By the time its ninth season rolled around, Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) seemed to be The Walking Dead mainstays who would last until the end. For fans of the comics, Rick was there until the end of the story, and when Rick's story ended, the comics pretty much ended as well.
However, that changed on the TV series during season 9 when Rick Grimes left The Walking Dead. However, he did return for one . The truth is that Andrew Lincoln left The Walking Dead because of his desire to be close to his family.
Andrew Lincoln is the father of two young children, and they live in the UK. Since The Walking Dead's production takes place primarily in Atlanta and lasts several months, Lincoln wasn't able to spend as much time at home as he'd like.
Ultimately, Lincoln realized that, in order to spend more time with his family, he needed to leave The Walking Dead. "I have two young children, and I live in a different country, and they become less portable as they get older," Lincoln said (via ). "It was that simple. It was time for me to come home."
Regardless of why , it proved to be a turning point for the series. Without its biggest character, the show had to turn its focus elsewhere and reinvent the story.
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