AMC has big plans for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2, especially since Norman Reedus's crossbow-slinging globetrotter will finally reunite with his dearest friend. Set after The Walking Dead finale, the TWD spinoff focuses on Norman Reedus as the titular Daryl Dixon. Alongside The Walking Dead: Dead City and the The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon continues the story of AMC’s iconic zombie apocalypse franchise (although the timeline is now completely detached from the original Robert Kirkman comics).
Daryl Dixon season 2 will partially take place in Europe thanks to Daryl's found family in France. The first chapter of Daryl Dixon’s new story sees him travel to France, where the zombie virus originated. It becomes clear in the first episode that the story is much wider than Daryl, with the finale potentially impacting the entire TWD universe. With an ensemble range of endearing characters, a hefty amount of mystery, and some monstrous new TWD zombie variants, it’s easy to see why AMC was so quick to renew The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2.
Most Recent The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 News
Another Trailer Is Released
With just weeks to go until the spinoff returns for its second season, the latest news comes in the form of another full trailer for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2. Posted on the official Walking Dead page on X (formerly Twitter), the 2-minute trailer features the parallel adventures of Daryl and Carol. While Daryl struggles with his path in France, Carol enlists the help of a pilot to fly a small aircraft across the Atlantic in search of her long-lost friend. The closing moments of the trailer also hint at the reunion between the two.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 1 concluded in October 2023.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 Release Date
Daryl Dixon Returns In Summer 2024
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Walking Dead Series |
Release Year(s) |
Rotten Tomatoes Score |
|---|---|---|
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The Walking Dead |
2010-2022 |
79% |
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Fear the Walking Dead |
2015-2023 |
73% |
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World Beyond |
2020 |
46% |
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Tales of the Walking Dead |
2022 |
74% |
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Dead City |
2023-Present |
80% |
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Daryl Dixon |
2023-Present |
70% |
|
The Ones Who Live |
2024 |
88% |
The release date will put the bulk of the sophomore season during the Halloween seasons, and is the perfect companion to the spooky holiday.
Months after AMC promised that Daryl and Carol's latest adventure would resume in summer 2024, the premium cable network announced that The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 would arrive on Sunday, September 29, 2024. The release date will put the bulk of the sophomore season during the Halloween seasons, and is the perfect companion to the spooky holiday.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 Cast
Daryl & Carol Reunited At Last
There’s one guarantee when it comes to the cast of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 — Norman Reedus will be back as Daryl Dixon. The biggest Daryl Dixon season 2 cast change is the addition of Melissa McBride as Carol as a series regular. Carol's appearance was teased in episode 5, "Deux Amores", with McBride appearing in the flesh for a cameo in the finale, "Coming Home". AMC has confirmed that Carol is in season 2 of Daryl Dixon, and she'll be so central to the story that the official title for the next chapter is The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — The Book of Carol.
A new character has also been cast for the upcoming season. Manish Dayal will be playing Ash, a Maine-based engineer who has managed to maintain upkeep on a plane throughout the zombie apocalypse but potentially holds a dark secret in the greenhouse in his backyard. The trailers have revealed that Ash is the one who flies Carol over the sea to Europe.
The returning cast is expected to include:
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Actor |
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Role |
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Norman Reedus |
Daryl Dixon |
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Melissa McBride |
Carol |
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Clémence Poésy |
Isabelle |
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Louis Puech Scigliuzzi |
Laurent |
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Laïka Blanc-Francard |
Sylvie |
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Anne Charrier |
Genet |
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Romain Levi |
Codron |
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Adam Nagaitis |
Quinn |
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Manish Dayal |
Ash |
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 Story
Carol Hunts For Daryl In Season 2
The ending of Daryl Dixon season 1 left a few teases for the second season, even if it was also an incredibly ambiguous cliffhanger. Given that season 2 of Daryl Dixon was filmed in France, he'll be staying in Europe. With the mystery surrounding Laurent's special gifts still unresolved, season 2 could flesh them out. Additionally, Daryl will likely get caught up in the fight between the Union of Hope and Genet's Pouvoir des Vivants, though he avoided getting involved in season 1.
The big question The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 plot needs to resolve is how Daryl and Carol reunite. Melissa McBride made an appearance at the end of the first season, and it's been confirmed that the next will be titled The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol. Recent trailers have revealed that Carol enlists the help of a pilot to fly across the Atlantic, but where they crash-land isn't quite clear. However, it is known that Carol and Daryl will reunite.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 Trailer
Watch The First Looks At The Book Of Carol Below
Though it is far from a revealing trailer, the first tease for Daryl Dixon season 2 was released by AMC in the form of their 2024 trailer which showed off all the series returning for the year. Amid clips of other AMC shows, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live were featured prominently through the use of old footage. Later teasers have also re-used old footage, but have revealed that The Book of Carol arrives in summer 2024.
With the show's summer release looming ever closer, AMC released the first official trailer for Daryl Dixon season 2 in April 2024. The 30-second TV spot shows the parallel adventures of Daryl and Carol as the latter hunts down the former, crossing the Atlantic to do so. Though the teaser doesn't show much, it does promise an action-packed season with a dual storyline that further expands the world of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
Finally, after months and months of short teasers, the full trailer for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 2 was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024. The trailer catches up with characters on both sides of the Atlantic as Carol enlists the help of a pilot to fly her to Europe. Meanwhile, Daryl has an existential crisis about where he truly belongs, only to be kidnapped by the Pouvoir des Vivants. Though all the details aren't known yet, the trailer reveals that Daryl and Carol will reunite in season 2.
Following the debut of the full trailer for season 2, another lengthy trailer for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon was dropped just weeks before the show's premiere. Though largely composed of scenes that were shown in previous trailers, the new 2-minute video also features extended moments from Carol's flight across the Atlantic in search of Daryl. The closing seconds of the trailer also hint at the much-anticipated reunion between the two.
