The as-yet-untitled spin off for AMC’s The Walking Dead has cast its first two survivors with British actor Frank Dillane (who played Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Alycia Debnam Carey (Into the Storm). Both have officially signed onto the latest highly anticipated AMC series.
Rumors of the spin off have spread like a widefire since early this year but it was first reported by Deadline and reports have suggested the project may have a title; “Cobalt.” A source at AMC says that name is only the working title.
“Cobalt” will revolve around a male divorced teacher and a female guidance counselor. The young actors will play the kids of one of the show’s main characters, a female guidance counselor who is not yet cast. Dillaine is her “former druggie” son and Debnam Carey is her “ambitious” daughter. We’re sure this trio will remain a supportive and intact family unit for many seasons of the show.
The spin-off is co-created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson. It will take during the same zombie apocalypse in the original series, but in a different location and possibly at a different time. Adam Davidson will direct. Speculations about the show suggest that it will take place during the beginning of the Zombie Apocalypse, and give us a view of how people are adapting outside of The Walking Dead’s current Georgia location.
This is the second consecutive pilot in which AMC has cast Debnam Carey; she also was in Galyntine. She made her American movie debut with this summer’s Into The Storm. Filming is slated to begin in 2015.
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“A key role has been filled on The Walking Dead companion series. Cliff Curtis (Gang Related, Sunshine) has joined the project in what’s described as a male lead role, EW has confirmed. The actor will play a father who’s trying do to the right thing.”
