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The Walking Dead: "The Book of Carol" Includes Daryl Dixon Singing

AMC Networks' Norman Reedus & Melissa McBride-starring The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol includes Daryl singing this season.

With only a little more than a week to go before AMC Networks' Norman Reedus (Daryl) and Melissa McBride (Carol)-starring The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol (check out our thoughts on the impressive opening 11 minutes to the season), we've got a big update to pass along, courtesy of a recent profile on the show's return published by EW this week. While there's still a long way to go before we get an all-musical episode – maybe even a dance number or two thrown into the mix – it would seem that Reedus will be treating us to his singing skills this season.

Here's what we know. Reedus/Daryl will be singing a tune that viewers should more than recognize – with Showrunner David Zabel noting that it's on-level with U2's "Second" in the first season. "We had U2 in season 1, and we have this big one in season 2. We pick our moments, as you can imagine because we can't afford to do it every episode, but when we do it, we try to make it count. And this certainly counted," Zabel shared.

In addition, we learned that the song will come at what was described as "a very emotional moment" for the series. As for the backstory of how Reedus's singing came about, co-star Louis Puech Scigliuzzi (Laurent) was originally set to sing while playing the song on his guitar. "Louis was nervous about singing the song. So I go, 'You know what? I'm just going to sing it with you,'" Reedus shared. While we still don't know which episode we can expect the moment, we did learn that it will open one of this season's episodes. How did it turn out? "It was very sweet because Louis was nervous about playing it, and he was nervous about singing it. And then that was just honestly Norman going, 'Oh, let's try that.' And when that came, it was great," Zabel shared.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol: What We Know…

"It was a little weird, but then again, it wasn't because both of our characters are very adaptive. It was kind of like riding a bike. We knew where she was, knew what she wanted, what she was trying to do. So that part was easy," McBride shared during an interview with EW about how it was surprisingly easier to get back into the swing of things than some would expect. That said, don't mistake McBride's words to mean that it's the same Carol we've come to know and love.

"She is determined. But it's a different type of fearlessness that's driven by her determination to find her friend — and also by the headspace that we find Carol in, which will be revealed." You know, that radio communication between the two did sound a bit concerning – but McBride wasn't offering more than that – but Reedus did drop this very interesting line: "There's a lot of action in season 2. There's a lot of business and a lot of very heartfelt moments. There's also a lot of hero stuff with Melissa. It's beautiful."

During the first season of AMC & AMC+'s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Daryl (Reedus) washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.

The new season picks up where the first season left off, following Daryl and Carol (McBride) as they both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest. Additionally, Genet's (Anne Charrier) movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France's future.

Looking ahead, Season Three tracks Carol and Daryl as they continue their journey towards home and the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse.

Eduardo Noriega (The Devil's Backbone, Vantage Point), Óscar Jaenada (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Hernán), and Alexandra Masangkay (The Platform, Valley of Shadows) will be joining the cast as series regulars for the third season. In addition, Candela Saitta (Máxima, Último primer día) and Hugo Arbués (Through My Window, Past Lies) are set for Season 3 in recurring roles.

The second season stars Reedus, McBride, Charrier, Clémence Poésy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Laika Blanc Francard, Romain Levi & Eriq Ebouaney. Back in November 2023, we learned that Manish Dayal (The Resident) had been cast as Ash, an engineer from Boston who moved to the family weekend house in Maine after the onset of the apocalypse. Ash lives by a strict schedule based mostly around his daily flights in a retrofitted single-engine plane and mysterious visitations to his backyard greenhouse. Showrunner David Zabel, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Daniel Percival, Jason Richman, and Steve Squillante join Reedus & McBride as executive producers.

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