The season finale ofThe Walking Dead: Daryl DixonSeason 2 brings the spin-off’s time in France to a close, at least for the time being. AfterMelissa McBride’s Carol took the bold step of flying to Europe in search of her best friend. The final chapter inThe Book of Carolis now written, and rather than leaving Daryl behind and heading back to the Commonwealth with Ash(Manish Dayal)and Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi), Carol will join her bestie, Daryl (Norman Reedus) for a trek across Europe in future seasons as they seek to return home. Director and executive producerDaniel Percivalhas discussed just how many episodes future seasons of the post-apocalyptic series will have.
Prior toThe Book of Carol, the first season of the Reedus-led spinoff contained just six episodes. In that time, it wove a compelling narrative, bringing in several new characters for audiences to care for, including thenow deceased Isabelle (Clémence Poésy). Season 2 ran the same program, and in a conversation withCBR, Percival commented on the prospect of more episodes in future seasons of the show.The Walking Deadfranchise typically delivers well over six episodes a season, and Percival reveals that it’s an ongoing conversation being had, saying:
“Therewas a lot of discussion about the number of episodes. It doesn’t just involve Daryl Dixon.There are two other shows that are part of this franchise. They’re character continuation stories more than spin-offs, since we’re taking the lead characters on separate journeys.Scott M. Gimple is the person who has to overview them, the episode lengths and what’s going to work.
But there’s this constant discussion about how many we order and how many we can deliver. That continues with this season, too. We set out to make 12 episodes [total for Seasons 1 and 2], if that makes sense.And we made 12. Now we’re elsewhere, having the same conversation. It’s not set in stone, but it’s a manageable segment to budget, plan and sell. That’s really outside my decision-making, but I know it’s a conversation about whether it’s better to do more or less of these.”
Since the mothership series,The Walking Deadofficially came to an end with season 11, the franchise has remained quite alive.The Walking Dead: Dead Cityand the other spinoff,The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,are two of the most recent projects used to furnish the franchise.The Ones Who Live, stars the returning duo ofAndrew Lincolnas Rick Grimes andDanai Guriraas Michonne. Both spin-offs, just likeDaryl Dixon, ran for only six episodes.
A third season ofThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonis coming in 2025 and with it the continuation of Carol and Daryl’s journey across Europe.Collidersat for a discussion with showrunnerDavid Zabelregarding future plans for Season 4 and beyond. The showrunner concurred that those plans existed, while almost confirming that the six-episode season model might continue to hold sway going forward. “I have a little bit. Who knows if it will happen,” Zabel explained. “If we get a Season 4, it will be an outgrowth and a continuation of the story we’re telling in Season 3.That’s the pattern I’ve fallen into now.I think in 12-episode segments in my mind, which is two seasons of the show. There are six episodes in a season, so far. The first 12 were all of a piece, and if there’s a next 12, they will similarly be of a piece. If you ask me about Season 5, all bets are off. I have no idea about that.”
The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonSeason 3 premieres in 2025. Stay tuned here at Collider for updates.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Daryl’s journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home.
