During yesterday’s panel at the New York Comic Con, The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang revealed that AMC has renewed its long-running zombie drama series for an eleventh season, while actress Lauren Cohan made a surprise appearance to confirm that she is rejoining the show as a series regular following the cancellation of her ABC series Whiskey Cavalier.
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The moment @LaurenCohan announced she was returning to #TheWalkingDead 😱 #NYCC2019 #SkyboundNYCC pic.twitter.com/mMTND7ykFx
— The Walking Dead (@TheWalkingDead) October 5, 2019
“The Walking Dead burst out of the gate ten years ago as a genre show that had all the character depth of a top-tier prestige drama,” said Sarah Barnett, President of AMC Networks Entertainment Group & AMC Studios in a press release. “And now 10 years later – led by the brilliant Angela Kang and fueled by one of the most consistently talented casts in television – this phenomenon is flourishing creatively, with critics and audiences embracing its reset. We’re delighted to welcome back Lauren Cohan, she has meant so much to this show and its passionate, global fanbase, who are in for a fantastic ride over the coming months.”
Let us know in the comments below if you’ll be tuning in to tonight’s season ten premiere, and whether you’re excited to see the return of Lauren Cohan’s Maggie…
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The Walking Dead airs on Sunday nights on AMC.
