The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

Daryl wakes up on a French shoreline with no clear memory of how he crossed the ocean. He pushes inland, trying to reconstruct recent events while moving through ruined towns and resistant communities. Along the way he hunts, scavenges, and makes uneasy alliances, all while holding on to a single goal: some way back to what he knew. As he spends more time in this unfamiliar landscape, the people he meets and the attachments he forms force him to rethink what "home" and obligation mean, and his plans grow more complicated as loyalties shift.

The series premiered in 2023, created by David Zabel, Tony Moore, and Robert Kirkman, and it stars Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon with Melissa McBride returning as Carol Peletier, alongside Eduardo Noriega, Óscar Jaenada, and Alexandra Masangkay.

As of its early run, the show had not collected major industry awards or high-profile nominations, though it continued to attract attention from fans and genre outlets.

Moving a familiar character into a European setting gave the series a different tone, and viewers noted the contrast between American wilderness survival and the ruined urban and rural landscapes of France. Conversations online and among fandoms often focused on the series' bold choice of location, the crossover appeal for international audiences, and how a well known character adapts to new cultural and physical terrain.

Audience response has been generally positive, reflected in an 8.03/10 viewer average from over 800 votes. Many responses highlight Reedus' steady lead performance and the chemistry between returning and new cast members. The show leans into themes of survival under strain, shifting loyalties, and the cost of attachment when the world is unstable, asking what people will protect when their past and present start pulling them in different directions.