He has elaborated, saying, "I've been very careful to not say, 'Oh, that'll never happen,' because it does". This directly opens the door for Rick and Michonne to potentially appear in a second season, a new spin-off, or even a major crossover event that unites the various Walking Dead storylines.
Executive producer Scott M. Gimple and the lead actors explicitly intended for this series to serve as the definitive conclusion to the "missing years" storyline. How the Story Could Live On season 2 of the ones who live
| Actor | Character | Role in the Story | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Rick Grimes | The protagonist, a former sheriff who was taken by the CRM and forced to serve as a soldier. | | Danai Gurira | Michonne Hawthorne | Rick's wife, who never gave up searching for him after his disappearance. | | Pollyanna McIntosh | Jadis Stokes / Anne | The CRM officer responsible for Rick's captivity, serving as a primary antagonist. | | Terry O'Quinn | Major General Beale | The head of the CRM, who held a secret plan for the "Echelon Briefing." | | Lesley-Ann Brandt | Pearl Thorne | A CRM soldier who had her own agenda and eventually allied with Rick. | | Matthew Jeffers | Nat | A CRM soldier and eventual ally of Rick and Michonne. | He has elaborated, saying, "I've been very careful