The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Series, 2023, After the finale, Set in France
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is #6 of 7 in release order and #7 of 7 in chronological order in the The Walking Dead.
The story
After washing ashore in France, Daryl struggles to piece together how he got there and why, as he navigates a fractured, walker-infested landscape to find his way home. During his journey, Daryl has to protect a young boy, Laurent, who is seen as a messiah, while facing new, dangerous walker variants and the "Power of the Living" paramilitary group, as the connections he forms along the way complicate his plan to return home.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon recap
In season 1, Daryl washes up on the coast of France with no idea how he got there. He is taken in by nuns, including Isabelle, who believe a boy in their care, Laurent, is a messiah who will save humanity. Daryl agrees to escort Laurent to a safe haven in the north, the Nest, hunted by Codron of the Union of Hope, an authoritarian group led by Genet, which experiments on people to create faster, smarter walkers. The season ends with Daryl choosing to stay with Laurent as Carol, back in America, searches for him. In season 2, titled The Book of Carol, Carol flies to France with a pilot, Ash, while Genet takes over the Nest and kidnaps Laurent. Isabelle dies after making Daryl promise to look after Laurent, and Daryl and Carol escape France, heading toward England. In season 3, Daryl and Carol leave Britain by sea for America with a man called Julian, but a storm wrecks them on the coast of Spain. They join Solaz del Mar, a community that hands over young women each year to a powerful group called El Alcazar, and Daryl brings down the corrupt powers behind it while Carol grows close to a man named Antonio.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon ending explained
Season 3 ends with Daryl and Carol stranded again: Fede, a man they defeated, is freed by his mother and destroys the boat they planned to sail home on. The fourth and final season, set in Spain, premieres in February 2027.
Where to watch The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Philo, AMC+, Shudder, and Spectrum On Demand in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 74%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Walking Dead: Dead City, before The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
- Chronological order: after The Walking Dead: Dead City, the last.
What to watch before The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
The Walking Dead (2010), which The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023) continues.
Cast
- Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon
- Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier (voice)
- Romain Levi as Stéphane Codron
- Clémence Poésy as Isabelle Carriere
- Louis Puech Scigliuzzi as Laurent
- Laïka Blanc-Francard as Sylvie
- Anne Charrier as Marion Genet
- Ériq Ebouaney as Fallou Boukar
- Eduardo Noriega as Antonio
- Óscar Jaenada as Federico
- Alexandra Masangkay as Paz
- Hugo Arbues as Roberto
Created by David Zabel.