The Walking Dead Carol & Daryl Spin-Off Loses Melissa McBride

The Walking Dead fans know that Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl, (Norman Reedus) had a very close relationship. Over the different seasons, it grew quite complicated, but they made up for a huge part of the storyline. So, AMC fans were excited to hear that a spin-off would come along. Now, the news arrived that Melissa McBride has walked away from it.

The Walking Dead – The Carol And Daryl Dynamic

It made sense for the AMC to promise disappointed fans more from the franchise. After all, nobody really wanted it to ever end. Season 11 brought the final chapters but at least they could look forward to seeing more of the two actors. Norman Reedus, acting as Daryl, pretty much stole the show after Rick Grimes went off in a helicopter.

The Walking Dead fans always hoped that the two actors would go next level with their relationship. But it didn’t happen. Back in 2020, there were some issues. Actually, while they were together, they had some major confrontations. So, she went off on her own mission. However, even before that, Redditors discussed the couple. One of them on the /r/thewalkingdead subreddit noted in 2018, “They love each other but are not in love with each other, simplest guess.” 

The Walking Dead – Spin-Off Melissa Mcbride Drops Out

The news that Melissa McBride said sayonara to the spin-off came from EW on April 27, 2022. According to the outlet, “the European shoot became “logistically untenable” for McBride to continue with the show.” Citing an AMC spokesperson, they added, “Unfortunately, she is no longer able to participate in the previously announced spin-off focused on the Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier characters.” 

The Walking Dead actress needed to move to Europe this summer so it could premiere in 2023. However, for whatever reason, Melissa just couldn’t accommodate the relocation. Anyway, making promises that potentially, fans might see her in the future, probably won’t do much to cheer up TWD fanatics. However, it now looks like Norman will still film. EW said, “The new series will now focus on Reedus’ Daryl Dixon.”

The Walking Dead  – Suspicions The Spin-Off Would Come To Nothing

The Walking Dead fans started getting skeptical about the spin-off back in February. The Reel Talk vlog asked on YouTube, “Is it possible that the Carol and Daryl spin-off for The Walking Dead isn’t going to happen?  Actually, he felt that it was so far away in the future, that perhaps “AMC [is] trying to trick fans into a false sense of security [in] the final season by feeding us fake news about a bogus spin-off that seemingly spoils the survival of two of the remaining characters from the first season?”

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