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We are closer than ever to witnessing Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira usher in a new era of The Walking Dead.

While production on many TV shows is being halted, the zombie drama's Rick and Michonne spinoff series has wrapped filming.

The creative team behind the highly-anticipated drama announced the news in a social media statement.

The Walking Dead: Summit is the working title for the project, but that could change by the time AMC begins marketing the show ahead of a 2024 bow.

Fans have been clamoring for Rick's return since Lincoln was written out during The Walking Dead Season 9.

Gurira followed on The Walking Dead Season 10. Initially, the plan was for both to star in a trilogy of movies, but those have since been reworked as the six-episode spinoff.

"Thank you for creating the next world of The Walking Dead with us," a statement shared on social media reads of the project finishing production.

Fans are one step closer to seeing Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira together again as filming has officially wrapped on The Walking Dead's highly-anticipated Rick and Michonne spinoff. The creative team behind the series shared a statement on Twitter thanking the crew for their hard work bringing the continuation of the fan-favorite characters' epic love story to life. The series is set to premiere sometime in 2024.

The upcoming spinoff of The Walking Dead featuring Rick and Michonne has finished filming, as confirmed by a letter from the show's executive producers to its cast and crew. Reportedly titled The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne, the series follows its titular characters after their departures from the flagship show in prior seasons. Described as an "epic love story," it will follow Rick's years held captive by the Crm and Michonne's journey to find him.

Now, Twdu Promos has released a letter on Twitter from The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne executive producers, confirming filming on the series has wrapped.

A message from Scott, Andy, Danai, Denise, and Brian to #TWDSummit crew after their wrap on the series. Best crew in the world! pic.twitter.com/NnyOoHw8u5 — Twdu Promos (@TWDUPromos) May 29, 2023

The note mentions the show's working title of Summit, and thanks crew members for helping to usher in a new...

Fans of The Walking Dead will soon see Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) back together again. When it was announced that The Walking Dead was ending after eleven seasons, it was also revealed that some of the characters would continue to have their stories expanded upon in separate spinoff shows. One of those, which was originally conceived as a movie trilogy, brings some resolution to the story of Rick and Michonne, which had been left open-ended by the end of The Walking Dead. It was reported in February that filming had begun, and heading into the end of May, it's been revealed that production has since wrapped.

"Thank you for creating the next world of The Walking Dead with us," reads a note given to the crew upon wrapping. "Your talent, energy, and enthusiasm through it all has been the thing that's gotten us through it all.

Like its predecessor, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon spinoff has welcomed several talented stars to their cast. Inspired by the Image Comics of the same name, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon series follows up on Daryl's (Norman Reedus) journey after he left The Commonwealth to go find Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira). However, he soon runs into a problem when he finds himself in Paris, France, with no idea as to how he got there. It's a story that will be full of action, mystery, and suspense, especially when Daryl uncovers a dark history and realizes not everyone in the city is who they say they are.

Although the majority of the cast starring in the spinoff will be making their character debuts, Norman Reedus has confirmed that some familiar faces from The Walking Dead universe will appear in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon series (via...

AMC Networks’ co-heads of scripted development Emma Miller and Carrie Gillogly have exited their roles to join Netflix.

“Emma and Carrie are talented executives, great friends, and trusted colleagues who made meaningful contributions to our original programming group for many years,” an AMC spokesperson told TheWrap. “We are their biggest fans and are rooting for them as they move on to pursue new opportunities.”

The pair were promoted to the co-head roles in fall 2020, reporting to AMC’s executive vice president of scripted programming Ben Davis, who continues to run the group under Dan McDermott.

Miller has already joined Netflix as its director of overall deals and series for the U.S. and Canada, while Gillogly is set to join as director of drama series in the U.S. and Canada. Miller reports to vice president of overall deals and series Nne Ebong and Gillogly will report to vice president of drama series Jinny Howe.

Rick Grimes was carried away by a Crm helicopter in The Walking Dead Season 9, after he blew up a bridge to protect his people. Despite the best efforts of Daryl Dixon and Michonne to find him, he was seemingly gone forever. But the series finale, "Rest in Peace," revealed what happened to Rick after the helicopter incident: he's still alive in a Civic Republic institution, somewhere far away, and won't be getting home anytime soon.

Since Andrew Lincoln departed the series in 2018, dedicated Walking Dead fans wondered where Rick was, and why he hadn't returned to the series, despite numerous time jumps. Danai Gurira left in Season 10 after Michonne found a clue that indicated Rick was alive. There have been so many theories that insisted Rick would return in the final episode to fight against the Commonwealth or to at least confirm his fate in a post-credits scene. Thankfully, The Walking Dead...

Like all The Walking Dead spinoffs, The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne sees a plethora of old and new actors join the cast. Based on the characters from Image Comics, The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne spinoff is the seventh installment in The Walking Dead franchise and will follow the lives of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) as they try to find their way back to one another after he was presumed dead in season 9, episode 4, "The Obliged". However, this won't be an easy feat as there are several 'enemies', such as the Crm, are tracking their every move.

While the series sees Lincoln and Gurira reprise their roles as two of The Walking Dead's best characters, they are also joined by some talented and versatile actors, who are making their debut appearance by playing a complex hero or nefarious criminal). Since all the spinoffs are interconnected in some way or another,...

A new picture of The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) and Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) has fans calling for a spinoff reunion. The Walking Dead first premiered in October 2010 and ran for eleven seasons before the finale episode aired in November 2022. Since the series finale, The Walking Dead franchise has announced three new spinoff series, each focusing on much-loved characters from the zombie horror series, including Maggie and Negan, Rick and Michonne, and Daryl Dixon.

Reedus posted an image on Instagram with him and Lincoln reuniting in New Jersey while the latter filmed his respective The Walking Dead spinoff series. Check out the image below:

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While Reedus and Lincoln have stayed close friends since Lincoln's season 9 departure, the reunion photo raised speculation on whether or not Daryl and Rick will also reunite in The Walking Dead franchise.

After it was announced in September 2020 that The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon spin-off was in the works, news about the cast, plot details, and a potential release date have slowly been released. Inspired by stories and characters from the Image Comics, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon spin-off follows the life of the zombie-apocalypse survivor, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), who is trying to work out how he ended up in Paris, France after he left The Commonwealth to find Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira). It will be the fifth installment in The Walking Dead franchise and will contain several familiar faces while also introducing a plethora of new actors and characters.

Unlike the other characters in The Walking Dead, Daryl's journey has been rather unique and unpredictable due to the fact that Daryl doesn't appear in any of The Walking Dead comics. Although this was rather risky considering...

The Walking Dead: Dead City star Lauren Cohan has promised fans that the upcoming Walking Dead spinoff will not feature Maggie forgiving Negan for killing her husband, Glenn.

In a recent interview with SFX, Cohan was asked if she could ever envision a scenario where Maggie would forgive Negan for all the pain he has inflicted upon her throughout The Walking Dead. "I wouldn’t even use the word forgiveness. It’s way too impossible," stated Cohan. "But what I think was really exciting, definitely for me to do, was just to say, 'Have we ever really talked about this?' And at the end of the day, it’s been 15 years into the end of the world. There have been other generations trying to rebuild lives." She continued, "But when you try to rebuild a life and you’re so defined by such traumatic things, who are you? What are you?...

Exclusive: Range Media Partners has signed Bertie, the highly sought-after writer-director otherwise known as Katie Ellwood, who has been behind such titles as Hawkeye and Troop Zero, and has a top-notch dance card looking ahead.

Known for tonally specific work which is darkly comic, full of humanity and frequently action-packed, Bertie recently teamed with frequent collaborator Bert (aka Amber Templemore-Finlayson) to direct three well-received episodes of Marvel’s Hawkeye starring Jeremy Renner.

Bert & Bertie have also jointly directed on HBO’s Our Flag Means Death, as well as Showtime’s Kidding starring Jim Carrey, Apple TV+’s sci-fi thriller Silo starring Rebecca Ferguson, and Hulu’s Emmy-winning historical satire The Great, starring Elle Fanning. The pair made their feature directorial debut with the Amazon Studios dramedy Troop Zero, starring Academy Award winners Viola Davis and Allison Janney, which world premiered as the closing film of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival before debuting globally on Prime Video.

AMC recently unveiled an "in production" teaser for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon during Fear the Walking Dead's Season 8 premiere.

The brief, behind-the-scenes first look, which was subsequently shared on Twitter, opens with aerial shots of a post-apocalyptic Paris before cutting to a glimpse of a horse-drawn wagon. The footage also shows off a French zombie before closing with a shot of a poncho-wearing Daryl (Norman Reedus) wandering around with a small amount of supplies.

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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon In Production Teaser#thewalkingdead #daryldixon #teaser #spinoff pic.twitter.com/33ga3s3wId — The Walking Dead HQ (@WalkingDead_HQ) May 15, 2023

Initially announced in September 2020, Daryl Dixon takes place after the events of The Walking Dead, following the titular character as he washes ashore in France. As he struggles to piece together how he got there and why,...

For zombie lovers everywhere, The Walking Dead has been a staple favorite. Following a group of zombie apocalypse survivors who are just trying to stay alive among threats from both the undead (dubbed walkers) and what's left of an unhinged remaining society, The Walking Dead utilizes its story to showcase the human condition under critical circumstances. It's meant to move viewers emotionally, not just to scare them. Spawned from the graphic novel series of the same name, The Walking Dead gained gradual popularity after its first few seasons and ended up the most watched of any cable or broadcast series. It was nominated for many awards, including a Golden Globe Award. Ending with eleven seasons, the final episode of The Walking Dead aired on November 20, 2022, but fans haven't been left hanging. Since 2015, The Walking Dead has spawned three spin-off series: Fear The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and...

After Lennie James helped make Morgan Jones one of the most popular characters in the Walking Dead universe, the time has come to say farewell. Going back to the very first episode of The Walking Dead, Morgan played a pivotal role in the story, as he and his son were the first survivors to be encountered by Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) upon waking up in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. James would later return as Morgan in later seasons before moving over to the spinoff series Fear the Walking Dead, where he still serves as one of the primary players.

Time will tell if Morgan makes it to the end of Fear the Walking Dead alive, but in any case, fans should not expect to see the character again once the eighth and final season of the show is all wrapped up. Given how other Walking Dead characters have upcoming spinoffs,...

The zombie kill count is predictably sky-high in the newest trailer for The Walking Dead: Dead City, which sees Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan reprising their roles from the flagship series to navigate a post-apocalyptic New York City.

“How do we find our way out?” Maggie Greene, played by Cohan, asks as she surveys the mean streets of Manhattan, cut off from the mainland as she and Negan (Morgan) go on a mission to rescue her kidnapped son.

The teaser trailer — which is accompanied by the punk rock track “Gimme Danger,” performed by Iggy & The Stooges — is filled with the usual undead denizens of a crumbling city as The Walking Dead universe soldiers. The sequel also stars Gaius Charles and Zeljko Ivanek.

“How do I figure into this, Maggie?” an exasperated Negan asks at one point. Eli Jorné, who has been a writer and co-executive producer on The Walking Dead for multiple seasons,...

By now we all know that nothing can stop a zombie apocalypse, not even the series finale of "The Walking Dead." The main show may be over after a whopping 11-season run, but the spin-offs are flying fast and furious and the next one up just got a brand new, full-length trailer.

I myself fell off of "The Walking Dead" wagon shortly after Negan was introduced and haven't kept up with it since somewhere around the middle of season 7, but it's unquestionable that "The Walking Dead" is a franchise that fosters a huge fandom. The cast and crew still pack huge halls at conventions and the memes just won't stop making their way onto my For You pages.

"The Walking Dead: Dead City" follows the unlikely duo of Maggie and Negan as they make their way to Manhattan in search of Maggie's kidnapped son, Hershel. Lauren Cohan is once again...

Keep your enemies close.

That’s the tagline for the AMC’s new post-apocalyptic drama titled “The Walking Dead: Dead City.” The series stars two “Walking Dead” alums with no love lost between them: Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

Fans of the original series won’t forget when Negan murdered Maggie’s husband (Steve Yeun) in front of her by pulverizing his head with a baseball bat. At least a decade has since passed, but Maggie will never forgive and forget.

Negan’s a survivalist though, and the unlikely duo head to New York City in the new series. The logline reads:

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‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ follows the popular Maggie and Negan characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland.

In the trailer for The Walking Dead: Dead City that AMC released Thursday, the Big Apple looks as likely to take a bite out of Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan as the other way around. Not only do he and frenemy Maggie (Lauren Cohan) have zombified Manhattanites nipping at their heels, but the baddie who kidnapped her and her late husband Glenn’s son Hershel has, let’s say, a past with the Saviors’ former leader.

As Maggie explains in the clip above, a raid on Hilltop left her short on more than supplies. A new antagonist called the Croat...

Letitia Wright's Shuri became the new Black Panther in Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the movie also set up her possible replacement in the role, with the Marvel Cinematic Universe's fifth Black Panther likely coming sooner rather than later. Shuri did not want to take on the mantle originally, as her recently deceased brother, T'Challa, had been the last one to serve as Wakanda's protector, Black Panther. Shuri went through quite the journey in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which led her to potentially become one of the McU's best heroes.

Shuri had to step up to defend Wakanda and Riri Williams from Namor and the underwater nation of Talokan. Shuri managed to overcome deep emotional trauma from both her brother's death and her mother's demise, with Queen Ramonda dying to save Riri in the film. In the end, Shuri became a fantastic Black Panther, achieving a truce between Wakanda and Talokan.

After beating expectations regarding new subscribers last quarter, AMC Networks have come back down to Earth. The company, which operates premium cable channels and subscription streaming platforms, released its earnings results for the first quarter of 2023 on Tuesday. The biggest headline was that it had lost 300,000 subscribers between its streamers AMC+, Acorn TV, Allblk, Shudder, and Sundance Now.

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In the final quarter of 2022, AMC surprised many by announcing that it had added 700,000 users, rising from 11.1 million to 11.8 million. Not all of those were permanent additions, it seems, and the company’s streaming total now stands at 11.5 million subscribers. Despite the step back, AMC has still added 22% more streaming customers than it had in the first quarter of 2022, when its total stood at 9.5M.

The earnings report confirmed that AMC is planning to launch a cheaper, ad-supported tier of its bellwether streaming service AMC...

Nia Long is set to be honored by Reel Works during the non-profit’s 22nd annual ChangeMakers Gala, taking place in New York later this month.

The four-time NAACP Award winner and You People star will be recognized as a 2023 ChangeMaker honoree for her iconic work and legendary film and television roles spanning nearly four decades during the May 24 event at Manhattan’s Ziegfeld Ballroom. The evening will feature a fireside chat with the actress, moderated by Saturday Night Live‘s Ego Nwodim, previously announced as the host of this year’s gala.

“To be recognized by an organization like Reel Works that works to empower the next generation of creatives is the highest of honors,” Nia Long said. “I am incredibly grateful to the team there for including me in this special evening and inviting me to share in their students’ compelling storytelling.”

The actress and producer is best...

A new trailer for The Walking Dead: Dead City has delivered a thrilling look at the Jeffrey Dean Morganand Lauren Cohan-led spin-off show. With the pair last being seen in the finale of the flagship show last year, there has been a lingering question over how the former mortal enemies end up together in New York City. That is something that is partially addressed in the latest teaser for the first new Walking Dead offering of the year. Check it out below.

The Walking Dead: Dead City is probably one of the most highly anticipated projects to come from the zombie franchise for a long while. Putting Morgan’s Negan front and center of the new series is probably one of the best things that could have happened, as the character is one of the things that kept those who stuck with the the main series interested in it.

The Writers Guild of America strike is currently expected to not disrupt AMC Networks’ programming schedule for 2023 and well into 2024, a company spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap.

The entertainment giant, which operates a cable channel of the same name, siblings IFC, WeTV and Sundance and its AMC+ streaming service, is known for programming including “The Walking Dead” franchise and Anne Rice’s “Interview With the Vampire,” which is in production on it second season, and “The Mayfair Witches.”

“Fear the Walking Dead” will premiere its eighth and final season beginning May 14. New spin-off series “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, will air in June followed by “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” led by Norman Reedus, later this year. An untitled “The Walking Dead” spinoff centering on Andrew Lincoln’s Rick and Danai Gurira’s Michonne was also announced during the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in January,...

The Walking Dead universe is expanding with new spinoff shows. Cast members Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan all reunited at AMC Upfronts to promote the shows. This comes just months after the zombie drama finished its eleventh and final season in November 2022.

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While Fear the Walking Dead, the prequel to the main series, is set to air its eighth and final season in May, the first spinoff, The Walking Dead: Dead City will debut in June with Morgan and Cohan featuring. The show will follow Negan and Maggie as they travel to Manhattan to rescue Maggie’s son Hershel (Logan Kim).

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will premiere in the fall and star Reedus, while the Rick (Lincoln) and Michonne (Gurira) spinoff will come in 2024.

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Maggie and Negan's story continues on The Walking Dead: Dead City and the series will get an earlier launch at Tribeca Festival.

The Knocturnal reports that the first episode will launch this summer ahead of its launch on AMC at an event attended by the cast and creatives.

Twd: Dead City promises a very different sandbox for the characters.

The series has mostly stayed away from the big cities, but Maggie and Negan will be out of their element as they make their way to New York City.

There has been a lot of skepticism about how much story is left to tell for Maggie and Negan.

They hated each other after Negan's actions on The Walking Dead, but they grew to tolerate one another.

Maggie revealed on the series finale of The Walking Dead that there will be days she will resent him for taking Glen from her, but...

A talented artist has imagined what an action-packed scene from The Walking Dead's upcoming Rick and Michonne spinoff series could look like. The currently untitled Rick and Michonne-led spinoff series was announced in July 2022 at San Diego Comic-Con, and was teased in The Walking Dead's series finale, which featured the return of Andrew Lincoln (Rick) and Danai Gurira (Michonne) after they both left the show in seasons 9 and 10 respectively. Filming for the spinoff is currently underway.

In an Instagram post from artist Aki, Rick and Michonne hang from a burning Crm helicopter over a horde of walkers.

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The poster reads "The Walking Dead: Summit," which is the current working title for the Rick and Michonne spinoff. In the picture's caption, the artist explains, "Why Is It Called "Summit"? Because It's Gonna Be Peak!!!"

Related: Rick & Michonne's Walking...

Between some ruthless leaders like Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Ezekiel (Khary Payton), some warrior women like Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Michonne (Danai Gurira), and some killer villains like Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), The Walking Dead had one of the strongest ensembles during its 11 seasons on AMC. And the survivors of the outbreak were only made stronger thanks to the badass kids in their lives.

Rick Grimes' final scene in The Walking Dead universe has the perfect opportunity to mirror one of his first scenes in the show's pilot episode. Although the mainline series, which Rick Grimes' actor Andrew Lincoln left in season 9, came to an end after 11 seasons in 2023, the franchise is continuing through a collection of spinoffs. One of these spinoffs will focus on Rick Grimes and Danai Gurira's Michonne, as they try to escape the clutches of the mysterious Crm.

The Walking Dead may have come to an end, but that does not mean that Rick Grimes' story is finished yet. The Rick and Michonne spinoff provides the perfect chance for the franchise to give Rick Grimes the closure he never achieved in the mainline The Walking Dead series. In fact, the perfect way to end Rick Grimes' storyline in The Walking Dead lies all the way back in the show's...

Rick Grimes looks all but certain to wriggle free from the Crm once again, if details from his upcoming The Walking Dead spinoff with Michonne are any indication. When Andrew Lincoln exited The Walking Dead in season 9, Rick Grimes was seen being carried away by a mysterious Crm helicopter. Rick made his long-awaited return attempting to flee his captors in The Walking Dead's series finale, but did not get very far before an enemy chopper tracked him down and dragged the protagonist back to the Civic Republic.

Andrew Lincoln next appears opposite Danai Gurira in Rick and Michonne's upcoming spinoff, which picks up in the aftermath of The Walking Dead's ending. While plot details remain murky at present, the spinoff will presumably involve Rick and Michonne taking on the villainous Crm - a group that has long been operating in the shadows of the entire Walking Dead franchise.

It’s been four years, four months, and 29 days since Rick Grimes and Michonne Grimes née Hawthorne last appeared together…depending on when you’re reading this, of course. Point is: it’s been awhile since Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira shared the screen on The Walking Dead.

While both characters popped up separately in the final moments of The Walking Dead series finale, the franchise stopped short of reuniting its two leads and most popular characters. Thankfully, however, we know that reunion is certainly coming in the upcoming untitled Rick and Michonne spinoff. Now that filming is underway on the Rick and Michonne show (and has been since February), set footage has begun to leak out.

The latest imagery of the set will be of huge importance for fans of the star-crossed lovers. Check it out below if you don’t fear spoilers. Though, in this case, it’s...

The Walking Dead's main story started out with the character of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the driver's seat, helping the audience understand the world he and his fellow survivors were surviving in a zombie apocalypse. Actor Andrew Lincoln departed the show in season nine, but his presence lived on, thanks largely to a series of long-lasting quotes. Many Rick Grimes quotes sent shivers down the spines of longtime fans, as each one would become more profound over time. Rick's character went through many twists and turns, from salvation to damnation, and back again, and his evolution was driven largely by trauma, chaos, and bloodshed.

At long last, The Walking Dead has come to an end after 11 seasons and over a decade on the air. In a stunning turn of events, the show's closing sequence saw the return of Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in a thrilling set-up to...

The Walking Dead wrapped up its final season in late 2022, but not before setting the stage for several spin-off stories following a number of characters from the core cast. The series even closed out with essentially a trailer for the upcoming series which will follow Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln, the show's first and primary protagonist, and Michonne, played by Danai Gurira, who left the series in Season 10, Episode 13, "What We Become," to search for Rick and bring him home to their children and their found family. This spin-off is hotly anticipated as it can finally shed light on where Rick has been in the years that have passed since Season 9, Episode 5 when he was taken away in a mysterious helicopter. Another series will also see Daryl Dixon, played by fan favorite Norman Reedus set off on an international adventure in Europe. But there is one spin-off that doesn't...

One of Black Panther's most memorable characters is getting her own spinoff series, presumably eponymously titled Okoye. The Wakanda war general was introduced in Black Panther comics in 1993, but the character gained wider fame in the 2010s thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Leading Wakanda's all-female military contingent, the Dora Milaje, Okoye became a fan-favorite character after her MCU screen debut, portrayed by The Walking Dead alumna Danai Gurira, in 2018's Black Panther. Okoye also appeared in the ambitious closing chapters of MCU Phase 3: Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Gurira reprised her role in the Marvel anthology series What..If and the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Okoye has proven to be the quintessential MCU character. She's proficient in fighting styles during action scenes and also carries dramatic depth, as can be seen from her interactions with T'Challa, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, and others. Marvel's comedy might be...

Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira's characters run for their lives in a new photo from the set of The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne. Although The Walking Dead may have ended last year with season 11, the world of hit AMC zombie drama will live on in the form of various spinoffs. The upcoming Rick and Michonne spinoff will follow the titular duo as they embark on a new adventure together, although specific plot information still remains unknown.

As filming continues on the Rick & Michonne spinoff show, DeadCity has shared a new set photo from the production on Twitter, revealing Lincoln and Gurira running from zombies. Check out the set photo below:

Together again❤️ #Richonne #Twd pic.twitter.com/PEx8KvJbGz —...

Two television spinoffs for the Black Panther franchise have been announced, with one of them simply being titled Wakanda, and details about the MCU show are slowly being revealed. Wakanda is a secret and technologically advanced nation that is home to the Black Panther and his people. There are five groups living in Wakanda in the MCU, all with different duties and customs: River, Mining, Merchant, Mountain, and Border tribes. The Mountain tribe, also known as the Jabari, is a willful group that considers themselves outside the culture of Wakanda.

Wakanda was first referenced in an Easter egg in Iron Man 2 when the country was briefly shown on a holographic map. It was not until Captain America: Civil War that Wakanda was acknowledged as more than a secret for keen-eyed fans to find. Then, in Black Panther, audiences got an in-depth look at Wakanda, the country, the culture, and its people.

With several more The Walking Dead spinoffs in the show’s future, each show proves that a setting change addresses the wrong problem for the franchise. With The Walking Dead finishing its main story in November 2022, this leaves the many spinoff series to carry the torch of the much-loved franchise. But with the main story concluded, showrunners need to be careful with how each new installment proceeds. At their best, spinoff series can feel like new stories that uphold the legacy of the original show, but at worst they can seem like pale copies that try to ride the coattails of their predecessor.

The Walking Dead tells the story of how disparate groups of people survive the zombie apocalypse, particularly following fan-favorite characters such as Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), and Michonne (Danai Gurira). Throughout the main series, the group encountered several settlements and tried to forge...

Though the original Walking Dead series came to an end with the season 11 finale in 2022, real Deadheads know that the story can’t really be finished without checking in on Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln).

Thankfully the powers that be at AMC agreed and quickly commissioned a six-episode spinoff series that will continue (and maybe conclude) the arcs of both Rick Grimes and his long lost lover Michonne (Danai Gurira). While two other Walking Dead spinoffs (Dead City featuring Maggie and Negan and Daryl Dixon featuring you-know-who) are set to premiere first, production is now officially a go on the still untitled Rick and Michonne show. And you know what they say: once the cameras start shootin’, the internet starts, uh … scoopin’.

Filming began in February in Jersey City, New Jersey under the temporary production name of The Walking Dead: Summit. Now the first photos and videos from the “Rick and...

A video from the set of The Walking Dead: Rick & Michonne shows star Andrew Lincoln in a brand-new territory. The series is one of the many spinoffs to follow the series finale of AMC's long-running zombie apocalypse show The Walking Dead. It will feature the return of both Rick and Michonne (Danai Gurira), who left the series in seasons 9 and 10 respectively, reuniting for a brief cameo in the finale.

Twitter user ViralMaterialz shared a video from the set of the Rick & Michonne spinoff in Hamilton Park, New Jersey.

pic.twitter.com/mibwZRhJm9 — v (@ViralMaterialz) March 22, 2023

The shot showed the crew capturing a take of Rick walking down a street that seems to be lined with bustling cafés. While it's unclear what will actually be shown onscreen, it does seem that Rick and Michonne have found themselves in an entirely new environment that has pushed back the hordes of Walkers...

The working title for Marvel Studios' upcoming Black Panther series could suggest a new Black Panther will debut in the MCU. A drama series set in Wakanda was announced in February 2021, with Ryan Coogler returning to helm the Disney+ series. While Marvel Studios has also been working on a Disney+ series focusing on Danai Gurira's Okoye, which would detail her backstory in the MCU, there has been no word whether these two Wakandan spinoffs are the same or separate projects.

Speaking to Collider following the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studios producer Nate Moore revealed that the Wakanda series isn't "as far along as people want it to be," but did suggest that there are great ideas being posed to Coogler. Though news on the Wakanda series has been sparse, a recent report from Cosmic Circus has suggested that the series' working title will be "Golden City.

The announcement of the Rick Grimes and Michonne Walking Dead spin-off series confirms it is too late for a Rick Grimes movie. Andrew Lincoln was best known for UK shows like This Life or rom-com favorite Love, Actually before becoming The Walking Dead's Rick Grimes. While the AMC series toned down some of the darkness of the graphic novel, it shared the same mission statement as the source material in charting the evolution of Rick as he and his group struggled to adapt to a post-apocalyptic world. Rick's exit in season 9 prompted the announcement of a Walking Dead movie in 2018, but those plans have changed.

Lincoln was the backbone of The Walking Dead throughout the first eight seasons. That's why when Lincoln announced Rick was leaving Twd in season 9, it was met with shock from fans. The series didn't kill Rick off, however. Lincoln's exit instead saw Rick Grimes...

The Walking Dead has big plans, but the AMC franchise may be setting up a future beyond its herd of spinoffs. The Walking Dead ended in 2022, capping off more than a decade of post-outbreak gloom and misery, but in many ways, the franchise is just getting started. Not only is Fear The Walking Dead staggering on for one more season, but Negan and Maggie will return in the NYC-based The Walking Dead: Dead City. Daryl Dixon has a spinoff set in France, Rick and Michonne's TV show will bring back Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, and there may even be Tales of the Walking Dead season 2.

Although there will no shortage of The Walking Dead content over the next 12 months, questions remain over what comes after. Some or all of the aforementioned spinoffs may be granted second seasons, or The Walking Dead could simply end once its existing commitments are fulfilled.

The McU's Black Panther franchise needs to come to an end in Black Panther 3. Chadwick Boseman debuted as T'Challa, a.k.a. the Black Panther, during Captain America: Civil War, but his story and the history of Wakanda were developed further when Ryan Coogler took the reins of Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Coogler introduced a completely different culture in the MCU and mastered the delivery of a heartfelt story in the wake of Boseman's 2020 passing, but the Black Panther's story isn't over yet, so a third film in the franchise needs to be produced.

Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that future plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be changing, with more focus put on introducing new characters and less on developing often-unnecessary sequels for existing properties. These comments came after poor receptions to projects such...

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The 2023 Oscars belonged to Everything Everywhere All At Once, which took home the award for best picture. Jimmy Kimmel hosted “incident”-free night (his third time emceeing the ceremony) that aired live on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

Eeao also won best directing (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, aka The Daniels), best original screenplay, best lead actress (Michelle Yeoh), best supporting actress (Jamie Lee Curtis) best supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and best film editing. Brendan Fraser won best actor for his role in The Whale, while actress-turned-director Sarah Polley won best adapted screenplay for Women Talking. (Read more about all of the 2023 Oscars snubs and surprises here.)

Many of the Oscar-nominated movies are free to watch with a streaming service subscription (including Apple TV+, Disney+,...

Rick Grimes remains The Walking Dead's most famous character, and his spinoff show is sure to make up for his two-season absence from the main series. Following Andrew Lincoln's Walking Dead exit in season 9, it was announced that the actor would return for a Rick Grimes movie. Consequently, the Walking Dead movie was scrapped in favor of a spinoff miniseries. The franchise has already expanded with Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and there are more spinoffs to come following the main series finale. These shows have crossover appeal, with Jadis being the main antagonist in World Beyond season 2 having an intriguing significance for the Rick Grimes show.

While Michonne and the other residents of Alexandria always hoped that Rick Grimes survived the bridge explosion in The Walking Dead season 9, Jadis was the only one who knew he was still alive, as he was...

As anyone who loves fashion knows, clothes are about more than mere style; they communicate an abundance of stories, and that was certainly true of the Hollywood A-listers who walked the champagne-hued carpet at the 2023 Oscars. From romantic volume or sleek modernity to conveying messages both subtle and overt, the stars arriving at L.A.’s Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood seemed to take a uniquely personal approach to their style this year.

The night’s best fashion ran the gamut from the grandeur of voluminous gowns in silk taffeta, notably a pair of Valentino gowns seen on Stephanie Hsu and Florence Pugh, to sleek looks in pale neutrals, including Ana de Armas in Louis Vuitton and Michelle Williams in Chanel. Elegant black gowns also ruled the night, with Danai Gurira’s Jason Wu design and Jenny Slate’s Thom Browne ensemble among the best. Winning details, meanwhile, ranged from...

The stars came together tonight to celebrate Hollywood’s Big Night for achievements in film at the 95th Academy Awards from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, Los Angeles on Sunday, March 12th.

The red carpet event began with Brendan Fraser, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Angela Bassett, Michelle Williams, Lady Gaga, Nicole Kidman, Austin Butler, Paul Mescal, Sigourney Weaver, Rihanna, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Florence Pugh, Hugh Grant, Jennifer Connelly, Steven Spielberg, Bill Nighy, Danai Gurira, Fan Bingbing, Sarah Polley, Ana de Armas and many more.

Presenters for the Oscars included Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña and Donnie Yen and Grammy-winning musician Lenny Kravitz delivered the “In Memoriam” performance.

Other presenters announced were Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas,...

Rihanna gave a rousing performance of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever tribute song to Chadwick Boseman at the 2023 Oscars.

The singer — who is pregnant and recently headlined the Super Bowl halftime show — stood in place onstage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday as she belted out “Lift Me Up,” which is nominated for best original song.

She had an orchestra behind her, including several violinists and background singers, helping bring the ballad she co-wrote to life. Tems, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson also worked on the track.

Rihanna began to rise as she sang the words “lift me up” near the song’s end. She wore an black ensemble with sheer embellishments that somewhat revealed her baby bump.

The pop star earned loud applause from the audience, including Oscar-nominated Black Panther actress Angela Bassett and her partner A$AP Rocky.

Black Panther actress Danai Gurira introduced the performance and spoke about Boseman.

The 2023 Oscars featured Rihanna‘s first live performance of “Lift Me Up” from the now Oscar-winning film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The pregnant star took to the stage in a black top and pants ensemble that was dripping in crystals. She was surrounded by set design inspired by the production design of the Marvel film. The performance featured a choir of vocalists and a live band. The nine-time Grammy winner’s singing was emotionally charged, making for a beautiful and memorable number. Her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, cheered from the crowd, which gave her a standing ovation at the end. Check out the lovely performance below. Rihanna performs "Lift Me Up" at the #Oscars. https://t.co/ndiKiHfmID pic.twitter.com/cyESzOZnmm — Variety (@Variety) March 13, 2023 The star, who recently brought the house down during the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show, was introduced by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Danai Gurira,...

Rihanna took the stage at the Oscars on Sunday for a rousing rendition of her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever song, “Lift Me Up.”

The performance was straightforward but powerful, as Rihanna belted the moving ballad while backed by a full orchestra. The performance received a touching introduction from Wakanda Forever‘s Danai Gurira, who noted that “Lift Me Up” was penned in honor of late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.

Her single from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever song is up for Best Original Song, marking Rihanna’s first Oscar nomination.