The key character of the cult series "Walking Dead" Rick Grimes will finish his journey around the world, destroyed by the zombie epidemic.
Several sources, close to the shooting process of the series, reported that in the ninth season Rick Grimes said goodbye to the audience. Already now are filming the next season, which will be the last for actor Andrew Lincoln. Sources say that his character will disappear from the screens, not even in the last series, but much earlier. The series will continue without the leader of the survivors. Sources do not say exactly how Rick will leave the series. Fans of the "Walking Dead" guess, will become a hero victim of zombies or their own friends.
Anonymous sources claim that Rick Grimes will replace Daryl Dickson as Norman Reedus in the post of main character. In addition, under contract Danai Gurira will play Michon only in six episodes of the ninth season. It is unlikely that she is interested in signing a new contract with the studio, since she already became a star of Marvel, playing Okoya in the films "Avengers: War of Infinity" and "Black Panther". Its appearance is also expected in the sequels of these blockbusters.
There is also information that several other characters of "Walking Dead", which appeared in the third season or earlier, expire contracts. The creators of the series have repeatedly stated that they have long-playing plans for a franchise. Already, they imagine that they will shoot in 10, 11 and 12 seasons, but the contracts of key characters raise the question of the future of this story.