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4th August 2024
05:44pm BST
A new post-apocalyptic series that has earned strong comparisons to The Last of Us is now available to watch via NOW Entertainment and Sky Max.
That show is The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, a spin-off of the hit zombie drama series The Walking Dead which focuses around the character of Daryl Dixon (played by Norman Reedus).
The plot synopsis from Sky for the show reads:
"The series finds fan favourite Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) washing up on the shores of France, having been kidnapped from America for unknown reasons. After managing to escape the ship he was brought onto, Daryl finds himself in the country that’s home to the source of the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse. Now he needs to figure out a way to get home.
"Encountering paramilitary group Pouvoir des Vivants (Power of the Living) and a friendly nun from Union de L'Espoir (Union of Hope) along the way, Daryl needs to keep his wits about him if he ever has a chance to make it back to America. This is made even worse by the evolved Walkers he encounters – including a variant that spits acid called ‘burners’.
"But as time goes on, the self-styled loner quickly finds himself reluctantly attached to the new people in his life – but there are also people from his past wanting to find him."
Co-starring Adam Nagaitis (The Terror) and Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter), Daryl Dixon's six-part first season earned for the most part positive reviews from critics - with many calling it the best Walking Dead programme in years.
Its story - which finds Dixon tasked with delivering a young child (played Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) seen as humanity's last hope to safety - has also earned plenty of comparisons to the acclaimed The Last of Us video game and its subsequent beloved TV adaptation.
The Walking Dead spin-off was such a success in fact, that it has already been renewed for a second and third season.
You can read a sample of some of the positive reviews for Daryl Dixon right here:
Digital Spy: "Daryl Dixon begins with a mystery; how did everyone's favourite motorbike enthusiast end up in France? But the bigger question is how did this show end up being so good, especially at a time when The Walking Dead hasn't been firing on all cylinders?"
The Hollywood Reporter: "Brings the franchise back to life."
RogerEbert.com: "If you were put off by the endless seasons of The Walking Dead and desperately want to return to the glory days of Daryl, this might be a good enough excuse to send you shambling back."
TheWrap: "Tightly packed in a polished and engaging six episodes, it seems that [executive producer] Scott Gimple’s universe has finally delivered a follow-up worth a pound of flesh."
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is now available to watch in Ireland and the UK via NOW Entertainment and Sky Max.
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