Andrew Lincoln intends to come back and direct next year. Fingers crossed that he doesn't get killed off and the door is open for him ro return.
Andrew Lincoln just can't stay away.
The Walking Dead star shocked fans when he confirmed his upcoming departure from the series at San Diego Comic-Con in July. But while we've been preparing to say goodbye to Rick Grimes in season nine, it looks like Lincoln might stick around for a while.
“I’m going back,” Lincoln recently told Entertainment Weekly. “I’m going back to shadow a director, and my intention is to direct next year.”
“I can’t be that far away because I can’t bear it,” he added with a laugh. “That’s how much I am invested in the show and the continuation of the story.”
Lincoln isn't the first "Walking Dead" star to step into the director's chair.
Michael Cudlitz (whose character, Abraham, was brutally killed off in the season seven premiere), returned to direct the upcoming seventh episode of season nine, "Stradivarius," which is set to air on Nov. 18.