Is rick coming back in season 11

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Well, we finally know what happened to that trilogy of Rick Grimes movies that AMC announced back in 2019 and hoped to release in theaters starting in 2020? They aren’t happening, confirmed the zombie-obsessed cable network at this year’s The Walking Dead panel at San Diego Comic-Con. But it’s not all bad news.

The reason the movies have been canned is because Andrew Lincoln is instead returning in his own six-episode miniseries, along with Danai Gurira, to wrap up Rick and Michonne’s story after their departures from the main show. The duo made a surprise appearance at the panel with Walking Dead creative chief Scott Gimple to make the announcement.

The show, which doesn’t have a title yet, will premiere sometime in 2023, joining other The Walking Dead spinoff series, such as Isle of the Dead, which will star Jeffrey Dean Moran and Lauren Cohan as Negan and Maggie respectively, and an untitled Daryl Dixon sequel series set to star Norman Reedus. The latter series takes place in Europe.

Here’s the synopsis from AMC: “This series presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?”

Longtime Walking Dead fans might remember that Michonne thought Rick was killed in an explosion in season 9 of the flagship series, only to learn that he was still out there somewhere in season 10. Where has Rick been? Well, in the final minutes of Lincoln’s last episode, we learned that he’d survived the blast, thrown into a river, washing up miles away. That’s where Anne/Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) found him and rescued him by striking a deal with a CRM helicopter to fly him to a hospital. He’s not been seen since.

“This has been the most extraordinary journey playing Rick Grimes for the best part of a decade,” said Lincoln in a press release announcing the new miniseries. “The friendships I’ve made along the way are deep and lasting, so it’s fitting that I finally get to complete the story with Danai and Scott and the rest of the TWD family. I’m so excited to be returning to the screen as Rick, reuniting with Danai as Michonne, and bringing the fans an epic love story to add to the Walking Dead Universe.”

Says Gurira, “Michonne and this TWD family has meant so much to me, and to continue the journey of these beloved characters, alongside Scott and Andy, both creatively and in front of the camera, and bringing The Walking Dead fans something truly special is just glorious. I can’t wait to pick up the katana again.”

So, if you’ve been wondering whether The Walking Dead finale coming up this fall was an actual ending, well, it’s far from it. It’s just the end of TWDU phase one.

The Walking Dead is going to end this year. It’s hard to believe that the show has been on for 11 seasons, but it’s true. There were times when it looked like the walkers would stay on our televisions forever, but they won’t. The curtain is closing on cable’s biggest television show ever.

We still don’t know the precise release date, but we do know there will only be eight more episodes left in the series. Fans are wondering if Rick Grimes will return to finish his story since it all began that day in the hospital nearly 12 years ago.

Rick Grimes woke up from a coma and found that the world had ended. There were zombies everywhere and he didn’t know what to do. For a long time, he was the most popular character on the show. But then Andrew Lincoln decided to leave and spend more time with his family.

Rick didn’t die; he was airlifted away to an unknown destination. We still don’t know where he is, but AMC will surely not end the series without informing us…right?

Rick Grimes is Returning to The Walking Dead

Rick Grimes will return for the last stretch of The Walking Dead. There are indications that Rick will make a return in the final episode. Look at this preview for the final eight episodes:

At 0:20, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) inspects Rick’s gun. That might be a hint. Could he realize that Rick is still alive and bring him back into the fold?

Daryl and Reedus were seen together at an Atlanta-area eatery a few months ago. They were filming for the last episode of the final season of the show.

Another interesting post came this weekend, when Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who portrays Negan on The Walking Dead, shared a post that included Negan with a comic book accurate Rick Grimes.  Morgan rarely, if ever, shares fan art and the tease of the two characters back together again has fans excited about the possibility that the two actors will make it happen.

What do you think? Are you excited about Rick Grimes returning to The Walking Dead for one last appearance? Let us know in the comments below!

Article Updated June 19, 2022 with new information on Andrew Lincoln’s return.