San Diego Comic Con News Roundup – ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in Season 2 of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’. (Photo Courtesy of AMC.)

Over the course of the past few days, we’ve talked at length about how San Diego Comic Con is something of a godsend for all the nerds that geek in the world. Because of the immersive experience it provides fans with, the sense of camaraderie it provides and of course, the amazing news and reveals that come from networks and studios. For SDCC is the biggest stage convention wise, and the perfect place to just let all the fans in attendance know of wonders ahead for their favorite franchises and this is of note, because today, The Walking Dead Universe unloaded a few bombshells regarding season two of Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, and beyond.
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First by offering up one incredible trailer for the fans to enjoy. One that sets the stage for an epic second season and an amazing reunion between two of the greatest besties to ever grace fiction, and there were more treats that came forth. Such as more first look photos from season two of the show and… the magnificent announcement that season three of the show has been greenlit and will film in Spain and well, to properly celebrate what we learned today, here are all of those gifts from AMC, to prepare you for season two of this beloved and magnificent series.

‘Today, The Walking Dead Universe took over Comic-Con International’s Hall H for a panel on the highly anticipated premiere of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, which debuts Sunday, September 29 at 9pm ET on AMC and AMC+. Moderated by Chris Hardwick, the panel featured Showrunner and Executive Producer David Zabel, Executive Producer and Director Greg Nicotero, Executive Producers and Stars Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride and Cast Member Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, who gave attendees an official first look at the season two trailer and announced the series’ renewal for third season to be produced and set in Spain. New season two images were also released.
 
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol picks up where season one left off, following fan-favorite characters Daryl Dixon (Reedus) and Carol Peletier (McBride). They both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest. Additionally, Genet (Anne Charrier)’s movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France's future.’

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First Look Photos

Season 2 Trailer

Season 3 Announcement

Today at Comic-Con International, AMC Networks announced that The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has been renewed for a third season that will be produced and set in Spain. Production of season three will begin next month and be based in Madrid, with extensive location shooting planned in the Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia regions.
 
The announcement came during the show’s standing-room-only session in Hall H, attended by series stars and executive producers Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride, cast member Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, showrunner David Zabel and executive producer and director Greg Nicotero.
 
Season three tracks Carol (McBride) and Daryl (Reedus) as they continue their journey towards home and the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse.
 
“We are so proud of these shows and incredibly grateful for the way this new chapter in The Walking Dead Universe has been embraced by the fans,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Sending Daryl, and then Carol, to France was such an inspired and visually striking move for this franchise, a chance to do something truly different. We can’t wait to continue the travels of this iconic duo with a third season produced and set in Spain, another beautiful country with a passionate TWD fanbase that is already buzzing with anticipation.”
 
Reedus said: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to announce a third season and to be working side by side with the brilliant Melissa McBride. Season two is some of my favorite storytelling of this series. Watching Melissa shine along with our brilliant cast and crew has been one of my fondest memories playing this character. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it and we can’t wait to keep the story going.”
 
McBride said: “I’m really appreciating the new challenges for Daryl and Carol being so far from all they’ve ever known… what it means for them, what it brings for each of them, apart and together. There’s still so much ahead to unpack in France for the coming season two, and a breathtaking finale. And now Spain! I already know that David Zabel’s storytelling is making the most of all that is so beautiful and unique to Spain. We start shooting there in just a few weeks… such excitement looking forward!”
 
Said Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer for The Walking Dead Universe: “France made Daryl and Carol’s story into an epic poem with what we found there. What’s to come in Spain may even surpass it — and we’re so damn happy to bring the audience more of the Terrific Two alongside new compelling characters, in a yet unseen, beautiful, horrific corner of their broken world.”
 
Zabel said: “We are all very excited to continue the epic and intimate story of these two friends Daryl and Carol trying to get back home. Exploring new spectacular European settings, we look forward to dramatizing the ways in which the Walker apocalypse has done to Spain what it did to France.”
 
Season two of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Book of Carol will premiere on AMC and AMC+ on September 29. When season one premiered in late 2023, it quickly became the #1 most-viewed premiere of all time on AMC+, the most-viewed season of any show in the history of AMC+ and a top acquisition driver in both the U.S. and Spain. It has only been eclipsed by The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live in those categories.
 
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