The Walking Dead is likely to be over, however followers received’t have to attend too lengthy to be reunited with their favourite characters, as Danai Gurira‘s Michonne and Andrew Lincoln‘s Rick Grimes are set for a Richonne spin-off.
Gurira teased the upcoming series on New Year’s Day as she took to Instagram to share a choice of behind-the-scenes pictures (see under) with Lincoln and Walking Dead government producer Scott Gimple.
“#Richonne spin-off. 2023. Pre-production is in full swing. We’re getting there!” she wrote alongside the photographs.
Gimple beforehand teased the spin-off at San Diego Comic-Con final August, describing it as “an epic and insane love story” revolving round Michonne and Rick, two of The Walking Dead‘s most beloved characters.
“These are two people that have been separated for a very long time. They’ve lived entire different existences, they usually have to search out themselves once more, not to mention one another,” Gimple defined. “It’s hopefully going to be mind-blowing.”
Lincoln starred within the lead position of The Walking Dead because it debuted in 2010, whereas Gurira joined within the third season. Their characters would finally change into romantically concerned, with Michonne turning into a mother-like determine to Rick’s son, Carl. Lincoln left the sequence after Season 9, whereas Gurira departed after Season 10; nonetheless, each appeared in particular visitor roles within the eleventh and last season.
Speaking to Deadline concerning the sequence final October, Gurira stated, “I co-created it with [Scott] Gimple and [Andrew] Lincoln, and we’re having a great time. It’s a lot of work though, a lot of work.”
“Well it’s an epic love story,” she continued. “It’s a love story between Rick and Michonne, as we know that they were together and got separated. So this is that story, that journey between the two of them with a very raging world around them.”
Untitled Rick/Michonne Spinoff Series, 2023, AMC+