The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, set to release in February 2024, has released a teaser at NYCC 2023. The footage supports the theory that Rick Grimes has been performing undead culling duties for the CRM after being captured. In the teaser, Rick is seen wearing a CRM uniform while killing a zombie. This suggests that he has been assigned to zombie-culling duty by the CRM. The special status that Rick holds within the CRM raises questions about why they are keeping him alive and why he is considered valuable. Two possible explanations are that Rick refuses to actively participate in the CRM's genocidal crusade or he holds a position as an officer in charge of a CRM culling facility.