The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol episode 1.
WithThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ssecond season officially underway, it’s important to know where exactly it fits intoThe Walking Dead’s overall timeline.
Having produced plenty of spinoff shows alongside undergoing several time skips, the franchise can be difficult to follow at the best of times, withDaryl Dixonbeing the next project to try and fit into this complicated series of events.
Although the first season offered a pretty clear idea as to when it took place, season 2’s timeline was a mystery heading into the new batch of episodes, but the premiere thankfully provided some answers.
UnlikeDead CityandThe Ones Who Live’s confusing timelines,Daryl Dixonis much more straightforward when it comes to working out roughly when it is set.
The ties to the main series alongside some pretty significant updates help paint a picture of the show’s time frame, especially as there are no major jumps regarding the plot.
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The majority of season 1 happened chronologically, and while it’s hard to tell just how long it took the protagonists to complete their journey across France, season 2 seems to take place shortly after these events.
Daryl Dixon Season 2 Begins Only A Few Weeks After Season 1’s Ending
Daryl Confirmed He’d Only Been Training Laurent For Two Weeks
After waiting just over a year for the return of Daryl’s spinoff, the show seems to pick up pretty much where it left off, with just a few weeks passing in between.Daryl Dixonseason 1’s endingleft the protagonist unsure about whether to return to the US or stay in France and while enough time passed for him to make his decision, nothing else of significance happened in the Nest.
During the episode’s opening exchange, Daryl is attempting to train Laurent on how to fight zombies, where he reveals “It’s only been two weeks” since they started.
In a post-apocalyptic France, the series follows Daryl Dixon as he navigates the complexities of a new landscape. Separated from his familiar world, Daryl faces unexpected challenges and forges new alliances while confronting the lingering threats of a walker-infested reality.
While there is no guarantee that the training began as soon as season 1 ended, the spinoff points to very little time passing between each installment.
With Losang suggesting Daryl hasn’t yet found a place at the Nest, it indicates that his arrival is still fairly recent.
Isabelle hints towards this being the case by saying “Now that we’re here”, as though they are still new to the community.
Therefore, it seems likeDaryl Dixonseason 2 takes just a few weeks after season 1, making the spinoff easy to follow, especially compared to the other shows.
Daryl Dixon Season 1 Began Only Three Or Four Weeks After The Walking Dead’s Series Finale
Not Much Time Passed Between The Walking Dead’s Final Episode & Daryl Dixon’s Premiere
The entirety ofDaryl Dixonall seems to happen shortly after the main show’s conclusion, with season 1 taking place three to four weeks following the finale.
Showrunner David Zabel confirmed this when herevealed thatDaryl Dixon’s timelinecontinues on fromThe Walking Dead, claiming “When we met Daryl at the beginning of this show, it was only three or four weeks after he left the Commonwealth on his bike.”
His update helps explain that the spinoff covers most of Daryl’s journey afterThe Walking Deadseason 11, with only a few weeks unaccounted for.
It was recently revealed that Daryls trip to France occurred mere weeks after the end of The Walking Dead, which makes his ending kind of irrelevant.
Zabel also stated that season 2 began only two or three months after the main show’s finale, indicating thatthe events of season 1 all happened within a month or two.
GivenDead Citytakes place years in the future whileThe Ones Who Livecovers multiple different time periods throughout its story, it’s nice to have a much simpler timeline when it comes toDaryl Dixon.
Even if season 2 opts to include a time skip, so long as it’s clearly outlined,Daryl Dixonremains the most concise Walking Dead project, making it worth the watch.
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In a post-apocalyptic France, the series follows Daryl Dixon as he navigates the complexities of a new landscape.
Separated from his familiar world, Daryl faces unexpected challenges and forges new alliances while confronting the lingering threats of a walker-infested reality.
