The latest The Walking Dead spin-off series, The Ones Who Live, has finally arrived – here’s everything you need to know, from its release schedule and trailer to cast and plot.
The Walking Dead may have ended in 2022, but the franchise has seen multiple spin-off shows since it first premiered in 2010.
One of the most highly anticipated of the bunch has been The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live because it brings back two of the franchise’s biggest names, Rick and Michonne.
But, before you decide to set reminders for the latest episodes of the Walking Dead spin-off, here’s everything you need to know about it, including its cast, plot, and more.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live release date: When does it air?
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live premiered on Sunday February 25, 2024, and is airing every week on AMC and AMC+.
There are six episodes in total, culminating in the series finale on March 31. For more details on how to watch and the show’s full release schedule, be sure to check out our guide.
The Ones Who Live marks the sixth entry into The Walking Dead franchise with its predecessor – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – airing in early 2023.
This particular Walking Dead show has been years in the making, as the core premise was set up in the original franchise’s series finale episode.
Who’s in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live cast?
The cast of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is led by Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira as Rick Grimes and Michonne. Check out the full list below:
- Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
- Danai Gurira as Michonne
- Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Stokes / Anne
- Lesley-Ann Brandt as Pearl Thorne
- Terry O’Quinn as Major General Beale
- Matthew August Jeffers as Nat
- Andrew Bachelor as Bailey
- Breeda Wool as Aiden
- Craig Tate as Donald Okafor
Lincoln and Gurira are the biggest draws for the series as they played their fan favorite TWD characters for the majority of the original show.
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Both actors signed onto the spinoff while filming the end of the original Walking Dead series, with Gurira also acting as a co-creator.
Is there a trailer for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live?
A first trailer for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live dropped on January 10, 2024. Check it out below:
A teaser trailer also aired during the series finale of Fear the Walking Dead. You can see it for yourself below:
The teaser doesn’t give too much away, but gives fans snippets of interviews of Lincoln and Gurira as they describe the increasingly bloodly snippets as “giving answers” and “crazy love.”
What is the plot for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live?
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live gives fans an insight to what happened to Michonne and Rick after the credits rolled on The Walking Dead series finale.
The official synopsis says that the show “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.”
That’s everything we know about The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live! You can read more about the cast and characters here, and catch up with what happened to Rick and Michonne at the end of the original series.