Rick and Michonne’s love story continues with The Walking Dead: The Ones That Live. This is the third in a trio of new spinoffs that come directly out of The Walking Dead flagship series, they include The Walking Dead: Dead City and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Previous spinoffs in the TWD Universe include Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond and Tales of the Walking Dead.
For years Michonne (Danai Gurira) believed her husband Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) to be dead, but when a glimmer of hope appeared she went off in search of him. In The Walking Dead series finale, fans were given a glimpse of Michonne’s journey to find Rick, along with confirmation that he’s still alive out there, somewhere.
The What to Watch review calls The Ones Who Live “a triumph, lovingly created by TWD fans for TWD fans.”
Here’s everything we know so far about The Walking Dead: The Ones That Live.
Next episode of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live premiered February 25, 2024, on AMC.
The next new episode of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live airs Sunday, March 24, at 9 pm ET/PT on AMC. The episode will also be available to stream on AMC Plus.
Here’s what we know about the March 24 episode:
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episode 5: “Become”
“Dangerous people make Rick and Michonne’s journey difficult.”
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episode guide
Keep track of all The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episodes here:
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episode 1: “Years”
“Rick tries to find his place in a new world.”
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episode 2: “Gone”
“On her journey to find Rick, Michonne gets help from an unexpected group of survivors.”
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episode 3: “Bye”
“Rick and Michonne have to find a way to survive.”
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live episode 4: “What We”
“Rick and Michonne try to find the love they had.”
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live plot
Here’s the official synopsis of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live from AMC: “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 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. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?”
Given that it was known as the “Rick & Michonne” spinoff for a long time it’s not hard to figure out that the show revolves around the two characters’ journeys to find each other and be reunited as a family.
We know that Rick Grimes was taken away in a helicopter in season 9. This was Andrew Lincoln’s final appearance on the series until those precious few moments in the series finale. After being wounded, Jadis (also known as Anne, played by Pollyanna McIntosh) signals a CRM helicopter and they fly away together, leading everyone to believe that he was killed by an explosion on the bridge.
However, Michonne learns in season 10 that Rick survived the bridge explosion when she finds his boots and a carved image of her and their daughter Judith (Cailey Fleming). With renewed hope, Michonne tells Judith that she’ll be back after going off in search of Rick.
Knowing how much Rick loved his family, fans have long wondered why he stayed away from them for so long. The only logical explanation is that he was forced to stay away, or that he stayed away to protect them.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live cast
Danai Gurira (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) returns as Michonne, a character she played on the main series for seven seasons. Andrew Lincoln (Love, Actually) returns as Rick Grimes and Pollyanna McIntosh (Vikings: Valhalla) also returns as Jadis/Anne. Lesley-Ann Brandt (Lucifer) has been cast as Pearl.
AMC announced other new cast members including: Terry O’Quinn (Lost) as Beale, Matt Jeffries as Nat, Craig Tate and Andrew Bachelor.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live trailers
Take a look at the trailers and several teasers below:
Another teaser was released at NYCC, and you can see that below:
How to watch The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
AMC is the home for all shows in The Walking Dead Universe and is usually included with a standard cable subscription. If you don’t have cable, you can watch AMC through live TV streaming services like YouTube TV, Fubo TV and Sling TV.
You can also watch the series on AMC Plus, which is a standalone service that can be accessed as an add-on channel on Prime Video, Apple TV Plus or Roku. The streaming service additionally allows you to watch content on your computer or mobile device.
