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“The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” premieres Sunday, Sept. 10, on AMC and AMC+.

Norman Reedus in “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon”

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Dixon days: Daryl dominates new ‘Walking Dead’ series

By Dana Simpson Premiering Sunday, Sept. 10, on AMC and AMC+, “The Walking

Dead: Daryl Dixon” sees the return of Norman Reedus (“The Boondock Saints,” 1999) as on-screen anti-hero Daryl Dixon.

Created by David Zabel (“ER”), “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” is the fifth spinoff from the flagship series, hereafter referred to as TWD, and takes place after TWD’s 11 seasons of horror. And while viewers have already gathered their fair share of Daryl details since his first appearance in TWD’s Season 1 episode “Tell It to the Frogs,” audiences have never seen the troubled “walker”-fighting hero quite like this.

“Daryl Dixon” follows the titular character as he “washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why” (per AMC). According to the official

synopsis, “[T]he series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home,” noting that as “he makes the journey ... the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.”

The title of this latest TWD spinoff was announced in October 2022, which is also when filming began in Paris. Despite AMC’s initial desire to produce a series that followed another TWD character, Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride, “The Mist,” 2007), the network eventually landed on “Daryl Dixon” as a result of scheduling conflicts with McBride. That said, McBride is expected to reprise her role as Carol in at least one of the premiere season’s six episodes.

In fact, as mentioned by Vanity Fair writer Derek Lawrence in his November 2022 article titled “Norman Reedus Unpacks the

Walking Dead Finale and His ‘F—ing Great’ Spin-Off,” Daryl himself made a nod toward his own future series in the final episodes of the flagship series’ finale.

“It’s not like we’re never gonna see each other again,” Daryl tells Carol in an intimate scene toward the end of ‘Rest in Peace,’” Lawrence writes, noting Carol’s response: “I’m allowed to be a little sad. You’re my best friend.”

And while we have no idea what may be in store for Carol, fans can certainly expect more “Daryl Dixon” beyond the first six episodes. Just last month, AMC announced that the series had already been renewed for a second season.

Also joining the cast for Season 1 is French actress Clémence Poésy, known for her roles in films such as the Harry Potter franchise (beginning in 2005), “In Bruges”

(2008) and “Tenet” (2020), among others. Poésy plays Isabelle, a French woman with a dark Parisian past and a connection to a “progressive religious group.” She joins forces with Daryl on his journey.

Scored by an ethereal rendition of Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune,” the trailer juxtaposes the violence TWD fans have come to expect with the peace and serenity that accompanies a French monastery garden. It just so happens that in this very monastery is where Daryl learns of his next adventure. And without giving anything away, suffice it to say that “The Last of Us” fans may wish to tune in.

Despite the “epic” nature of the new series (and, of course, the Walkers), Reedus insists that the entire experience will feel very different from “The Walking Dead.”

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Aaron Rodgers makes Jets season debut on Monday Night Football

The NFL is back in action, as the new-look New York Jets kick off their season Monday, Sept. 11, at Metlife Stadium, facing the Buffalo Bills, last season’s AFC East winners and division foes. The game airs on ESPN and ABC, with kick-off at 8:15 p.m.

It was all New York Jets this off-season as the acquisition of likely Hall of Fame-bound quarterback, now former Green Bay Packer, Aaron Rodgers took the NFL headlines by storm. The 39-year-old enters his 19th season, joining a Jets team coming off a disappointing 2022 campaign, having missed the playoffs for a 12th straight year.

With Rodgers now manning the ship, he brings a new sense of optimism as the Jets officially enter an era of raised expectations and excitement the team hasn’t felt in years.

Speaking with reporters following the first official day of Jets training camp, Rodgers said he welcomes the added hype and pressure.

“We want everyone to jump on the wagon now,” Rodgers told reporters. “High expectations are a good thing.”

Set to face an elite Buffalo squad that has won the AFC East three years in a row, Rodgers and the Jets will have to be sharp right out of the gate. The Bills have gone 5-1 since 2020 in head-to-head clashes and are 68-57 overall (since 1960).

Last season the Jets came out victorious in Week 9 as they defeated the Bills 20-17 in the Big Apple. The Jets played an excellent defensive game sacking Bills quarterback Josh Allen eight times and forcing him to throw for two interceptions. While still playing for Green Bay, Rodgers and the Packers were defeated in their Week 8 matchup against the Bills, but despite the loss, Rodgers put up significantly better numbers (63% completion rating, two touchdowns, and 91.4% passer rating).

Having won nine straight Monday Night Football games in his career, look for Rodgers and the Jets to keep that trend going all season long.

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“The Slender Thread” (1965): In his feature directing debut, episodic television veteran Pollack keeps tension high as a crisis-line volunteer (Sidney Poitier) counsels a suicidal woman (Anne Bancroft) via telephone.

“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” (1969): Gig Young earned an Academy Award for the Pollack-directed 1930s dance-marathon drama.

“Jeremiah Johnson” (1972): Frequent Pollack colleague Robert Redford is a believable mountain man under the filmmaker’s direction. Turner Classic Movies shows the film Saturday, Sept. 16.

“The Way We Were” (1973): “Streisand! Redford! Together!” So said the ads, and with Pollack directing them, the recipe was perfect. “The Yakuza” (1974): Robert Mitchum is terrific in Pollack’s melodrama about a

detective’s infiltration of the title Japanese crime syndicate.

“Three Days of the Condor” (1975): For all the government-paranoia thrillers of the mid-1970s, this Redford-starring CIA saga stands out. The excellent cast also includes Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow and John Houseman.

“Bobby Deerfield” (1977): This moody, underrated drama draws fine work from Al Pacino as a troubled race-car driver.

“The Electric Horseman” (1979): A fun reunion of Redford and Jane Fonda revolves around a reporter who sees a story in a washed-up rodeo star.

“Absence of Malice” (1981): In a superb journalism drama, Pollack directs Sally Field as a reporter who bends rules to get the goods on a businessman and supposed criminal (Paul Newman).

“Tootsie” (1982): Leave it to someone steeped in directing dramas to come up with one of the best comedies ever. Pollack doubles as a co-star here, as the flummoxed agent of an actor (Dustin Hoffman) who dresses as a woman to get work.

“Out of Africa” (1985): Pairing Redford with Meryl Streep, Pollack won an Oscar for directing this scenic, true tale.

“The Firm” (1993): Pollack confidently directs Tom Cruise and a sterling supporting cast — ranging from Gene Hackman, Holly Hunter and Paul Sorvino to Hal Holbrook, Wilford Brimley and Steven Hill — through the long but compelling John Grisham law drama.

“Sabrina” (1995): While this remake doesn’t stand up to the original romantic comedy overall, it’s still notable for the excellent performance Pollack draws from Greg Kinnear in his first major acting role.

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Q: I see that Lea Thompson is returning in a new series. What was the last one she did?

A: As a series regular, that would have been “Switched at Birth,” on which she played one of the mothers whose daughters were … well, check the title of the show again. She also had recurring roles on “Scorpion” (as the Katharine McPhee character’s mom) and “The Goldbergs,” and she had a guest part last year on “Star Trek: Picard.”

It’s worth noting that Thompson also was a director on the latter two programs, and she’s been spending a lot of time in that job – which she shares with her husband, Howard Deutch (“Pretty in Pink”) – in recent times. She also has guided episodes of “Will Trent” (on which Deutch is an executive producer and occasional director), “Resident Alien” and “Young Sheldon” among other shows. Earlier, Thompson directed four “Switched at Birth” stories as well as two of the “Jane Doe” mystery movies in which she starred.

Thompson’s other major series credit as a star is the 1990s sitcom “Caroline in the City,” which ran almost as long as “Switched at Birth,” ending just short of 100 episodes. She’ll have another shot at longevity on weekly TV when she returns in “The Spencer Sisters,” a Canadian import premiering Oct. 4 on The CW. She and Stacey Farber play a mystery-writer mother and police-officer daughter (despite the “Sisters” in the title) who decide to open a private-detective agency. Thompson isn’t credited with directing any of that show yet, but that’s likely to change if it continues for additional seasons.

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It’s worth noting that Thompson also was a director on the latter two programs, and she’s been spending a lot of time in that job – which she shares with her husband, Howard Deutch (“Pretty in Pink”) – in recent times. She also has guided episodes of “Will Trent” (on which Deutch is an executive producer and occasional director), “Resident Alien” and “Young Sheldon” among other shows. Earlier, Thompson directed four “Switched at Birth” stories as well as two of the “Jane Doe” mystery is the 1990s sitcom “Caroline in the City,” which ran almost as of 100 episodes.

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