Tales of the Walking Dead Grabs a Shockingly Impressive Cast

The finish of The Walking Dead TV sequence is nigh, however the finish of The Walking Dead franchise is nowhere in sight. Perhaps probably the most anticipated new improvement was the announcement of an anthology TV sequence set within the present’s specific zombie apocalypse. Or, at the least, it’s going to positively be probably the most anticipated improvement, as the primary forged bulletins have been made, and they’re buck wild.

Parker Posey (Lost in Space), Terry Crews (Brooklyn 99), Anthony Edwards (ER), Poppy Liu (Hacks), and Jillian Bell (the scene-stealing villain of 22 Jump Street) will all be in a single episode minimal of Tales of the Walking Dead. These are stars in high-profile reveals and flicks, so it’s clear AMC is de facto going all out in making an attempt to carry the franchise again to life (pun not supposed, however solely as a result of I’ve written about TWD for over a decade and might not be bothered). Furthermore, Posey, Crews, and Bell all have nice comedic chops, which signifies Tales will probably be greater than only a assortment of brief zombies tales. In reality, that is precisely what Walking Dead head honcho Scott Gimple guarantees within the press launch asserting the forged: “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.”

Alas, since Tales is an anthology sequence, chances are high we received’t get to see Posey, Crew, and Bell combating off a horde of zombies collectively as the nice lord absolutely supposed, however I’m genuinely desirous to see what both a “hilarious” or “heartfelt” episode of a Walking Dead TV sequence appears to be like like. So kudos to Gimple and AMC for reviving (can’t be bothered) my curiosity within the franchise—particularly when extra forged bulletins are coming.

Tales of the Walking Dead is at the moment scheduled to reach someday this summer time. Meanwhile, the second third of The Walking Dead’s eleventh and closing season premieres February 20 on AMC.

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