Daryl Dixon executive producer Greg Nicotero breaks down the similarities and differences between the two zombie series.
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‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ and ‘The Last of Us’.AMC; Liane Hentscher/HBO
“I remember watching the first episode ofThe Last of Usand going, ‘Ummm… Of course, at that point there wasn’t a whole lot to be done about the mirror-like qualities.
“It’s really a continuation of Daryl’s story,” Nicotero says ofThe Walking Deadspin-off starringNorman Reedus.
“He’s willing to deliver this kid, but that’s not his sole purpose.
The cast of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’.Emmanuel Guimier/AMC
His purpose is he has people at home he has to get back to.
He needs to get back to Judith, and Carol, and the people at the Commonwealth.”
Nicotero continues: “He kind of got hoodwinked into this detour to France.
They’re different enough that it’s possible for you to enjoy both.”
“And it was kind of like aThen Came BronsonorThe FugitiveorKung Fu a stranger in a strange land.
And that was where this whole show stemmed from.
It was something that Norman was super passionate about.”
It’s a passion that Reedus still feels as the series nears its Sept. 10 premiere date.
“And it just gets better and better with every episode.”
“Norman didn’t want to do that.
I didn’t want to do that.”
“It goes back to our roots of Rick looking for his family,” Nicotero says.
“And now Daryl has this mission, and he’s given this goal to deliver young Laurent.”
