AMC revealed the first cast members to join the upcoming anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead.
Anthony Edwards, Parker Posey, Terry Crews, Poppy Liu and Jillian Bell will star in the new show, with Haifaa al-Mansour, Deborah Kampmeier, Tara Nicole Weyr and Michael Satrazemis directing under showrunner Channing Powell. The Walking Dead Universe Chief Content Officer Scott Gimple serves as executive producer.
“Anthony, Jillian, Terry, Parker, and Poppy are the first wave of singular talents who will further expand the Walking Dead Universe into harrowing, hilarious, heartfelt, and horrifying new realms and we couldn’t be happier to welcome them to the family, along with these terrific directors. More announcements, more wonderful folks to come,” Gimple said.
“We’ve worked hard to create unique, interesting and unexpected characters for both old and new TWD fans, and I’m thrilled that these are the actors who will bring them to life,” Powell added. “I can’t wait for you to see the depth, drama, terror and, yes, humor they bring to the screen.”
Tales of the Walking Dead was announced in September 2020, along with the news that The Walking Dead would end with Season 11 and that a Daryl/Carol spinoff was in development. Season 1 will tell six original, one-hour standalone stories with both new and familiar characters, all set in the Walking Dead Universe.
“The Walking Dead is a show that made television history and attracted an army of passionate and highly engaged fans,” AMC Networks and AMC Studios President of Original Programming Dan McDermott said in October 2021. “We see so much potential for a wide range of rich and compelling storytelling in this world, and the episodic anthology format of Tales of the Walking Dead will give us the flexibility to entertain existing fans and also offer an entry point for new viewers, especially on streaming platforms. We have seen the appeal of this format in television classics like The Twilight Zone and, more recently, Black Mirror, and are excited to engage with fans in this new way, against the backdrop of this very unique and engrossing world.”
Tales of the Walking Dead premieres this summer on AMC and AMC+.
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