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    Returning characters revive 'The Walking Dead' in 'The Ones Who Live'

    Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln are back as Michonne and Rick Grimes in the new spinoff. But will a new audience show up for a franchise that is nearly 14 years old?
    by Eric Deggans Feb 26, 2024 5 minutes
    Danai Gurira as Michonne on <em>The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.</em>

    Nestled in a Burbank office filled with comic books, framed movie posters, Walking Dead memorabilia and a life-size replica of Han Solo frozen in Carbonite looming over his desk, Scott Gimple knows what some of you are thinking.

    As Chief Content Officer of the Walking Dead franchise and showrunner for its newest spinoff series, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Gimple realizes some folks – like the critic from NPR who came to quiz him on the new show – understand several people who watched the original zombie drama have stopped keeping up with it all.

    And even though The Ones Who Live is centered on two of the show's most popular characters – husband and wife team Rick Grimes and Michonne – many of us skeptics wonder: Will a new audience show up for the latest iteration of a franchise nearly 14 years old?

    "Well, things change,"

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