Earlier Walking Dead star Danai Gurira will soon return to the franchise as a star of one of its many upcoming spin-offs. although The living Dead draws to a close with the end of its eleventh and final season, the universe will continue to expand for some time to come. Several spin-offs are currently in the works, including a miniseries that focuses on Michonne (Gurira) and Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), the former lovers who broke up during the show’s ninth season.
For a new profile on Gurira for Yourself, Walking Dead producer and writer Scott M. Gimple reveals how deeply involved she is with her spin-off, which she says will be a “prestige miniseries.” She serves as a co-creator and writer for the show alongside Gimple, allowing her to put her own creative spin on how Michonne’s story will end. Gimple explained how Gurira’s writing process went and he finds it satisfying because of the way they challenge each other.
“She challenges me, I challenge her, and neither of us let go of the other,” he says. “In life I’m more of a character actor; Danai is a leader. When we’re working, when we’re pitching, when we’re just dealing with life things, it’s a good combination.”
He added, “[She’s] incredibly creative ambitious. [Danai] wants to do new signature work – things that are not currently there. She doesn’t want to settle in any way. It’s the best creative energy to be around.”
The Rick and Michonne spin-off will be a love story
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It was previously reported that the plan for the self-titled Rick and Michonne spin-off would run for six episodes. That follows the original idea of developing the story as a trilogy of feature films. We can assume that the miniseries will finally reunite the two lovebirds, as Gurira previously teased that it’s a love story of the most epic proportions.
“There’s a spin-off coming out that we’re in pre-production,” she said. “We’re having a great time. However, it’s a lot of work, a lot of work. Well, it’s an epic love story. It’s a love story between Rick and Michonne, because we know they were together and broke up. So this is that story , that journey between the two of them with a very raging world around them.”
A release date has not yet been set for the Rick and Michonne spin-off series. Meanwhile, more of Daryl Dixon will also be explored with a separate spin-off on the popular survivor, and another limited series will follow Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan). There is more Fear the walking dead in the works, and standalone stories set in that world are also explored through the anthology show Stories of the Walking Dead.