How did he get here?

How’s he going to get home?"

But from the way Reedus tells it, that was not the original plan.

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Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC

“These talks about the spin-off had been going on for two years,” says Reedus.

“It was a good year before they announced thatThe Walking Deadwas going to end.

And over the course of time, it kind of changed directions multiple times.”

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Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) with his trusty crossbow on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC

In fact, it will feel like something completely on its own.

So that’s what we’re doing.

And it’s going to bewaydifferent.

The story’s way different.

The characters are way different.

There’s a different tone, there’s different light, there’s a different sound.

It’s a whole different vibe."

Promises the star, “This is going to be f—ng epic.”