Earlier this year, AMC finally gave the greenlight order to its “companion series” for “The Walking Dead.” This is going to happen, there’s no avoiding it now.
While the currently untitled “Walking Dead” companion series isn’t being called a spinoff, it appears that there won’t be any crossover characters in the main cast. TVLine has released the names and descriptions of the six primary characters from the show and they are all new… if seemingly familiar.
SEAN CABRERA: A Latino male in his early 40s, Sean is a good man trying to do right by everyone in his life.
CODY CABRERA: Sean’s whip-smart and rebellious teenage son. Known as the angriest kid in town.
NANCY TOMPKINS: A thirtysomething single mom to two kids, Nancy looks like the girl next door, but there’s an edge to her.
NICK TOMPKINS: Nancy’s screwed up teenage son. He’s too old to stay home, too scared to flee.
ASHLEY TOMPKINS: Nancy’s mostly level-headed teenage daughter. Her ambition is in direct proportion to her older brother’s failures. She loves her mom but it’s time to get out of Dodge.
ANDREA CHAPMAN: A somewhat wilted flower child, fortysomething Andrea has retreated to the outskirts of the city to recover after a horrible marriage.
Admittedly, those aren’t very compelling character descriptions. But execution is everything. Maybe the companion series can turn these fairly generic sounding creations into something special. If not… well, they could always become zombie chow in this world.
Related: ‘The Walking Dead’ Companion Series Gets a Pilot Greenlight From AMC
AMC has previously hinted that “The Walking Dead” companion series would take place in a different location than the primary series while exploring another aspect of the post-zombie apocalypse. However, those details have yet to be revealed.
The pilot episode of “The Walking Dead” companion series will be filmed later this year.
