The Walking Dead franchise may have started with the original series, but it has seen much success since then and even expanded into six spinoff series with a seventh one in development. At the moment, there are only two spinoffs still active. The ones currently active are The Walking Dead: Dead City and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Dead City recently wrapped up its second season in June 2025 and will return with a third season at a later date. Daryl Dixon just returned with its third installment, and it is better than ever!
Fans can watch new episodes of Daryl Dixon season 3 when they air on AMC and stream on AMC+ every Sunday night. But for those who are new to this show, you're probably wondering where you can watch the old seasons to catch up. Well, you might not know this, but the first season is actually available to stream on Netflix.
How is The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on Netflix?
You're probably wondering how an AMC original ended up on Netflix. Back in July 2024, AMC struck a deal with Netflix to make the earlier seasons of 13 of its series available to stream on the platform for one year, starting Aug. 19. Daryl Dixon season 1 was included in the lineup, and it landed on Netflix on Aug. 19, 2024.
Technically, the zombie show should have been removed from the platform on Aug. 19, 2025. However, it appears Netflix has extended its licensing deal since it's still on there. But unfortunately, the first season is the only season available to stream. You won't find Daryl Dixon season 2 anywhere on the platform. Why is that?
Why isn't Daryl Dixon season 2 on Netflix?
As noted earlier, the original agreement only covered the first season of Daryl Dixon. While neither AMC nor Netflix has confirmed if season 2 will be added, it’s likely that it will become available on the platform eventually. We had thought it would arrive on Netflix right before the third season started airing on AMC, like sometime in August 2025, but that didn't end up happening.
The reason we thought this would occur is because the first season was added to Netflix just a month before the second season began airing on AMC. We initially thought there might be a release pattern in place, but it seems that's not the case since Daryl Dixon season 2 still isn't on Netflix. But with the third season now out, Netflix should be adding the second season soon. Maybe sometime in October or November of this year? This is just a release prediction. Netflix hasn't said anything about a release date yet.
When could Daryl Dixon season 3 come to Netflix?
Well, we knew Daryl Dixon season 3 wouldn't be coming to Netflix anytime soon since it's still airing. Netflix does not have a deal in place with AMC where it receives new episodes of Daryl Dixon as they air. That special privilege goes to AMC's streaming service, AMC+. The first season only became available on Netflix well after it finished airing on AMC. After the second season drops on the streaming platform, then we'll likely see Daryl Dixon season 3 begin streaming sometime after. But again, the third season has to finish airing first.
As of right now, the third season is set to wrap up on Oct. 19, 2025. The earliest we could possibly see season 3 on Netflix is sometime in 2026. That's if Netflix actually acquires the latest installment from AMC. Remember, we still don't even know for sure that the streaming giant will get season 2. However, we're keeping our fingers crossed!
Daryl Dixon season 1 is currently streaming on Netflix. In addition, you can stream seasons 1 through 3 on AMC+.