Andrew Lincolns timeonThe Walking Deadis growing ever shorter.
AndLauren Cohan will soon be off the showfor at indeterminate amount of time as well while filmingWhiskey Cavalierfor ABC.
But as always withThe Walking Dead, as some characters leave, others arrive.
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And there will be quite a few arriving later this season.
Magna and Yumiko are fan favorites.
And then we really were into the idea of having an interesting group thats with them.
Luke, Connie, and Kelly.
Those are all characters in the comic book.
Its our sort of take on them.
Different how?One of the things is they feel quite international.
And then we cast the wonderful Lauren Ridloff, whowas on Broadway inChildren of a Lesser God.
Shes a deaf actress.
All of these characters in some ways know some ASL, and they sign to each other.
Theyre just so tight.
They have leaned on each other.
Thats been really fun for us from the writing side, to have this different grouping of characters.
Theyre tough and they love each other.
And these actors are really sweet.
I was able to watch the cast meet Lauren for the first time and that was very cool.
What does their presence here mean for this coalition of communities?
But there will also be some surprises in the way that it plays out.
We definitely have all been looking forward to adapting this storyline.
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