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"The Walking Dead" Spinoff Casts Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu and Hal Cumpston; AMC Confirms? [REPORT]

With the cast and crew of AMC's The Walking Dead already in a deep-dive production-wise on the tenth season, life in the Walking Dead universe has become a lot like the NFL: neither of them have off-seasons anymore. Season 9 said goodbye to Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and hello to a strong ensemble cast (and a "Big Bad" fronted by the amazing Samantha Morton in an award-earning turn as Whisperers leader Alpha). In doing so, series executive producer and showrunner Angela Kang did the near-impossible: found a way to make the show feel fresh and dangerous again. Meanwhile, spinoff Fear the Walking Dead charged into a fifth season with a familiar face: Austin Amelio's Dwight and a storyline tying in directly with the upcoming Rick Grimes film trilogy.

But the big news today is that with production underway on a second Walking Dead spinoff series (co-created by TWD CCO Scott M. Gimple and showrunner Matt Negrete), Variety is reporting that Alexa Mansour (Madame Secretary), Nicolas Cantu (The Good Place), and Hal Cumpston (Bilched) are set to star in the new series, which follows two female protagonists with a focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the zombie apocalypse.

While AMC did not comment on Variety's reporting, sources did not have specific character names but did have the following character descriptions:

Mansour's character as a good-natured rule breaker who lives for today. She is likable and funny on the outside but sad on the inside.

Cantu's character is said to be small for his age in addition to being friendly and an old soul. He also has a black belt in karate.

Cumpston's character is said to be big for his age. He is a shy loner that scares some kids, but he hates the fact that he scares people.

UPDATE: A confirmation?

AMC's "The Walking Dead" Season 10

Speaking of the upcoming tenth season, as Lincoln assumes the helm on an episode for the first time while speculation over just how much of a role Michonne will have this season continues to grow. Of course, there's continued buzz over Lauren Cohan's Maggie returning in some capacity – especially now that ABC's Whiskey Cavalier appears to have shuffled off the programming coil and still hasn't found a home.

Another highlight to look forward to is Michael Cudlitz (Abraham), who is back for a second go-around behind the camera as director (which he just recently completed). While his previous post with Cailey Fleming (Judith) melted our hearts and reminded us that we do – in fact – have the capacity to feel, Cudlitz's next image update got our arenaline raging again as he joined Norman Reedus (Daryl) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan) to reassure fans that "these fuckers are killin' it" in his episode:

The Walking Dead is expected to return to AMC in October 2019, with filming currently underway. Fear the Walking Dead currently airs on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET, with production on the second spinoff series currently underway in Virginia.

Heading into season 5 of Fear the Walking Dead, the group's mission is clear: locate survivors and help make what's left of the world a slightly better place. With dogged determination, Morgan Jones leads the group with a philosophy rooted in benevolence, community and hope. Each character believes that helping others will allow them to make up for the wrongs of their pasts.

But trust won't be easily earned. Their mission of helping others will be put to the ultimate test when our group finds themselves in unchartered territory, one which will force them to face not just their pasts but also their fears. It is only through facing those fears that the group will discover an entirely new way to live, one that will leave them forever changed.

Variety (exclusive)

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