The Walking Dead finally addresses rumours Rick Grimes will return in World Beyond finale after cast list clue
THE Walking Dead: World Beyond sparked rumours Rick Grimes would make an epic return in the season finale last week.
The spin-off series has already featured an array of connections to Rick, played by Andrew Lincoln, such as revealing who rescued him by helicopter after he sustained grave injuries.
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Speculation kicked off when some eagle-eyed fans noticed that Andrew Lincoln’s name featured in the cast list for the finale on IMDb.
What’s more, Felix actor Nico Torterella hinted that Rick would be back by claiming Lincoln was their “favourite person to film with”.
They also said he was “waiting for the Rick / Felix superhero duo.”
However, show bosses were quick to shoot down the claims, blasting the IMDb listing as “not accurate.”
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They stressed that there were no plans for Rick to feature in the finale episode, or indeed in season 2.
However, Chief Content Officer Scott Gimple has previously promised that World Beyond will serve as a bride to the upcoming Rick Grimes movie trilogy by providing some context about the Civic Republic.
“Rick is not going to be walking out from around the corner,” he told Insider.
“This does start to sort of paint the world that Rick is somehow involved in.”
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The comments come after last week’s episode answered a major questions about the nature of the zomvie virus with ‘Type A’ and ‘Type B’ test subjects.
Elsewhere, Felix actor Nico Tortorella revealed how World Beyond will reveal the bigger picture of how the US is holding up as it battles the undead.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond airs weekly Sundays on AMC in the US.
UK viewers can catch up weekly with new episodes every Friday on Amazon Prime Video.