Does Rick die in The Walking Dead?

With a Walking Dead spin-off coming up, in which Rick is front and center, everybody’s asking: Didn’t he die? Where did he go?  This article breaks down Rick’s story, answers some burning questions (like does Rick die in The Walking Dead), and looks at what might be coming next. Let’s dive in.

Does Rick die in The Walking Dead?

Rick Grimes died while blowing up a bridge to save his community from a horde of walkers — or so it seemed. To the rest of the characters on the show, until the series finale aired, he was as good as dead. But we see later that he was rescued by Jadis and taken away by a helicopter to an unknown location. The helicopter belonged to the Civic Republic Military. In the series finale, we find out that Rick was being held captive by them.