AMC Sets ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ for September Debut
Spinoff series set to launch Sept. 10
AMC will continue to expand its The Walking Dead universe with the September 10 premiere of The Waking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
The series follows original TWD character Daryl Dixon, played by Norman Reedus, as he washes ashore in France and journeys across the country while looking to find a way back home, AMC said.
The series is the fifth spinoff in the zombie apocalypse-plagued TWD Universe following Fear The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Tales of the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: Dead City.
In addition to Reedus, the series stars Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney, Laika Blanc Francard, Romain Levi and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is executive produced by Reedus, Scott Gimple, David Zabel, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath and Daniel Percival.
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