Daryl’s Dash Through London: Why did he barely hit the UK before heading to Spain?
Daryl Dixon acts as the fifth spinoff of The Walking Dead. The show's third season will premiere September 7, 2025 on AMC, and will also be available to stream via AMC+. Daryl Dixon stars Norman Reedus in the title role, and also stars Melissa McBride, who was part of The Walking Dead's main cast.
In season 3 of The Walking Dead spinoff, Daryl and Carol do end up in London, but the main setting of the season is Spain. In an interview with ScreenRant's Owen Danoff, Nicotero revealed that the idea for Daryl Dixon is to set it in a different country each season. This is to ensure the series feels like its own thing. Check out Nicotero's comments below:
ScreenRant: "How did you all land on Spain for this? Was there ever another country in the running, or even just staying in London? Because even that first episode is really visually captivating."
Greg Nicotero: "Well, I think it was about halfway through season one, when we were in France, that the idea of having Daryl be more mobile came up. I remember thinking, 'Wow, that’s a great idea; every season [could] be a different country, and we could really spread our wings around all of Europe.' We spent 15 years of the show in Alexandria and in Georgia, and being able to see what the reset would be once the zombie apocalypse happens in France or in Spain. I do think at one point we talked about maybe there being an entire season in London. I know Ireland came up at one point, and I think the thinking was, 'Well, it’s really green there,' and we didn’t want it to feel too similar to The Walking Dead in Georgia where green was everywhere. So we made conscious decisions to explore locations that we felt had a lot of rich material [and] culture to mine, and we’re talking thousands of years of culture, which really was exciting to us."
What This Means For Daryl Dixon
The first two seasons of Daryl Dixon took place in France. However, Nicotero implies in his interview that no season will take place in the same location as the last again. It seems like the show is becoming an anthology of sorts, but with only the location changing instead of the overarching story.
Daryl Dixon's first season premiered on September 10, 2023.
Spanish actors Eduardo Noriega, Óscar Jaenada, Alexandra Masangkay, Hugo Arbués, and Candela Saitta have joined the main cast for Daryl Dixon season 3. This indicates that the season will hopefully accurately depict Spanish culture. The season may also revisit some old Walking Dead plot points.
In season 3, the audience will get a clearer, more fleshed-out look at the post-apocalyptic world in which Daryl Dixon takes place. For instance, in the first episode, Daryl and Carol briefly stop by England, like they discussed in season 2, and find it to be completely barren and devoid of life. As the season continues, the devastation the outbreak caused the world will likely be explored even further.
Our Take On Nicotero's Comments
The fact that Daryl Dixon continues to move between different countries is exciting and fresh. It almost feels inspired by The White Lotus, but in a different kind of way, since the central characters will stay the same in Daryl Dixon season 3.
Nevertheless, this approach will help lure in more viewers, especially international TV fans. Daryl Dixon is a truly promising Walking Dead spinoff that tries new approaches to help it stand out even further.
Teresa Giudice Says RHONJ Cast is Trying to “Ice Me Out” Amid Casting Rumors, and Reveals If She’d Join RHOSLC
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Teresa Giudice shared why it’s been “so hard” for Bravo to “make a decision” about the new season’s cast of the Real Housewives of New Jersey – amid reports that she wasn’t asked back. The star also addressed if she’d consider filming the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City as Whitney Rose’s friend.
According to new reports, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, and Margaret Josephs were the only original stars to film test footage with newbie castmates for the upcoming season. One source claimed that Teresa likely won’t film at all.
On Teresa’s Turning The Tables podcast, the star threw shade at certain costars.
“Basically, they were all trying to ice me out [so that] maybe then Teresa won’t come back,” she explained. “So that’s why it’s been so hard for — I guess Bravo — to make a decision [on] what they want to do.”
Her guest Christian Gray Snow added, “[When Housewives’] focus now is, ‘Hey we gotta make sure that we’re not doing this in this scene and we’re not talking to her in this scene,’ it’s like, now we’re focusing on the wrong thing. The self-producing is … what’s caused problems on these shows.”
“Right,” said Teresa. “And that’s why I feel like Salt Lake City is amazing. I’ve been watching Salt Lake City. I’ve been learning a lot. Yes, so I’ve been reflecting and learning and watching, and we’ll see what the future holds.”
Teresa hinted that she’d consider filming RHOSLC as Whitney’s friend.
“I’m so excited [for the new season] because I love Whitney so much. I’m like, I need to come on Salt Lake City. I’m like, ‘I’ll definitely have your back over there, girl.’ I’m like, ‘And you need to come to Jersey and have my back,'” said Teresa. “That’s my girl in Salt Lake City. I love Whitney. In Miami, I love Alexia and Larsa, even Larsa because Larsa and I did House of Villains together. Yes. And then in Dubai, it’s Chanel. I love Chanel and Taleen because I bonded with them. So I have girls in like a lot of cities.”
