The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln returns as Rick Grimes in The Ones Who Live after over 5 years. But in which projects was he seen during his zombie break?
Andrew Lincoln will finally be back as Rick Grimes in a few weeks. The Ones Who Live marks the end of his five-year zombie hiatus. This is because the star left The Walking Dead in 2018.
What did Andrew Lincoln actually do during his break from The Walking Dead? Anyone looking for a Lincoln fix in recent years didn’t have many options. Among other things, the TWD star has been hiding out in a gruesome Netflix horror series.
Before The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Andrew Lincoln only played 2 new roles during the Rick hiatus
Rick Grimes is the most important role of Andrew Lincoln’s career. That’s no exaggeration. Before the zombie series, the British actor was mainly known for his role in the Christmas and romantic cult film Actually … Love. He has now been putting all his energy into The Walking Dead for over 13 years. And this is also reflected in his filmography, which is entirely dedicated to Rick Grimes between 2010 and 2018.
The reason for Lincoln’s departure from The Walking Dead had nothing to do with him being unhappy with his character. He left the production to spend more time with his family in the UK. However, he was not completely inactive. During the 5-year hiatus, he stepped in front of the camera for two new projects:
Andrew Lincoln’s projects during the TWD break: Inspired
In 2020, Andrew Lincoln was seen in his first feature film role in a decade. Alongside actress Naomi Watts, he plays a family man whose wife is paralyzed after an accident in the true-life drama Beflügelt – Ein Vogel namens Penguin Bloom. As she cares for an injured flute bird (not a penguin!), she learns to come to terms with her tragic circumstances.
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Andrew Lincoln’s projects during the TWD break: Netflix horror in the Cabinet of Curiosities
Two years later, Andrew Lincoln’s first series appearance since the start of The Walking Dead followed in October 2022, for which he remained true to the horror genre. The Netflix anthology Cabinet of Curiosities, produced by Guillermo del Toro, tells a new horror story with new actors in each episode. However, if you didn’t make it to the last episode, you may not have discovered the Rick Grimes star at all.
In the episode “The Noise”, directed by Babadook director Jennifer Kent, Andrew Lincoln can be seen as passionate ornithologist Edgar, who observes flocks of birds at a remote country house with his wife Nancy (Essie Davis). However, the death of their daughter weighs heavily on the couple. Lincoln plays his character with emotional urgency and overload. His wife seems to be losing her mind in the midst of paranormal occurrences.
When does the new The Walking Dead series with Andrew Lincoln start in Germany?
The new The Walking Dead series The Ones Who Live brings the two characters Rick and Michonne (Danai Gurira) back together. It starts in the USA on February 25, 2024 on the AMC channel. In Germany, The Ones Who Live will start one day later, on February 26, 2024, on Magenta TV. The six episodes will be released on a weekly basis
