt had a lot of rich material [and] culture to mine, and we’re talking thousands of years of culture, which really was exciting to us.”
What This Means For Daryl Dixon
Carol reassuring Daryl (Norman Reedus), displaying her assist to assist him seek for Laurent in The Strolling Useless: Daryl Dixon Season 2 Episode 4
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The primary two seasons of Daryl Dixon occurred in France. Nevertheless, Nicotero implies in his interview that no season will happen in the identical location because the final once more. It looks like the present is changing into an anthology of types, however with solely the situation altering as an alternative of the overarching story.
Daryl Dixon’s first season premiered on September 10, 2023.
Spanish actors Eduardo Noriega, Óscar Jaenada, Alexandra Masangkay, Hugo Arbués, and Candela Saitta have joined the primary solid for Daryl Dixon season 3. This means that the season will hopefully precisely depict Spanish tradition. The season may additionally revisit some outdated Strolling Useless plot factors.
In season 3, the viewers will get a clearer, extra fleshed-out take a look at the post-apocalyptic world by which Daryl Dixon takes place. As an illustration, within the first episode, Daryl and Carol briefly cease by England, like they mentioned in season 2, and discover it to be utterly barren and devoid of life. Because the season continues, the devastation the outbreak precipitated the world will doubtless be explored even additional.
Daryl and Carol in post-apocalyptic London in The Strolling Useless Daryl Dixon season 3
The truth that Daryl Dixon continues to maneuver between completely different international locations is thrilling and contemporary. It virtually feels impressed by The White Lotus, however in a distinct form of approach, because the central characters will keep the identical in Daryl Dixon season 3.
However, this method will assist lure in additional viewers, particularly worldwide TV followers. Daryl Dixon is a very promising Strolling Useless spinoff that tries new approaches to assist it stand out even additional.
The Strolling Useless Daryl Dixon official poster
The Strolling Useless: Daryl Dixon
7/10
Launch Date
October 1, 2023
Showrunner
David Zabel
Norman Reedus
Daryl Dixon
Clemence Poesy
Isabelle Carriere
