Sky has announced that the highly anticipated spinoff series, “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” will be exclusively released on Sky and NOW starting Friday, May 31st. Fans of the franchise can also binge-watch all eleven series of the original post-apocalyptic horror, “The Walking Dead,” beginning Sunday, May 19th. Additionally, spin-offs including “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” and “The Walking Dead: Dead City” will be coming to both Sky and NOW later this year.
Starring Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” follows the epic love story of “Rick Grimes” and “Michonne” as they navigate a changed world, separated by distance and an unstoppable power. Can they find each other and rediscover themselves in this unfamiliar environment?
The series also features Pollyanna McIntosh, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Terry O’Quinn, Matthew August Jeffers, Craig Tate, Breeda Wool, Andrew Bachelor, and more. Executive produced by Showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Lincoln, Gurira, Denise Huth, Brian Bockrath, and Greg Nicotero.
Lucy Criddle, Sky Director of Acquisitions and Strategic Projects, expressed excitement about the news, stating, “The Walking Dead Universe has a huge and ardent UK fanbase and we know audiences on Sky and NOW will be buzzing to see Rick Grimes and Michonne reunited in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, as well as being able to dip into the wider universe, enjoying all 11 seasons of the original The Walking Dead series, as well as new spin-offs Daryl Dixon and Dead City.”
Mike Pears, executive vice president of distribution and content sales for AMC Networks, added, “We are delighted to have found a new home for The Walking Dead Universe in the UK. As we enter an exciting new chapter in the evolution of this franchise, with three new eagerly awaited, character-driven series, Sky is the perfect, premium home for UK viewers to embrace all things Walking Dead. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is the most successful series in the history of AMC+, even including the original series, so it is fitting that it will lead the way as Sky brings this entire universe to U.K. fans in the coming weeks and months on Sky and NOW.”
The Walking Dead Universe will be available on Sky and NOW from the following dates: All 11 series of The Walking Dead will be available on demand on Sky and NOW from Sunday, May 19th.
