Nevertheless,The Ones Who Live’s endingsat largely separate fromThe Walking Dead’s.

Watching Ezekiel and Mercer replace the Miltons was a meaningful moment for all involved.

Mercer underwent a similar journey.

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AfterThe Ones Who Live, however, it would only be a matter of time before everything changed.

The Ones Who Liverevealed that “A” survivors are leaders who will die for what they believe in.

Ezekiel knows this, of course.

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes and Khary Payton in The Walking Dead in front of zombies.

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Mercer would figure it out soon enough.

In another scenario, the Commonwealth might come under attack from an enemy group sometime afterThe Ones Who Live.

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Michael James Shaw as Mercer and Khary Payton as Ezekiel in Walking Dead finale.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live follows Rick Grimes and Michonne as they navigate a transformed world that challenges their relationship. Separated by distance and facing an unstoppable force, they strive to reunite and rediscover their identities in this continuation of the Walking Dead universe.

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Ezekiel’s governing days would be numbered almost as soon as they began.

Lennie James as Morgan in Fear The Walking Dead and Andrew Lincoln as Rick in The Ones Who Live.

The Grimes family reuniting in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The Walking Dead’s CRM Civil Republic with zombies in the background

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