‘Tales of the Walking Dead’: AMC Announces Initial Cast For Anthology Series
AMC has announced some of the initial cast who will be joining ‘Tales of the Walking Dead‘, the upcoming anthology series set within ‘The Walking Dead’ universe.
The episodic anthology will feature six original, standalone stories focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. The new cast who will appear in the series includes Anthony Edwards (‘Inventing Anna,’ ‘ER’), Parker Posey (‘Lost In Space’), Terry Crews (‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’), Poppy Liu (”Hacks’, ‘Better Call Saul’) and Jillian Bell (‘Bless the Harts’). Whilst they’re only announcing new characters here, expect some familiar faces from the other shows to pop up along the way too.
“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,” comments showrunner Channing Powell. ” I can’t wait for you to see the depth, drama, terror and, yes, humour they bring to the screen.”
Behind the camera, Haifaa al-Mansour (‘Good Lord Bird,’ ‘Motherland’), Deborah Kampmeier (‘Star Trek: Picard’) and Tara Nicole Weyr (‘The Wilds,’ ‘Bosch’) will each direct one episode with series producer Michael Satrazemis (‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Fear the Walking Dead’) set to direct three episodes. The drama is executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of the Walking Dead Universe, and Powell, who has been a writer and producer on ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.
“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,” adds Gimple. “More announcements, more wonderful folks to come.”
Edwards will next appear in the Netflix series ‘Inventing Anna,’ created by Shonda Rhimes and starring Julia Garner, and Apple TV+’s ‘WeCrashed,’ starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. He is repped by Gersh and Lovett management.
Parker will next appear in the limited series ‘The Staircase’ for HBO Max, and in the feature ‘Disappointment Blvd’ for A24. She currently stars in the hit Netflix series ‘Lost In Space’ and is repped by Gersh.
Crews is the author of ‘Tough: My Journey to True Power’ and has appeared in numerous series, including ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ among others. He is repped UTA, 3 Arts, Viewpoint, and Morris Yorn.
Liu will join Rachel Weisz as a series regular in the Amazon series ‘Dead Ringers,’ a modern update of David Cronenberg’s cult classic 1980s film. A first-generation Chinese American, Liu can also be seen in the pivotal role of Kiki in the Emmy and SAG Award-nominated HBO Max series ‘Hacks,’ opposite Jean Smart. She recently recurred on AMC’s Emmy-nominated ‘Better Call Saul’ and starred opposite Kal Penn in the NBC comedy series ‘Sunnyside.’ Liu is repped by Buchwald, Framework Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham.
Bell’s credits include ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon,’ ‘Rough Night,’ ‘Idiotsitter’ and ‘Workaholics,’ among others. She is repped by 3 Arts, UTA and Chad Christopher.
‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ is due to premiere later in 2022 on AMC in the USA, and (presumably) AMC Global in the UK (for the six people who can access the channel…) Hopefully, it will get a second run on a more widely available platform…
As for the main show, ‘The Walking Dead‘ Season 11, Part 2 premieres Monday, 21st February 2022 on Disney+ UK. The series airs Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 9 pm ET/8c on AMC in the USA (or Sunday, February 13 if you have AMC+).
