I’m praying for a new beginning – as I don’t like “The Walking Dead” – and hope that the spinoff, “Cobal,” is way different and way better.
Everything begins with casting, and Deadline reveals that Cliff Curtis (“Gang Related,” “Missing”) has been cast as the male lead in the pilot for “The Walking Dead” companion series at AMC, created by Robert Kirkman, on whose graphic novel “The Walking Dead” was based, and Dave Erickson.
Adam Davidson will direct the untitled “Walking Dead” spinoff, code name “Cobalt,” takes place during the same zombie apocalypse depicted on “The Walking Dead” but in a different location. It revolves around a divorced teacher (Curtis), a good man who tries to do right by everyone in his life, and a female guidance counselor.
Curtis joins Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Carey who were recently cast as the woman’s children.
