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Amy West

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon showrunner breaks down that London-based twist in season 3, episode 1: "We had this idea of the only living human in England, and we wanted to tell that story"

Daryl and Carol in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3, episode 1.

London falling! 15 years into The Walking Dead franchise and we've finally been given a glimpse as to how the UK dealt with the Wildfire Virus and, well, the apocalypse hasn't been good to our tea-loving pals...

Despite earlier mentions of England in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon suggesting that it hadn't been affected too badly by the outbreak, season 3 episode 1 fully pulled the rug out from under us. The premiere opens with Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) walking inland from Folkestone, on the Kent coast, to a devastated, zombie-infested London – and showrunner David Zabel says it was his affection for the capital city that led to the dramatic reveal.

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