The Walking Dead is one of the most iconic and well-received television series ever. It features some incredibly well-respected actors like Jeffery Dean Morgan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, and Norman Reedus. The series showcases not only an extremely immersive storyline but also extensive world-building, introducing new plot lines and characters, all the while, not being afraid to let go of the beloved ones of the past. It can easily be categorized as one of the most widely watched and critically acclaimed shows of all time.
It is only natural that a show as successful as this would have content following its finale in 2022. The post-apocalyptic series has seen a fair share of spin-off series, with The Walking Dead: Dead City, Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and Tales of the Walking Dead. The most recent addition to this, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, seems to stand out from these past series in more ways than one, grabbing the attention and hearts of its audiences.
Is The New Walking Dead Spin-Off Doing Better Than The Ones Before?
The Walking Dead is one of the most successful series of all time, becoming a phenomenon on its own and gathering an extremely loyal and devoted fandom. Despite the controversial end of the series, fans were very excited to see what more would come from the very vast world the television series had created. While the majority of these spin-offs that have come from this world have been quite well-received by fans, the most recent one, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, seems to be doing much better than its predecessors.
Following Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon, the series is set in France and follows the character as he finds himself in the middle of a growing autocratic movement after washing up to the country. It has been said that the show delivers its story in a way that is exactly wanted by fans of the franchise, which doing something unique and unexpected at the same time.
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Outshines Everything In The Past
These comments seem to be rightfully so, as The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has received a certified fresh rating by Rotten Tomatoes. The series did so after it received a 90% rating by critics on the site as well as an 89% audience score. This is significant when one compares these scores with past projects by the franchise. The Walking Dead: Dead City, the beloved spin-off featuring Maggie and Negan received a score of 81%.
The series’s score matches the one of the fifth season of The Walking Dead and is the best-reviewed season of any show from the franchise since the sixth season of Fear the Walking Dead. It is also above the ninth season of the original series, which had a score of 89%, and is rated better than all past seasons of the franchise, with the lowest rated being the ninth season, with a rating of 80%.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
