“In the comics, Carl lives until the end. So I didn’t think that Carl’s story would end at any point.”

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“In the comics, Carl lives until the end. So I didn’t think that Carl’s story would end at any point.”

2026/07/30 Report

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Several of Carl Grimes' storylines from Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead graphic novel series had to be recycled in AMC's long-running TV series after the character's shocking death. Actor Chandler Riggs portrayed the son of Rick Grimes until The Walking Dead season 8 mid-season premiere, "Honor," which controversially saw Carl succumb to a walker bite despite his comic counterpart surviving until the very end of the series.

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Many felt that Carl's story wasn't complete, as many comic storylines had yet to occur: a problem the show attempted to solve by gifting his comic stories to other characters in The Walking Dead.

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