Walking Dead's Melissa McBride Exits Carol And Daryl Spin-off

The Walking Dead's upcoming Daryl and Carol spin-off has lost its Carol.

The long-running zombie show's American network, AMC, confirmed that actress Melissa McBride has had to step away from the project, which is set to film in the summer.

An official statement reads: "Melissa McBride has given life to one of the most interesting, real, human and popular characters in The Walking Dead Universe.

"Unfortunately, she is no longer able to participate in the previously announced spin-off focused on the Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier characters, which will be set and filmed in Europe this summer and premiere next year.

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"Relocating to Europe became logistically untenable for Melissa at this time. We know fans will be disappointed by this news, but, The Walking Dead Universe continues to grow and expand in interesting ways and we very much hope to see Carol again in the near future."

We don't know what will happen in the spin-off or what it will be about, but Daryl actor Norman Reedus has said it will have a feel that's not the same as the parent show.

"It's a different type of show," he previously explained, vaguely. "It'll be completely different."

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Reedus also spoke about how excited he was to work on the spin-off with McBride, saying: "I love the way these characters interact and relate to each other on so many levels and can't wait to see where their ride goes from here."

"There is... a rather mysterious aspect to their fondness for one another that I enjoy, and their playfulness when the world permits," McBride added.

The spin-off is now set to focus on just Daryl.

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