The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live says Rick and Michonne's potential reunion is inspired by "sweeping historical dramas"

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Andrew Lincoln as Rick in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

It’s been six years since Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes left The Walking Dead – barring an appearance in the finale of the flagship show back in 2022.

What both of them end up having to do to find one another again is a big question that hovers over The Ones Who Live. And after years of trauma, are Rick and Michonne the same people they were six years ago, before the bridge explosion?

“If they find each other, can theyfindeach other?” showrunner Scott Gimple asksSFX magazinein the new issue, which featuresDune 2on the cover. “When we talked about them, I thought about sweeping historical dramas with war, and stories told over years where the world comes between people. It affects them and it doesn’t make it easy.”

That sounds pretty dramatic for our favorite star-crossed, Walker-slaying lovers – we’ll just have to wait and see if they do manage to find each other again.

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The Ones Who Live will consist of six episodes and is arriving on AMC beginning this February 25. For more, check out our guide to the most excitingnew TV showson the way this year.

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1Nemesis review: “A magical sense of tension”

Nemesis board game models and tokens laid out on a board

1Nemesis review: “A magical sense of tension”

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3Path of Exile 2 review: “A stellar start to a thrilling and brutal dark adventure”

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2Mufasa: The Lion King review – “It’s no Hakuna Matata but this Disney origin story is a class above the 2019 movie”

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4The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – “An uninspired expansion of the most iconic screen take on Tolkien”

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5Nightbitch review: “Amy Adams' disappointing dark comedy is all bark and no bite”

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2Secret Level review: “An uneven experience with serious highlights that ultimately make up for the misses”

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3Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist”

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Skeleton Crew review: “Perfectly captures the vibes of classic Star Wars with a swashbuckling twist”

4Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands”

4Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands”

4

Creature Commandos review: “James Gunn’s heartwarming, R-rated tale about super-monsters proves that the DCU is in good hands”

5Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place”

5Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place”

5

Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: “Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place”

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