There is so much going on in season 9 ofThe Walking Dead, which premieres Oct. 7 on AMC.
There arenew people coming, andfamiliar faces going.
There is a time-jump with abrand-new lookfor the show.
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And as showrunner Angela Kang told us, there will also be anemphasis on female leadership.
Read on for more.
It was new and challenging to step into and it keeps everything really fresh and interesting.
Especially after how bogged down we were as a result of the war.
That was a big part of it, that our foe was defeated.
It felt hopeful, fresh, and new.
What is the show like totally in season 9?
Who do we become?
And the terrain shifts and as our struggles shift.
Theres a very interesting hopeful yet volatile energy to the season.
Lets talk about Michonne.
Now at the beginning of this season, were in the moment of that hopefulness.
So shes really very, very energized with hopeful determination.
And really working her butt off in that regard.
But you know, things happen.
At the core of Michonne, theres a ton of pragmatism as well.
And well see how that plays out and shifts a lot of things.
Shes a pragmatist as well as a hopeful determined member of the leadership of the group.
So thats another side of her that I think comes out more as were stepping into a new era.
I was talking to Lauren Cohan about Maggie and Michonne maybe not seeing completely eye-to-eye in season 9.
Michonne is very much alongside Rick in the decisions made around Negan and the various things.
Theres definitely already a thing set up of some tension between the characters.
You dont see it very often with female friendships.
What does that look like?
And it is really enjoyable to navigate that with Lauren.
Very, very interesting, and very enjoyable.
Angela Kang has taken over as showrunner.
Shes been with the show since season 2.
Shes always been an extremely fantastic writer, one that is favorite of all of us.
This arc of story that she is creating, its really exciting.
And fresh, and unexpected, and really right.
Shes very collaborative, very open.
Shes got really good ideas and thoughts, and shes like, Well, youve been living in character.
Talk to me about that, and its really cool to have creative discussions with her.
Shes fantastic and were having a really good time with her.
So thats one thing I remember, is theyre really reading your energy.
The rest is almost learning from scratch, because theres just so much.
Each horse is different.
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