AMC has announced the first casting details for Tales of the Walking Dead, the upcoming six-episode anthology series featuring original, standalone stories set within The Walking Dead Universe.
Anthony Edwards (Inventing Anna), Parker Posey (Lost In Space), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Poppy Liu (Dead Ringers) and Jillian Bell (Rough Night) are set to feature in the spinoff series, which is executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, CCO of The Walking Dead Universe, while The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead writer-producer Channing Powell serves as showrunner.
“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,” said Gimple.
“We’ve worked hard to create unique, interesting and unexpected characters for both old and new TWD fans, and I’m thrilled that these are the actors who will bring them to life,” added Powell. “I can’t wait for you to see the depth, drama, terror and, yes, humor they bring to the screen.”
Tales of the Walking Dead is slated to premiere on AMC in the summer.
