The Walking Dead Andrew Lincoln Opens Up About What He Wants For Rick

Actor Andrew Lincoln has said that he doesn’t want the writers of The Walking Dead to kill off Rick. Despite his desire to leave the highly rated AMC series, the actor doesn’t want to see his character killed.

According to Comicbook.com, Lincoln made the revelation during a press conference at the San Diego Comic Con. The actor took many questions about his exit from the zombie drama, after having spent nine season s on the show. Apparently, Lincoln would like to see his character depart from Alexandria as a survivor rather than another dead body. As many fans already know, there are very few characters that end their run on the show alive.

“Lennie James is a perfect example of leaving without dying and doing rather well on it, so there is that way,’ Lincoln said, referencing his former co-star Lennie James. “And then there is obviously the other way, which we’ve done quite a lot…Obviously, I’m not going to tell you which way [Rick leaves] I mean, I’d prefer the Lennie James of it all. But I think what we have in store this season is truly remarkable, and I’m very proud of the work that we’ve done.”

According to previous reports, Lincoln has made it pretty clear that he was looking to exit the show after the season eight finale. He wanted Rick to resolve a few loose ends from his storyline, especially after Carl’s death.

Lincoln added, “There was a sort of sense that the story has been a man waking up and you experience this world through this one man’s eyes and it opens up into the extended family. Now, what’s exciting, I think for me, is the fact that the narrative is being freed up. And it’s already been freed up from the beginning of this season. You’ll see the trailer. It’s a different tone. It feels like the show that I always felt we would head toward when we wrapped the pilot. And so yeah, even sure it was something that I started to think about as my children got older and less portable.”

Fear the Walking Dead returns for the second half of its fourth season on August 12th. The Walking Dead will return for its ninth season on October 7th on the AMC network.