The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live cast - Who stars in the spinoff?

AMC will premiere the newest spinoff of The Walking Dead in February 2024. The main focus is Rick and Michonne, but who else is featured in this series?
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes and Danai Gurira as Michonne - The Walking Dead _ Season 5, Episode 7 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes and Danai Gurira as Michonne - The Walking Dead _ Season 5, Episode 7 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /
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Walking Dead fans are preparing for the next spinoff, the highly anticpated The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live that premieres on AMC and AMC+ on February 25. This series, referred to as the Rick and Michonne show, will heavily focus on the couple's journey to reunite with one another while also revealing more about the Civic Republic and its military, the CRM. What characters will be featured in the series?

As with all Walking Dead spinoffs, fans are eager to see if any of their favorite characters from the main series will be featured. Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) are the focus of The Walking Dead: Dead City and will return in the second season. Norman Reedus stars as Daryl in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and will be joined by Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier in the second season subtitled The Book of Carol.

There are many characters who could be seen in The Ones Who Live, including Heath (Corey Hawkins), who was traded to the CRM by Jadis, or Mason (Will Meyers), Major General Beale's son who was introduced in The Walking Dead: World Beyond. Two other significant characters who need to be included in this storyline are Judith and RJ.

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Cailey Fleming as Judith, Anthony Azor as RJ - The Walking Dead _ Season 11, Episode 23 - Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC /

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Cast

Rick Grimes - Andrew Lincoln

Lincoln reprises his role as Rick Grimes, a role he began playing in season 1 of the flagship series. This time, he is being held by the CRM (Civic Republic Military), where he, at least at one point, worked in the culling facility there. He left the main series in season 9 when he and Jadis were taken away in a helicopter. He has been separated from his wife and children for years but has never given up hope of reuniting with them.

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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live _ Season 1 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

Michonne - Danai Gurira

Gurira has portrayed Michonne since season 3 of the main series and reprises that role for the new spinoff. When she discovered Rick survived the explosion at the bridge from season 9, she set out in search of her true love. Although years have passed she still searches for him despite encountering impossible situations.

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Danai Gurira as Michonne - The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live _ Season 1, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

Jadis - Pollyanna McIntosh

McIntosh achieves a Walking Dead trifecta by starring in her third TWDU series. She is now known as Warrant Officer Jadis Stokes, a high-ranking official within the organization. After departing the main series, she would be reintroduced in World Beyond. It will be exciting to see what role she has to play in Rick and Michonne's story.

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Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis - The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live _ Season 1 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

Pearl Thorne - Lesley-Ann Brandt

Brandt, well known for her role in Lucifer, joins TWDU as Thorne, who has some role in the CRM. Little details are known about this character other than she is South African from Cape Town.

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Lesley-Ann Brandt as Thorne - The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live _ Season 1 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

Major General Beale - Terry O'Quinn

Beale is a ruthless man, leader of the CRM, portrayed by O'Quinn. He has a solid military background, serving two tours in Vietnam and also attending officer training. As leader of the CRM he has a large number of soldiers under his command and does what is best for the survival of the Civic Republic, even if it means destroying large numbers of people.

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Terry O'Quinn as Major General Beale - The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live _ Season 1 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

Nat - Matthew Jeffers

Nat appears to be an ally of Michonne, but no other details have been released regarding this character. He is featured in the first-look trailer.

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Matt Jeffries as Nat - The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live _ Season 1 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

Donald Okafor - Craig Tate

Another character seen in the first look trailer is CRM solider Donald Okafor. Other than his occupation as a soldier, nothing else is known.

Bailey - Andrew Bachelor

First seen in season 10 of The Walking Dead, Bailey, who was injured, is a member of a large caravan community. He meets Michonne as she begins her search for Rick.

Aiden - Breeda Wool

Aiden, the travel companion of Bailey (above), was also seen in season 10 of the main series. Michonne assisted the pair in returning to their group, which had become separated due to Bailey's injury.

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Breeda Wool as Aiden, Andrew Bachelor as Bailey, Danai Gurira as Michonne - The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 13 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live premieres on AMC and AMC+ on February 25.

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