The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book Of Carol Gets Fall Premiere Date

In April, AMC revealed that The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 will be renamed The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol… although at the time, the new title didn’t have a dash. Now, AMC has set a fall premiere date for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, which will arrive just over a year after the first season’s debut.

Via Deadline, the Season 2 premiere is scheduled for September 29 on AMC and AMC+. The series was originally conceived as a showcase for Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride’s popular duo, Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier. However, McBride pulled out of the show prior to production and the series was retooled to focus on Reedus’ character. McBride ended up coming back to the project at the end of the first season and her character now shares top billing in the title with Daryl.

As part of the shift in direction, Carol has her own storyline in Season 2. In the Season 1 finale, Carol was already looking for Daryl when she came across the man who had his signature motorcycle. Carol doesn’t realize yet that Daryl was kidnapped and taken to France, but she’s following the clues to his fate from her side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Meanwhile in France, Daryl walked away from his chance to return to America and decided to stay with his new friends and allies as they fight for the soul of their country. Presumably the two sides of the show’s story will converge at some point. But that may not necessarily happen this season.

Clémence Poésy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Laika Blanc Francard, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi, and Eriq Ebouaney are also confirmed to be reprising their roles for Season 2. All six episodes of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 1 are currently streaming on AMC+.