‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ With Norman Reedus Is a Welcome, if Mostly Carol-Less, Addition to the Franchise: TV Review
variety.comJessica Liese If the first “Walking Dead” spinoff following the finale of the flagship series, “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” seemed to mark the beginning of a new era for the franchise, the second certainly feels like a continuation — tonally, if not chronologically. “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” which premieres on AMC on Sept.
10, builds on the tentative good will established by “Dead City,” even arguably improving on some of its strengths. “Daryl Dixon,” like “Dead City,” is a six-episode, largely self-contained story featuring a beloved core character transported to a brand-new setting.
Where “Dead City” saw Maggie and Negan travel to New York City, this show sends the title character (played by Norman Reedus) across the Atlantic Ocean to post-zombie-apocalypse France.
In the opening moments of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” Daryl wakes up on a beach in southern France. He eventually lands in the care of a convent, where he meets a nun named Isabelle (Clémence Poésy) and her charge, a precocious tween named Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) whom the nuns believe is destined for greatness.
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