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Despite Recent Rumors to the Contrary, Lauren Cohan Will Return to “The Walking Dead”
Prior to the Season 8 finale airing, rumors ran rampant that Lauren Cohan, who plays Maggie Rhee, would not be returning to “The Walking Dead” for another season. Based on what was being reported, Cohan hadn’t yet signed on to return for Season 9, and Cohan’s involvement in another potential TV series seemed to further suggest that Maggie would be killed off in the Season 8 finale.
Of course, Maggie survived the events of Season 8, with the character getting a particularly interesting tease for Season 9. Maggie is totally not cool with Rick’s decision to keep Negan alive and locked up in a makeshift prison, and she’s plotting behind Rick’s back (along with Jesus and Daryl, apparently), to get rid of Negan once and for all.
Not that it wasn’t clear enough at this point, but Cohan will indeed be back for the ninth season of “The Walking Dead,” as she just confirmed to EW this week.
“I’m going back,” Cohan told EW. “There’s a lot more Maggie story to tell. You know we’re not allowed to tell you anything, but it’s good.”
Production on season two of “Alien: Earth” has begun in London, and Deadline reports that Tracey Ullman (“Tracey Ullman’s Show“), Sam Spruell (“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms“), and Jerome Flynn (“Game of Thrones“) have joined the cast.
They join previously announced series newcomer Peter Dinklage.
No character details have been divulged so far.
“Alien: Earth” Season 2 is shooting at the historic Pinewood Studios — home of the original Alien as well as Aliens, Alien 3, and Prometheus. The show’s new production designer, Neil Lamont, is the son of Alien production designer Peter Lamont.
Set in the year 2120, five corporations wield the power of nations, and proprietary advancements in technology provide the promise of a new tomorrow. When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.
The second season “certainly expands on the promise of the first,” according to series creator Noah Hawley (“Fargo,” “Legion”). “It’s a bigger show, more world-building, and I can’t think of a better place for taking on that bigger challenge.”
Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Essie Davis, Lily Newmark, Erana James, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Kit Young, Diêm Camille, Moe Bar-El, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver star.
Also on the way from Noah Hawley? A remake of Argentine horror film Terrified for Warner Bros.
Stay tuned for more on “Alien: Earth” season two now that production has begun.