{
  "id": 17437312,
  "title": "The Walking Dead's Scrapped Carl Grimes Spin-Off Detailed By Actor Chandler Riggs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-walking-deads-scrapped-carl-grimes-spin-off-detailed-by-actor",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T17:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2301742/the-walking-dead-carl-grimes-spin-off-chandler-riggs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chandler Riggs, the actor who portrayed Carl Grimes on the hit show The Walking Dead, revealed he had pitched an idea for a spin-off that would have explored Carl's transition into a pacifist. Carl, introduced as a young boy forced to grow up in a zombie apocalypse, evolved into a hardened survivor but met his untimely demise during Season 8's episode \"Honor\" when he shot himself off-screen. Riggs had written a detailed story, including a gap between Season 7 and 8, where Carl was neither bloodthirsty nor a pacifist, but somewhere in between. He believed this missing time capsule would provide fans with insights into the reasons behind Carl's mindset change, like what he saw or experienced during that crucial month. Although Carl's fate was a surprise for Riggs and everyone involved, he views his exit from the show as bittersweet.",
  "summary": "Fans of The Walking Dead were probably caught off-guard when Carl Grimes was taken off the show. Actor Chandler Riggs attempted to create a spin-off.",
  "key_points": [
    "Chandler Riggs pitched a spin-off exploring Carl Grimes' pacifist transition.",
    "Spin-off story detailed Carl's mindset change during a missing month.",
    "Riggs views exit from The Walking Dead as bittersweet."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}