Melissa McBride, who has starred as Carol in The Walking Dead since the series launch, will not be part of a planned untitled spinoff slated for 2023.
The so-called Carol-Daryl spinoff was to be focused on her and Norman Reedus’ TWD characters. “Melissa McBride has given life to one of the most interesting, real, human and popular characters in The Walking Dead Universe.
Unfortunately, she is no longer able to participate in the previously announced spin-off focused on the Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier characters, which will be set and filmed in Europe this summer and premiere next year.
Relocating to Europe became logistically untenable for Melissa at this time. We know fans will be disappointed by this news, but The Walking Dead Universe continues to grow and expand in interesting ways and we very much hope to see Carol again in the near future,” AMC said in a statement Wednesday.Burying the duel lede a bit, AMC’s revelation that the spinoff will film in Europe opens up all new possibilities to the Reedus-led series.
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