In a recent interview with Self, The Walking Dead alum Danai Gurira has opened up about her upcoming horror drama spin-off with Andrew Lincoln titled Rick & Michonne, confirming her behind-the-scenes involvement on the project. The award-winning playwright revealed that she’ll be the first The Walking Dead cast member to be credited as a co-creator and writer for the six-episode series. While describing it as a “prestige miniseries,” Gurira also went on to confirm that they’re planning to start its production early next year.
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Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira are set to reprise their fan-favorite roles in the upcoming Rick & Michonne series. It will be written and produced by Scott Gimple, who will also serve as the showrunner.
“This series presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world,” reads the synopsis (via Comic Book). “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?”
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Based on Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard’s comic series of the same name, The Walking Dead is executive produced by Kirkman, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert, Joseph Incaprera, Gale Anne Hurd, Denise Huth, and Angela Kang, who is returning as the showrunner for the final installment.
