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Season 1 – The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

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After a capsized Daryl Dixon washes ashore in France, he struggles to piece together how he got there and why. His arrival in France raises the ire of leaders within an autocratic movement centered in Paris, and endangers a young boy at the heart of a benevolent religious movement called the Union of Hope. Daryl agrees to shepherd the child and his caretakers on their pilgrimage to the Nest, a sanctuary that promises safety, in return for the Union's help securing him passage back to America. The series tracks Daryl's journey, fighting his way through the unique Walker strains and provincial violence of France. Along the way, Daryl finds his desire to return home complicated by the new connections he forms and the renewed sense of hope these relationships give him. Meanwhile, back in America, Carol Peletier's search for Daryl forces her to confront old trauma, as she enlists a new ally under false pretenses to help her.

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Critics Consensus

Centering Norman Reedus' fan favorite character in a fresh setting, Daryl Dixon can be a wobbly shot across the crossbow but still gives The Walking Dead faithful plenty more to chew on.

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Lucy Mangan

Guardian

More importantly, new protagonist Isabelle feels real and not just another Walking Dead chess piece being moved around the gory board, and her relationship with Daryl feels equally so. It is nice to have something to care about after so long.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 5, 2024

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Roxana Hadadi

New York Magazine/Vulture

The overwhelming sense of Daryl Dixon is that we’ve seen all this before, whether in The Walking Dead franchise or in other zombie-akin series that debuted in its wake.

Sep 15, 2023

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Zabel and the writers' greater accomplishment is the way they've accounted for our fatigue with the original show's kill-or-be-killed survival philosophy, which rusted into a grind by its close.

Sep 12, 2023

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Rich Cross

Starburst

Daryl Dixon is a truly distinctive new take on the show’s core idea that makes extraordinarily effective use of its urban and rural French locations...

Rated: 5/5

Oct 4, 2024

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Pat Stacey

Irish Independent

It delivers exactly what everyone has come to expect: the same old same old without a smidgen of originality.

Aug 8, 2024

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Miles Surrey

The Ringer

Even though Daryl Dixon is far and away the most watchable Walking Dead spinoff released so far, it’s hard to shake the feeling that we’ve seen it all before...

Oct 16, 2023

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Nesrin U

Laurent as the New 'messiah' iş laughable. This is not the walkin death - it's bad fanficdion in a cathedrel 🙄🙄🤮

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Audience Member

Pretty good but also very unrealistic compared to the original show, has a lot more "video game" type of logic and zombies than what you're used to.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Julian D

Why the Hate?? It Was great

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Al D

Only good for TWD fans. The show really lost something once Daryl and Rick were no longer a team.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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Audience Member

Smooth, unhurried narration with a good plot, well-written minor characters that are interesting to follow. Many people say that there is not enough dynamism, but as for me, on the contrary, it has a bad effect on the series. Also, some people note that they allegedly do not see anything new in the events of the series, but as for me, this is just a new independent part of the story that was so missed. In the same spin-off about Negan and Maggie, the plot was too dynamic and sharp with the addition of many undisclosed minor characters who absolutely don't care, only some are memorable. At the end of the season, there is a scene with the disclosure of the antagonist by doing a good deed, which is also a plus. The story reveals Daryl's personality well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Ana R

I absolutely loved this was set in France. To see Daryl in a different environment was unexpected and amazing. A clean Daryl with European clothes? This worked so well. Not to mention the beautiful scenes we've seen, pure art. Whoever came up with this concept was a genius. Loved the quick peace of the show as well. The thing I didn't buy is the atraction spark between Isa and Daryl, I think his platonic relationship with Connie felt more natural and real. I dont mind they speak so much English in France because it's obviously for practical purposes. People getting offended are taking things too seriously. Same with religion. We know France is one of the most atheist countries in the world, yet this is a end of the world reality, and its only logical people lean towards religion, cults are such. This is fiction after all. I loved this season, and can't wait for season 2.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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David Zabel

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Norman Reedus

Daryl Dixon

Clémence Poésy

Isabelle Carriere

Louis Puech Scigliuzzi

Laurent

Laïka Blanc-Francard

Sylvie

Anne Charrier

Marion Genet

Episode 1

Aired Sep 10, 2023

L'ame Perdue

Daryl Dixon's arrival to France sets off a violent chain of events that inadvertently puts a young boy at the heart of a growing religious movement in danger; Daryl agrees to help shepherd the boy to safety in exchange for help returning to America.

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Episode 2

Aired Sep 17, 2023

Alouette

Daryl, Isabelle, Laurent and Sylvie face trouble on the road; Isabelle remembers the day the hungry ones appeared; Laurent struggles to fit in.

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Episode 3

Aired Sep 24, 2023

Paris Sera Toujours Paris

The group arrives in Paris, where Isabelle confronts her past while growing closer to Daryl; Codron seeks help from the leader of a growing nationalist movement called Pouvoir, putting the Union of Hope and Laurent under dangerous scrutiny.

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Episode 4

Aired Oct 1, 2023

La Dame de Fer

Daryl and Isabelle must negotiate with Quinn, the proprietor of the underground Demimonde club, the last vestige of art and expression in Paris.

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Episode 5

Aired Oct 8, 2023

Deux Amours

Daryl faces old demons, recalling the circumstances that landed him in France; Isabelle's sacrifice forces her to consider drastic measures; Genet commences a celebration for the people of Paris.

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Episode 6

Aired Oct 15, 2023

Coming Home

Genet ensures to strengthen her base of power; Daryl has a job to do before he can go back to America.

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