Norman Reedus | Melissa McBride | Jeffrey Dean Morgan

The Walking Dead: Season 12 reunites Daryl and Carol in a walker-overrun Commonwealth civil war, as Negan’s shadows resurface to tip the scales in a brutal reclamation of Alexandria.

Review: The plot shambles into redemption arcs, weaving Daryl’s European scars with Carol’s iron will against factional betrayals and horde sieges. Reedus’ Daryl sharpens his lone-wolf edge with weary hope, McBride’s Carol a tactical storm. Morgan’s Negan twists savior-villain, his bat-swinging monologues gold. Zombie waves and moral grays deliver gut-punches, scored by a dirge-like twang, but filler episodes bloat the sprawl. Zombie saga’s gritty revival.

Overall: 7.3/10

Revival greenlit for mid-2025, SDCC teases on X undead. TWD vets, season 12 resurrection or rot? Grave your say!