The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Series, 2024, After the finale, Set in After Rick is taken
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is #7 of 7 in release order and #5 of 7 in chronological order in the The Walking Dead.
The story
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?
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live recap
Rick Grimes has spent years as a prisoner of the Civic Republic Military, the CRM, after the helicopter took him from the bridge. He tries again and again to escape, and finally agrees to work his way up from inside under Lieutenant Colonel Okafor, who wants to reform the CRM. Okafor's helicopter is shot down by Michonne, who has been searching for Rick across the country, and the two are reunited. The CRM officer Jadis, Rick's old acquaintance, threatens to kill their families if they run. Michonne joins the CRM and learns its plans, Rick breaks off with her for her safety, and they jump from a helicopter during a storm. Michonne tells Rick about their son, R.J., and he admits he cannot face going home because of Carl's death. Jadis catches up with them, and is bitten.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live ending explained
Rick shoots Jadis at her request, and he and Michonne renew their vows. They return to the CRM base to stop it: they learn its plan to gas Portland, Rick kills General Beale, Michonne kills Thorne, and they blow up the chlorine gas stockpile, destroying the CRM command. A civilian government takes over, and Rick and Michonne finally return home to Judith and R.J.
Where to watch The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is streaming on Philo, AMC+, YouTube TV, and Spectrum On Demand in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Tales of the Walking Dead, before The Walking Dead: Dead City.
What to watch before The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
In release order, the essentials before The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024) are The Walking Dead (2010) and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023).
Cast
- Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
- Danai Gurira as Michonne
- Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Stokes
- Terry O'Quinn as Major General Johnathan Beale
- Lesley-Ann Brandt as Pearl Thorne
- Robert O'Hara
- Craig Tate as Donald Okafor
- Frankie Quiñones as Esteban Garcia
- Alexis Rae Forlenza as Little Girl
- Karma Jenkins as Hannah
- Les Trent as Anchor
- Matthew Jeffers as Nat
Created by Andrew Lincoln, Scott M. Gimple, Danai Gurira.