This article is about the second season of the Daryl series. For other pages with the same name, see: Season 2 |
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Season 2 of AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, alternatively titled The Book of Carol, premiered on September 29, 2024, and concluded on November 3, 2024, consisting of 6 episodes. The series is a companion series to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. It was executive produced by Kirkman, David Alpert, Gale Anne Hurd, Scott Gimple, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Jason Richman, Steven Squillante, Daniel Percival, Greg Nicotero, Melissa McBride, Norman Reedus and David Zabel, with Zabel as showrunner for the second consecutive season.
Plot[]
"La Gentillesse Des Étrangers"[]
Two weeks after choosing to save Laurent and stay in France for the time being, Daryl trains the boy in fighting the undead and clashes with Losang about his more violent ways compared to the Union of Hope's pacifism. Daryl struggles with a feeling of not belonging and missing those that he left behind in America. After Genet's troops capture Fallou and Emile, Daryl leads a raid and rescues them, although Genet manages to escape before he can shoot her. In Maine, Carol finds the auto repair shop where Daryl had collected walkers, recovers his lost crossbow, and forces the men to tell her that Daryl has been taken to France.
Searching for a way to cross the ocean, Carol befriends Ash Patel. Ash, whose young son has died, owns a small plane; he obsessively stays on his property—which has a shrine to his son—rather than moving elsewhere. Even though Carol entered Ash's greenhouse without permission, Ash saves Carol from a walker attack. By playing on his sympathies and claiming that her daughter Sophia is in France, Carol convinces Ash to fly her to France so that she can search for Sophia. Ash and Carol fly away just as walkers overrun his compound during a power failure that lets them in the gate.
"Moulin Rouge"[]
Landing in Greenland, Carol and Ash encounter Eun and Hanna, two research scientists who help them fight a surprise walker attack, but quickly turn on them. While Eun threatens violence to force Ash to be a lover/sperm donor, Carol convinces Hanna, who holds Daryl's crossbow on her, to help them escape Greenland. Hanna kills Eun, only to be killed by Ash, who was unaware Hanna had changed sides: Carol leaves him unaware. At the Nest, Daryl continues teaching Laurent baseball while offering to take him and Isabelle back to America. Laurent is suddenly kidnapped, causing Daryl, Isabelle, Fallou, and Emile to launch a rescue mission.
Sylvie discovers that Laurent's kidnapping was just a ruse to get rid of Daryl in an ambush that fails. Before Isabelle kills him for his treachery, the traumatized Emile explains that Losang was worried Daryl would take Laurent away, and plans to test Laurent's potential immunity by having him publicly bitten. While waiting for low tide, Daryl and Isabelle kiss. Carol and Ash land at a race track outside Paris; Carol's search for Daryl leads to her being taken by Genet's people, who promise food to entice locals to join them. Losang finds Jacinta ordered the death of Daryl and his friends but is convinced to continue with their plans regardless of his distaste for her actions. Genet personally tortures Codron for information, unaware he possesses Azlan's watch showing the Nest's location.
"L'Invisible"[]
In a flashback, Genet and Sabine work as janitors at the Louvre, preparing to go on strike after abuse from supervisors; Genet tries to let her husband inside, but witnesses his death outside by walkers. At the Nest, Sylvie escapes, attempting to find Laurent, but accidentally falls to her death during a struggle; Losang states that she lacked faith. Daryl, Isabelle, and Fallou sneak into the Nest as the ceremony starts with Losang attempting to have a zombified Sylvie bite Laurent, whom Losang made drink a sedative. Daryl shoots Sylvie and helps the others escape, but is captured after killing many Union soldiers.
While Laurent and Fallou get away, Isabelle is captured and admits her love for Daryl before Losang takes her for interrogation. Carol's search for Daryl at Genet's base Maison Mère, which houses the Mona Lisa (Genet tells Carol that the Louvre's religious paintings convinced her faith is a fraud), leads to her witnessing Genet's research into creating Amper variants and finally to Codron, who reveals Daryl is in danger and tells Carol how to find the Nest. Carol's friend Remy betrays her to save his husband, Julien, giving up the Nest's location to Genet. After Carol claims to be trying to kill Daryl, Genet agrees to work with her. Near the Nest, Genet prepares to kill a crowd of people, including Carol, and turn them into Ampers as weapons for her attack.
"Le Paradis Pour Toi"[]
Carol plays dead and escapes to the Nest in an ATV with Codron chained to the back for walkers to devour. Upon being released, Codron defends the Nest for Laurent's sake. After Isabelle refuses to tell Losang where to find Laurent and attacks him, he stabs her. After Carol saves her from an Amper, Isabelle helps Carol to find Daryl who convinces a frightened young man to release him, and Daryl and Carol are finally reunited. Isabelle dies in Daryl's arms after making him promise to look after Laurent and the pair escape from the Nest as it falls to Genet.
Genet interrogates Losang, who refuses to help her; she argues that if she finds Laurent, God must favor her. Tracking Laurent and Fallou, Daryl and Carol meet Theo and Didi, an elderly couple who provided the other two with a car. As Daryl works on getting another car running, Didi, who thinks Carol is Isabelle, offers Carol comfort about Carol's losses and mentions that Laurent said Daryl loves Isabelle. Theo betrays Daryl and Carol to Genet, leading to a battle where both Didi and Genet's forces are killed. Carol shoots Genet with her own Amper serum, resulting in Genet suffering a horrific death. With Genet dead, Sabine and Pouvoir turn to Losang who preaches "forgiveness" and unites the two factions in the hunt for Laurent, who will lead them to "the promised land".
"Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir"[]
Daryl and Carol find Ash missing; a man caught in Ash's door-trap begs Daryl to euthanize him, and he does. Daryl breaks the news of Isabelle's death to Laurent. Convinced that he has brought, and will bring, death to his friends, Laurent refuses to go to America but later changes his mind. At the Demimonde, now run by Anna, Daryl, and Carol learn that Pouvoir has fallen in the aftermath of Genet's death with some guerriers joining Losang, but others working at the club. The duo tracks Ash to Maison Mère—which has also fallen—where he has become trapped by a herd and knocked unconscious while trying to get fuel for his plane. Daryl turns two zombified guerriers into Ampers to get rid of the herd.
A remorseful Codron surrenders to Fallou's community, revealing the Nest's fall to them and expressing his survivor's guilt and remorse to Laurent. When Losang shows up looking for Laurent, Codron helps him escape to the Demimonde while Fallou's people unanimously reject Losang; the crowd applauds as Fallou explains that if Laurent is needed as proof, then Losang lacks real faith. Losang appears at the Demimonde and pursues his quarry to the Catacombs of Paris. Codron kills Dr. Lafleur and defeats Jacinta, who survives; Daryl nearly loses to Losang but then brutally kills him with a skull before he and Codron finally make peace with each other. Anna provides the fuel that the plane needs but Ash, furious after Carol admits the truth, reveals that his plane holds only three people, meaning that someone must stay behind.
"Au Revoir Les Enfants"[]
Daryl and Carol argue about which one of them will stay behind, although Daryl convinces Ash to take Laurent to the Commonwealth. While on a supply run, Fallou, Codron, and their new friend Akila are attacked by guerriers searching for the plane while Jacinta ambushes Anna, eventually making a deal with her for the plane. However, Anna betrays Jacinta and leads her into a parking garage full of burners, causing Jacinta to lock Anna in to be devoured, but not before Jacinta is bitten. The Union and Pouvoir attack the race track, but Daryl, Fallou, and Codron buy time for Ash and Laurent to escape, joined by Carol who chooses to stay behind at the last minute as well. Devastated, Jacinta commits suicide.
Daryl finally reveals the truth about Michel's death to Codron while Fallou decides to stay in France with Akila, having fallen in love with her. Daryl, Carol, Codron, and Scottish couple Angus and Fiona attempt to cross to England using the Chunnel, but the psychoactive effects of bat guano causes everyone to hallucinate. Codron hallucinates Michel, eventually running off after him, while Carol hallucinates her daughter, finally helping Carol to come to terms with her death, and Daryl hallucinates Isabelle and his grandfather. Daryl is forced to kill Angus and Fiona in self-defense and he and Carol finally leave France, heading for England.
Episodes[]
Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Original Air Date | U.S. Viewers | |
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1. | "La Gentillesse Des Étrangers" | Shannon Goss | Greg Nicotero | September 29, 2024 | 0.58 million |
2. | "Moulin Rouge" | Keith Staskiewicz | Daniel Percival | October 6, 2024 | 0.50 million |
3. | "L'Invisible" | Lisa Zwerling | Michael Slovis | October 13, 2024 | 0.58 million |
4. | "Le Paradis Pour Toi" | David Zabel Jason Richman |
Michael Slovis | October 20, 2024 | 0.48 million |
5. | "Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir" | David Zabel Jason Richman |
Daniel Percival | October 27, 2024 | 0.50 million |
6. | "Au Revoir Les Enfants" | Story: Laura Snow Teleplay: David Zabel Jason Richman |
Daniel Percival | November 3, 2024 | TBA |
Title Screen[]
- Main article: Title Screens (Daryl Series)
Cast[]
- Starring
- Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon (6/6)
- Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier (6/6)
- Clémence Poésy as Isabelle Carriere (5/6)
- Louis Puech Scigliuzzi as Laurent Carriere (5/6)
- Laïka Blanc-Francard as Sylvie (3/6)
- Romain Levi as Stéphane Codron (5/6)
- Joel de la Fuente as Losang (5/6)
- Anne Charrier as Marion Genet (4/6)
- Supporting
- Manish Dayal as Ash Patel (4/6)
- Eriq Ebouaney as Fallou Boukar (5/6)
- François Delaive as Dr. Lafleur (3/6)
- Lukerya Ilyashenko as Anna Valery (2/6)
- Co-Stars
- Tristan Zanchi as Emile Thibault (2/6)
- Nassima Benchicou as Jacinta (6/6)
- Mouloud Ayad as Gilbert (3/6)
- Théo Costa-Marini as Mathis (3/6)
- Gilbert Glenn Brown as Jones (1/6)
- Craig Gellis as Grady (1/6)
- Tercelin Kirtley as Drew (1/6)
- Tatiana Gousseff as Sabine (5/6)
- Minami Bages as Eun (1/6)
- Maria Erwolter as Hanna (1/6)
- Walid Caïd as Tarim (1/6)
- François Perache as Rèmy (2/6)
- Constantin Vidal as Guerrier Passenger (1/6)
- David Baïot as Adrien Genet (1/6)
- Zélie Brault as Agathe (1/6)
- Kamel Laadaili as Jean (2/6)
- Amélie Prevot as Greasy Hair Woman (1/6)
- Sylvain Baumann as Prisoner #1 (1/6)
- Edouard Chény as Union Prison Guard (1/6)
- Payal Venel as Docent (1/6)
- Cécilie Morel as Supervisor (1/6)
- Ramatoulaye Ndongo as Female Janitor (1/6)
- Augustin Boyer as Male Janitor (1/6)
- Edouard Berchiche as National Guard (1/6)
- Jean-Charles Zambo as Work Coordinator (1/6)
- Olivia Courbis as Guerrier (1/6)
- François-Éric Gendron as Theo (1/6)
- Marie-Christine Adam as Didi (1/6)
- Serge Feuillard as Jean-Luc (1/6)
- Louis Seguier as The Capo (1/6)
- Lubin Labadie as Wounded Sentinel (1/6)
- Marc Seri as Renée (1/6)
- Chrystal Boursin as Nadine (2/6)
- Sabine Pakora as Sonia (1/6)
- Paloma as Coco (1/6)
- Ferdinand Niquet-Rioux as Pierre (1/6)
- Shanice Sloan as Vinyl (2/6)
- Juliette Ménager as Juliette (1/6)
- Paul Deby as Michel Codron (1/6)
- Soraya Hachoumi as Akila (1/6)
- Matt Swift as Angus (1/6)
- Sarah McCardie as Fiona (1/6)
- Uncredited
- Sandra Brunelle as Sophia Peletier (Hallucination)
- Camille De Seissan as Alodie
- Diego Mestanza as Valon
- Margot Ruby as Williams
- Ekaterina Rusnak as Guerrier
- Pascal Klein as Guerrier
- Stephen Tueur as Guerrier
- Alison De Sca as Guerrier
- Marie-Myriam Lagny as Guerrier
- Jeremy Merires as Guerrier
- Johan Prud'homme as Guerrier
- Serdar De Jupiter as Guerrier
- Stéphan Harroé as Guerrier
- Gaetan Caillot as Guerrier
- Ginn Ahouanto as Nest Scout
- Cècilia Soury as Nest Resident
- Addison Spiegelman as Nest Resident
- Leo Tamaki as Losang's Combat Partner
- Issei Tamaki as Losang's Combat Partner
- Alix Bénézech as Demimonde Cigarette Girl
- Lorene Goupy as Demimonde Dancer
- Jihene Ba as Demimonde Dancer
- Viola Chiarini as Demimonde Dancer
- Claude Cormier as Demimonde Dancer
- Scratch Izbak as Demimonde Dancer
- Sofia Stanić as Demimonde Dancer
- Djena Boo as Demimonde Dancer
- Ayden Casse as Walker Hunter
- Julien Duverger as Guerrier Walker
- Audrey Golay as Guerrier Walker
- Unknown as Avi Patel (Photograph)
- Unknown as Martin Fournier
- Unknown as Winston
- Unknown as Julien
- Unknown as Max
- Unknown as Theo
- Unknown as William Dixon
- Unknown as Parisian
- Unknown as Guerrier
- Unknown as Guerrier
- Unknown as Guerrier
- Unknown as Guerrier
- Unknown as Guerrier
- Unknown as Guerrier
- Unknown as Union Soldier
- Unknown as Ducasse
- Unknown as Roux
- Unknown as Toussaint
- Unknown as Demimonde Bartender
- Faustine Koziel as Lily Carriere (Photograph)
- Benjamin Colussi, Tony Augé, Maxence Huet, Lucas Godfrey as Walkers
Deaths[]
- Avi Patel (Confirmed Fate)
- Eun
- Hanna (Alive)
- Tarim
- Emile Thibault
- Adrien Genet (Flashback)
- Pouvoir Prisoner (Alive and Zombified)
- Sylvie (Alive and Zombified)
- Jean (Alive and Zombified)
- Isabelle Carriere
- Didi's Husband (Confirmed Fate)
- Didi's Children (Confirmed Fate)
- Didi's Grandchildren (Confirmed Fate)
- Ducasse (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
- Roux (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
- Toussaint (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
- Didi's Father (Confirmed Fate, Pre-Apocalypse)
- Guerrier Capo
- Marion Genet
- Didi
- Pierre
- Mathis
- Dr. Lafleur
- Valon
- Gilbert
- Losang
- Akila's Brothers (Confirmed Fate)
- Anna Valery
- Jacinta
- Angus
- Fiona
- Many unnamed Power of the Living Guerriers (12 Confirmed Fate; Many Alive, Confirmed Fate; 5 Zombified)
- Many unnamed Union of Hope soldiers and Nest residents
- 11 unnamed Power of the Living test subjects (Alive; 2 Zombified)
- 33 unnamed Power of the Living selectees (Alive and Zombified)
- Many unnamed village residents (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
- 2 unnamed Demimonde associates (Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)
- Dozens of unnamed Power of the Living workers and prisoners (Confirmed Fate; Several Zombified)
- 7 unnamed patients (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
- 1 unnamed Demimonde guard
- 1 unnamed French survivor (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
- Many unnamed British soldiers (Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)
- 1 rabbit
- 1 reindeer (Confirmed Fate)
Production[]
In July 2023, ahead of the first season's release, the series was renewed for a second season.[1] The second season has the subtitle of The Book of Carol.[2]
Casting[]
In October 2023, at New York Comic Con, Melissa McBride was confirmed to return for the second season, as well as guest starring in the first season finale.[2]
In November 2023, Manish Dayal was announced to have joined the cast for the second season in a recurring role.[3]
Filming[]
Filming for the second season continued during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike due to an agreement between AMC and SAG-AFTRA to resume production.[4][5] Filming for the second season wrapped on December 21, 2023.[6]
Release[]
The second season premiered on September 29, 2024.[7][8]
Reception[]
Critical Response[]
The second season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 75% based on 12 reviews with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critics consensus is, "Bringing Carol back into the fold cuts into some of the elements that made this Walking Dead spinoff unique, but having Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride sharing the screen again will always be an undead treat."[9] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 62 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]
Promotional Material[]
Posters[]
Character Portraits[]
Trivia[]
- Below are the changes made to the main cast in this season:
- Following his character's death in the previous season, Adam Nagaitis (Quinn) has been removed from the opening credits.
- Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier) and Joel de la Fuente (Losang) have been upgraded to series regulars after recurring appearances.
- Following his character's death in "Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir", Joel de la Fuente has been removed from the opening credits.
- Following her character's death in "L'Invisible", Laïka Blanc-Francard (Sylvie) has been removed from the opening credits.
- Following their characters' deaths in "Le Paradis Pour Toi", Clémence Poésy (Isabelle Carriere) and Anne Charrier (Marion Genet) have been removed from the opening credits.
- This is the first season in the TV Universe to have an alternative title.
- The season premiere was shown in advance at the Tribeca Festival on June 8, 2024.[11]
- The fourth episode was shown in advance at the PaleyFest on October 19, 2024.[12]
References[]
- ↑ ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoffs ‘Dead City,’ ‘Daryl Dixon’ Renewed at AMC on hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Melissa McBride Rejoins ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff ‘Daryl Dixon’ on hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ ‘Daryl Dixon’: Manish Dayal Joins Season 2 Cast Of Norman Reedus’ ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff on deadline.com
- ↑ ‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoffs & ‘Interview With The Vampire’ To Resume Production As AMC Networks Strikes Significant Agreements With SAG-AFTRA on deadline.com
- ↑ Tweet by TWalkingDWorld featuring a screenshot of the confirmation via Guerin's Instagram story
- ↑ https://undeadwalking.com/posts/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-wraps-season-2-cast-post-images
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-season-2-arrives-summer-2024
- ↑ https://www.thewrap.com/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-the-book-of-carol-season-2-premiere-date-images/
- ↑ The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 on rottentomatoes.com
- ↑ The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 on metacritic.com
- ↑ Tribeca Festival Sets 2024 TV Lineup: Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Presumed Innocent’, New Season Premieres ‘My Brilliant Friend’, ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ on deadline.com
- ↑ ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Heads To PaleyFest NY 2024 With Cast, Crew on comicbookclublive.com
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Season 3 | TBA |
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